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File 345/1908 Pt 2 'Mohammerah: situation. Sheikh's dispute with the Vali of Basra. decoration for Sheikh. renewed assurances to Sheikh.' [‎53v] (111/566)

The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 1910-1915. 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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your Excellency here in your palace at Eailiyah, and the pleasure of coming has been
greatly enhanced by the auspicious nature of my present errand.
I am commanded by His Majesty’s Government to announce to your Excellency
that my august Sovereign King Geprge V (may his kingdom endure) has been pleased*
t° confer on you the high honour of a Knight Commandership of the Indian Empire
. and I am on their behalf to present you with the insignia thereof.
This indication of good-will and esteem on the part of His Majesty’s Government
is conferred on your Excellency as a mark of their appreciation of your sustained efforts
to preserve order and security for trade in the districts under your control, and thereby
to assist the progress of civilisation and commerce. Unfortunately, as we all know
many districts in Persia have now for a long time been disturbed and trade routes
interrupted. It is therefore all the more a matter of congratulation to you that this.
region has not fallen into a similar plight.
With this short preface, I will proceed to present your Excellency with the said
decoration and in doing so 1 need only add the hope that you may long be preserved to
render loyal and patriotic services^to your own Government and to continue as in the
past, to promote the cordial relations which have long existed between the Sheikhs of
Mohammerah and the British Government, from the time of Sheikh Haji Jabir Khan
Enclosure 4 in No. 1.
Terms in which his Excellency Sheikh Khazal Khan, Mohammerah, returned
thanks for his presentation with the Order of K.C.I.E. on October 15, 1910.
(English translation.)
Your Excellency,*
1 I EEL most grateful and proud at this indication of the favour of His Majesty
King George V (may his kingdom endure). Well aware as I am of the cordS
t k 10 wf f r d sll l cere .‘ r,e " dshl P «xmtmg between the British Government and my own
God that the Pride f • L d T n my bre , aSt With this au g ust decoration, and I pray
, ■ , aln ° e y friendship between the two Governments may be steadfast and
nduring, and that the Almighty may ordain that I should render service and devotion
in JZ Z “t U> ™ ent ’ 80 * hat ^ «uch means and by preservation of order and security
• *be llmit s and dependencies of my jurisdiction the safety of the trade routes and of
British (CernmZTtoZnTncrLTn a g de^ SUre<1 ’ ^ 1 ^ the a PI' , ' oval of the
my most"smTer^thZks tolht ’G^mZen^ToZfhJ’ o’^tT U f
conferred on me. government for the great distinction now
Enclosure 5 in No. 1.
Consul-General Cox to the Sheikh of Mohammerah.
(After compliments.) 7 ,,, 7 , ^
. 1 HAVE the honour to intimate personally and in triwThlY/am Iirfh
inform your Excellency that whatever change f 1 a ^ thorlse d to
Government of Persia, and whether it U P . r y + a ^ e x J ) a . ce b n f orm fhe
Government will be prepared to afford v ?7 a lst or Nationalist, His Majesty’s
satisfactory solution in the event of any eZZa^hZZZbv theT^ ^ ° btainin S a
your jurisdiction and reeoo-nised rio-his .. ent ' . e , ' rsla| i Government on
they will safeguard you to the best of their IhZ “ Persia - Iu like manner
foign PowerLr agLnst any eucrlchmenT by su^Z W attack b 7 a
and recognised rights or on your property in 7 Persia Th = 7 Sa ' d J url . sdl c tlon
yourself, and are intended to extend t-,. .. y in’ , ese assu rances are given for
shall „ 0 ; have failertrobserve ^ 80 •“"g you and they
shall continue taJje acceptable to your tribesmen tZb 8 tb ® central Government, and
Mftjesty’a i » jjffi SAg* f, S *«“ «“
P. Z. COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
feimply as a matter of etiquette he
uses same style as I used to him. P. Z. C

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Correspondence including telegrams, hand written letters and printed enclosures, discusses an attack by a Turkish gun-boat on a village - Zain, belonging to the Shaikh of Mohammerah - which lay on the Turkish bank of the Shatt al-Arab waterway. The correspondence outlines the circumstances that led to the quarrel between the Turkish authorities and the Sheikh of Mohammerah, and suggestions that the Porte should be urged to replace the Wali of Basrah with a less aggressive official.

Correspondence discusses the proposal to give the Shaikh of Mohammerah assurances against naval attack, whatever the pretext for such action; letters and telegrams also discuss the award of a decoration (Knight Commander of the Indian Empire) to the Shaikh of Mohammerah.

A letter (dated 7 December 1913) from Percy Zachariah 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. , outlines the Government of India's interests in Arabistan including: the oil fields and their future; irrigation; railway enterprises; telegraphs; Russian and German activity.

Correspondents include Percy Zachariah 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. ; Sir Gerard Lowther, Ambassador to Constantinople; Charles Murray Marling, Ambassador to Tehran; Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign affairs; Francis Edward Crow, H M Consul at Bussorah [Basra]; Arnold Talbot Wilson, H M Consul at Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal bin Jabir, Shaikh of Mohammerah; Wali of Bussorah; Viceroy of India.

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1 volume (281 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 345 (Mohammerah: situation) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/132-133. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 278; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The folio sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the one ending flyleaf.

An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel throughout; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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