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File 1247/1912 Pt 2 'Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Acceptance by Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah.' [22r] (39/166)
The record is made up of 82 folios. It was created in 11 Apr 1913-1 Oct 1913. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ENCLOSURE 1.
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Traiiolation of letter from Sir Khazal Khan, Sheikh of
I.'ohammerah, to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
in which he agrees to entrust his interests on the Shatt-al-
Arab to the British Member of the Riverain Commission.
Dated, Mohammerah, 7th July 1913.
After compliments.
As regards the matter of the Commission for the safe
guarding the interests of commerce on the Shatt-al-Arab, I
have understood the purport of the articles and the scope of
them, and your desire that I should authorise Your Honour to
inform the British Government, that as Sheikh of Mohammerah
and its dependencies, when the time
comes for the British Government to acquaint me with their
advice for the entrustment of the supervision and protection
of the interests of commerce and navigation in the Shatt-al-
Arab to the British Member of the Commission,after its for
mation, I shall be ready to complyf on the condition that the
Supervisor to whom I thus entrust my interests, will consult
me in all questions affecting me and that if we should not
be of one mind in regard to any matter, he will postpone ac
tion pending reference of the issue to the British Government.
(sealed) Khazal.
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The correspondence discusses the Anglo-Turkish Agreement and the negotiations with the Shaikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mohammera [Khorramshahr] in relation to the agreement.
The Turkish boundary with Koweit and the boundary with Persia at Mohammera are discussed in detail and a number of maps showing the proposed boundaries are included with the correspondence.
The principal correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox), the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait (Stuart George Knox, William Henry Irvine Shakespear), the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst), the Secretary of State for India (Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe), and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey).
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Foliation: The foliation sequence for this description commences at f 3, and terminates at f 85, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- File 1247/1912 Pt 2 'Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Acceptance by Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah.'
- Pages
- 3r:40v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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