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File 1421/1908 Pt 4 'Persia: oil; Anglo-Persian Oil Co and Bakhtiaris' [‎96r] (49/292)

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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 Britannia Majesty’s Government.]
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PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
JG1S11
[August 1.]
Section 3.
[29766]
No. 1.
Foreign Office to Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
g ir Foreign Office, August 1, 1911.
WITH reference to previous correspondence relative to the question of the
measures to he taken for the protection of your company’s interests at Kasr-i-Shinm,
I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to inform you that he^ has^ receive_ a
telegram from His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran, stating that His Majesty s consul at
Mohammerah, who, as you are aware, is at present investigating the situation at ivasr-i-
Shirim, reports that he found it undesirable to visit Kerim Khan, and that the only
remedy for the evil which has arisen lies in the removal of that chief. Mr. Wilson
adds that your company’s agent fully concurs in these conclusions, and bir hr. liarciay
states that he will see what he can do to secure Kerim Khan s removal as soon as the
Persian Government have been able to restore some measure of their authority m the
provinces.
I am. &c.
LOUIS MALLET.
[2141 a—3]

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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:

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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