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File 1421/1908 Pt 3 'Persia: oil; negotiations between the Shaikh of Mohammerah and the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.' [‎348v] (262/338)

The record is made up of 1 item (168 folios). It was created in Apr 1909-Jul 1919. 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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You will see that the Persian Government deny that without their approval' the
concessionnaires have the right to make with any person an agreement the stipulations^
of which affect the rights of that Government. v
I have, &c.
EVELYN GRANT DUFF.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Mushir-ed-Dowleh to Mr. E. Grant Duff.
(Translation.) July 26, 1906.
I HAVE received your note of the 18th instant respecting the statements made by
the Bakhtiari. chiefs to Abbas Kuli Khan in connection with the agreement made by
them with the oil syndicate.
In reply to the reference made in your note to Article 3 of the concession, I have
the honour to state that the article in question only refers to the lease or purchase of
lands about which the concessionnaires can come to terms with the owners, but the
latter cannot, without the knowledge or approval of the Persian Government, make
with any person an agreement the stipulations of which affect the rights of the
Government.
The Persian Government cannot accept the agreement which the oil syndicate
propose to make with the chiefs, and when the draft w r as sent to the Foreign Office a
reply was sent in writing, saying that the Persian Government could not accept and
certify the agreement in question, and also, in my note respecting the complaints made
by the Shoja-es-Sultan,-I referred to the matter and await an answer for communication
to him.

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Part 3 consists of correspondence relating to an agreement between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and Shaikh Khazal-Bin-Jaber [Khaz‘al bin Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. 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:

  • the negotiations over a loan to Shaikh Khazal by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company for the use of land on Abadan Island for an oil refinery;
  • the question of what is to be done with company buildings on the island when the concession period ends;
  • the nature of Shaikh Khazal's rights to the land in question;
  • the Persian Government's exceptions to some of the terms of the agreement;
  • the question of guards for the refinery and who will pay for them.
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File 1421/1908 Pt 3 'Persia: oil; negotiations between the Shaikh of Mohammerah and the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.' [‎348v] (262/338), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/144/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100030500369.0x00006a> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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