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File 1421/1908 Pt 4 'Persia: oil; Anglo-Persian Oil Co and Bakhtiaris' [152r] (161/292)
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 ftovemmentj
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith copy of a despatch from His Majesty’s
Consul-General at Isfahan, inclosing reports regarding—
1. The present state of the Bakhtiari tribe.
9, Tim A hwn7,—Isfahan Rna,d_
I HAVE the honour to forward to you herewith the following reports on my late
visit to the Bakhtiari country, viz. : —
1. Report on state of the Bakhtiaris.
2. Report on the Ahwaz-Isfahan Road.
3. Report on the negotiations with the Chiefs of the Bakhtiari tribes for the
exploitation of naphtha in their country.
DURING the course of the last three years the Bakhtiaris have suffered the loss
tribes, the eldest son of the late Haji Iloussein Kuli Khan, who for a space of some
twelve years as Eel Beggi, and then, on the death of Haji Imam Kuli Khan, as Eel
Khanee, had by his great tact and judgment kept not only the tribes in order, but
also kept the peace between his own numerous brothers and cousins so that, at his
death in 1902, he left the tribes in such a prosperous and peaceful condition as they
had never previously known. He was succeeded by his cousin, the Sipahdar
(afterwards
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Mufakam), eldest son of Hnji Imam Kuli Khan, also a strong man.
The Samsam-es-Sultaneh, Isfandiar Khan’s brother, becoming Eel Beggi in place of
the Sipahdar. In the meantime, it would appear that since the death of Isfandiar
Khan, Haji Ali Kuli Khan had been somewhat disturbing the internal peace of the
tribes by his intrigues, causing the Eel Khane and Eel Beggi to write to the supreme
Government asking for an order exiling him from the Bakhtiari country. This request
only got to Tehran after the death of the
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Mufakam in the spring of this year,
when Haji Ali Kuli Khan was on his way to Tehran.
The Government nominated Samsam-es-Sultaneh as Eel Khaue and Shahab-es-
Sultaneh, the late Eel Khane’s brother, as Eel Beggi, continuing the procedure of the
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- JO X F
O S EIDENTIAL.
PERSIA.
[ A ]
[January 20.J
Section 1,
No. 1.
Mr. E. Grant Duff to Sir Edward Grey.—{Received January 20, 1906.)
(No. 267. Confidential.)
Sir,
Tehran, December 20, 1905.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul-General Preece to Mr. E. Grant Duff.
(No. 66.)
Sir,
Isfahan, November 27, 1905.
I have, <&c.
(Signed) J. R. PREECE.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1 .
Report on the state of the Bakhtiaris.
by death of two of their chief men. Isfendiar Khan
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Assad,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the
last few years.
[1804 u—1]
B
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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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