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File 1421/1908 Pt 4 'Persia: oil; Anglo-Persian Oil Co and Bakhtiaris' [79r] (15/292)
The record is made up of 1 item (145 folios). It was created in Jun 1909-May 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty s Government. ;
PERSIA. [October 18]
CONFIDENTIAL. , Section 2.
[41027] No- 1-
Anglo-Persian Oil Covipany to Foreign Office.—(Received October 18.)
Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London,
gi rj October 17, 1911.
I HAVE the honour, to inform you that during the past few months repeated
messages have been received through the medium of the Imperial Commissioner,
Sadigh-es-Sultaneh, to the effect that the Persian Government desires the prompt
removal of the company’s lauch and barges on the Upper Karim River, and as these
are still necessary to the company’s transport operations, I have protested strongly,
and Mr. Brown, the company’s agent in Tehran, has been in communication with His
Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Tehran on the subject.
Last month I was advised by our agents at Mohammerah that the launch in
question would have to be shortly replaced by a new one, as she was practically worn
out owing to the extremely heavy nature of the work she had performed and to
damage received on the way out from this country. Apprehending that the instalment
of a new launch in replacement of the present one may further complicate and reopen
a question which, in the opinion of Mr. Brown writing on the 6 th ultimo, would
probably be allowed to drop, I wrote to him on the 22 nd ultimo asking him to obtain
His Britannic Majesty’s Minister’s views on the subject.
I have now received his cabled reply as follows :—
“ Referring to your letter of the 22nd ultimo, British Minister, Tehran, apprehending
great difficulties, suggested sounding treasurer-general. Latter informs me he has
been requested by Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tehran, to go thoroughly into
everything concerning Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Limited) and deal with it.
Treasurer-general informs me he will go through everything with me and settle all
points definitely, and nothing will be allowed to stand in way to delay Anglo-Persian
Oil Company (Limited) giving Persian Government royalties. He is strongly of
opinion there will not be objections new steam-launch, but will give definite decision
within a week.”
It is essentially necessary that the company should be in a position to carry their
own material on the Upper Karim, instead of being dependent upon the vagaries of
launches belonging to the Muin and others, who have at times as much (or more)
general cargo as they can carry, and I trust that the final decision of the treasurer-
general will be a favourable one.
I have, &c.
C. GREENWAY,
Managing Director.
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Part 4 consists of correspondence relating to relations between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Bakhtiari Khans of Persia. The correspondence is mostly between the Government of India (Foreign Department), Foreign Office, and 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. . Included as enclosures are letters, telegrams, and memoranda from the following:
- Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary;
- the British Minister to Persia in Tehran;
- representatives of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company;
- Percy Cox, 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. at Bushire;
- the British Consulates at Kerman and Ahwaz.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- views of various British government officers on an Anglo-Persian Oil Company prospectus (folios 214-16);
- clarification of the position of the Bakhtiari khans in relation to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, including the allotment of shares;
- the insecurity surrounding the company's work at Kasr-i-Shirin [Qasr-e Shīrīn] and the need to appoint a Vice-Consul to the town;
- compensation for peasants displaced by the company's work.
Folio 216 is a map of Persia showing the potential and active oil wells.
The papers include a newspaper cutting from the Times and several extracts from Persian and Iraqi newspapers.
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- File 1421/1908 Pt 4 'Persia: oil; Anglo-Persian Oil Co and Bakhtiaris'
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- 79r, 81r, 83r, 93r, 95r, 97r, 99r, 102r, 103r, 105r, 119r, 129r, 133r:135r
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- Greenway, Charles
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