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'File 3/8 Affairs of Sh. Khaz`als sons.' [139v] (278/508)
The record is made up of 1 file (252 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1942-17 Aug 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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appointed except vdth the approval of my Government ^ !“ ^ ern .
consultation with their representatives. _A S re 8 a f 3
rnent, we shall always endeavour to maintain your local inde^ndercc as
at present. lour pata gaidens, at present held by you on.heOttomanside
of the Shatt -al- Arab, shall continue in your possession t,nd onat oi ,o
successors subject to no fees or taxes*
I am confident of your old friendship with my Government, ana
I feel certain that you will exert yourself about this all important
matter*
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Dated; Dhul Qi 4 dat, 1332*
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(True Copy)
(Sgd). Muhammad iihnttd.
Solicitor*
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Letter dated 21st November 1914 f rom Lieut*Colonel P.Z_«_QQX
‘ to Shaikh KHXS , XL
/ifter Compliments:
With reference to the assurances conveyed to Your Excellency in £
my letter No*307 dated the 15th October 1910(l1th Shauwal^1328) end having
regard to the further valued services and co-operation v/hich Your excell
ency has rendered to the British Government and to British interests in
Arabist an and the Shatt al Arab, I am now authorised to assure Your
Excellency personally, and do by this writing, that whatever change may take
place in the form of the Government of Persia, and whether it oe Royalist or
Nationalist, His Majesty’s Government will be prepared to afford you the
support necessary for obtaining, a solution satisfactory botn to yourself
and to us in the event of any encroachment by the Persian Government on
your jurisdiction and recognised rights or on your property in Persia, In
like manner they will safeguard you to the best of their ability againsc
any unprovoked attack, by a Foreign Power or against any encroachment by^ such
Power on your said jurisdiction and recognised rights on your property in
Persia* Those assurances are given for yourself ~nd for your successors
from among your male descendants, and shall hold good so long as you and
they do not fail to observe your and their obligations towards the Persian
Government provided always that the nomination of your successors from^
among your male descendants shall be subject to confidential consultation
with, and the approval of His Majesty’s Government, and so long as you and
they shall continue to be guided by the advice of His Majesty’s Government
and to maintain an attitude satisfactory to that Government*
Vis-a^eis the Persian Government, we shall do our best to maintain
Your Excellency in your present state of local autonorqy.
Further, the date gardens which you now possess on the Turkish side
of the Shatt al Arab shell remain in full possession of you and your heirs
and immune from taxation. \
Sgd. P.Z. COX. Lieut*Colonel.
British Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul for Pars,
etc.
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This file relates to the heirs of Shaikh Khaz‘al [Khaz‘al bin Jabir bin Merdaw Āl Ka‘bī], the late Arab Shaikh of Mohommerah [Khorramshahr], and their requests for British assistance.
The first few items of correspondence concern Shaikh Khaz‘al's eldest son, Shaikh Chassib bin Khaz‘al [Shaikh Chassib bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī], who is now living in Iraq and who is reported to have requested permission from the British Embassy at Baghdad to enter Iran (most of the correspondence in this file refers to Iran as Persia), for the purpose of personally pressing his claims to property belonging to his father, which had been sequestered by the late Shah [Reza Shah Pahlavi].
The remainder of the file relates to Shaikh Chassib's brother, Shaikh Abdullah bin Khaz‘al [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī], and his wish to return to live in Persia, apparently peacefully, which is treated with suspicion by British officials. Much of the correspondence discusses whether Shaikh Abdullah, who has taken refuge in Kuwait after an unsuccessful attempt to return to live in Persia, should be given a British pension or an allowance, in order to prevent him from attempting to return to Persia, since it is deemed unlikely that he will receive any compensation from the Persian Government for the loss of his father's property.
Also included in the file are a copy of a document from the Combined Intelligence Centre, Iraq, entitled 'The Sheikhdom of Mohammerah A Short History' and a Foreign Office report entitled 'British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Mohammerah'.
The principal correspondents are the following: 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. , Kuwait; 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. ; the British Consul, Khorramshahr; the 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. ; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; His Majesty's Ambassador, Tehran; His Majesty's Ambassador, Baghdad; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir As-Subah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]; Shaikh Abdullah bin Khaz‘al.
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- 1 file (252 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 254; 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. Additional foliation sequences, one of which is written in pencil and not circled (between ff 3-131 and ff 143-224), and one of which is written in pencil and circled (between ff 1-253), have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 3/8 Affairs of Sh. Khaz`als sons.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:44v, 46r:55v, 58r:63v, 65r:66v, 68r:71v, 73r:80v, 83r:118v, 120r:120v, 122r:130v, 132r:143v, 145r:145v, 147r:162v, 164r:165v, 167r:198v, 202r:207v, 211r:216v, 219r:221v, 223r:227v, 230r:239v, 242r:253v, back-i, back
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