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File 1421/1908 Pt 4 'Persia: oil; Anglo-Persian Oil Co and Bakhtiaris' [155v] (168/292)
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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6 . After the expiration of the period of the Concession granted by His Imperial
Majesty the Shah, such buildings as were the property of the first party will ther^
belong to the second party.
All the contents of the Contract written above is correct ^ o ATrr a i
(Signed) SAMSAM-ES-SAL1ANH i. _
All the contents of the Contract written above is correct. T m ^
(Signed) SHAHIB-ES-SALTAN EH.
SIBHAB ASSAD.
ALI KULI, Bakhtiari.
JsASI, ditto.
SABAM-UL-MULK.
Before me, T. E. Samsam-es-Saltaneh,
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, Shadar-es-Saltaneh, and
Sarum-ul-Mulk, signed this Agreement, and with their own seals and in their own
handwriting, signed and sealed it. 15th November, 1905, a.d.
(Signed and sealed) Mohammed Taki,
Amin-i- Sharia.
N ot( ,' The Amin-i-Sharia is first
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
of this Consulate.—J. B. Preece.
By the power of attorney granted to us by William Knox D’Arcy, Esq., and the
Concessions Syndicate (Limited), we, duly authorized, sign this document.
(Signed) J. B. PBEECE, His Britannic Majesty's
Consul-General, Isfahan.
GEO. B. REYNOLDS, Memb. Inst. C.E.
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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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