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'A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of 'Arabistan By Lieutenant A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan' [44r] (92/143)
The record is made up of 1 volume (68 folios). It was created in 1912. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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73
ture of the lease—a provision which enables the Nizam to foreclose at any
time now, as it appears that no payments have been made by the lessee. The
essee was permitted to transfer tne lease, but remained responsible that the
sub-lessee observed the conditions prescribed. The owner was entitled to
receive rent id advance less interest at a rate not mentioned. The owner was
bound to afiord all assistance in his power to prevent disturbances affecting
tne lessee. It the lessee found it necessary to construct a dam on the river
Karkhah or bhush the owner of the estate was to afford him every assistance
towards obtaining the permission of the Persian Government and of the
IN ational Advisory Assembly for the construction of the dam
It was also provided that if the lessee was led to make a road to Moham-
mcrah or liand-i-Qir or Dizful the owner was bound to afford him all possible
assistance in obtaining the necessary concession. This of course clashed with
Messrs. Lynch Brothers’ concession which includes a Dizful-Ahwaz road.
The lands in question are occupied by A1 Kathlr Arabs under Shaikh
Mamar bin Ghafil and have been for some years under the suzerainty of the
bhaikh of Mohammerah who leases the grounds from the Nizam-es-Saltaneh
and recovers what he can from the Arabs. The nominal rental is 4,500
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
lor the Hussainabad lands in addition to Government dues amount
ing to L000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. They seem to have been granted to the Nizam in ex
change for lands in Kurdistan which he surrendered to the Persian Govern-
ment The Shaikh on learning that the concession only covered lands near
Shush outside his immediate jurisdiction, announced that he himself was not
concerned in the matter and that he could leave it with the Arab tribes, who
would probably make things lively for the lessee.
Mr. Marling, in informing the Foreign Office of the Shaikh’s attitude,
said that as the Shaikh was not personally interested in those lands we were
precluded from making any opposition to the scheme through him, except by
suggesting to him that he could urge the local tribes to insist on their rights.
Such a course would involve us in responsibility for local disorders, an un-
desirable consummation. As the prospects of the scheme seemed question
able and the rumoured employment of German capital still to be proved, we
should do well to await further developments. Fie added that as irrigation
works were not included in those enterprises which we have notified to the
1 ersian Government as affecting our interests it would not be easy to make
overt objections to the scheme.
The distance from Mohammerah of the lands covered by the concession,
the very great cost of transport therefrom, the unsettled state of the neigh
bourhood, the I urko-Persian and Luristan boundaries being within a few
miles, all militate against the success of the scheme. At the end of 1910 the
concessionaire had taken no open steps to take possession of the lands, but in
March 1911, His Majesty’s Minister telegraphed that he was informed that
Abbas Aqa had arrived in Tehran and intended to proceed south without
delay. Developments are awaited, the Nizam-es-Saltaneh promised to the
Shaikh that he would do all that he could to upset ’Abbas Aqa’s lease, and
in view of the Shaikh’s opposition it seems improbable that the lessor will be
able to enjoy his lease.
,L
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This volume consists of a précis issued by the Government of India which provides comprehensive details regarding the history of relations between the British Government and the tribes and rulers of 'Arabistan. The volume is divided into eleven sections as follows:
- I. British Interests in 'Arabistan;
- II. 'Arabistan: Internal Politics up to the death of Haji Jabir and genealogical table of Shaikhs of Mohammerah, 1527-1881;
- III. Shaikh Miz'als's rule, 1882-1897;
- IV. Shaikh Khaz'al's rule, 1897-1910;
- V. Shaikh Khaz'al and the Persian Customs;
- VI. Shaikh Khaz'al: Political Relations with British Government;
- VII. Piracies;
- VIII. Turko-Persian Frontier Question;
- IX. Shaikh of Mohammerah and Turks;
- X. Irrigation in 'Arabistan;
- XI. Acquisition and Tenure of Land in 'Arabistan with Annexes.
Between folios 51-70, the volume contains a number of appendices including copies of various relevant agreements. On folios 69-70, the volume contains the Persian text of a concession granted to the Nasiri Company for running ships from Ahwaz to Shushtar.
The volume was compiled by Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson, Acting Consul for 'Arabistan. The printing statement reads, 'Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1912'
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- 1 volume (68 folios)
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The volume opens with a contents page (folio 4) followed by a prefatory note (folio 5), a list of relevant officials (folio 6), a schedule of appendices (folio 7), eleven chapters of text (folios 8-50) and ends with sixteen appendices (folios 51-70).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 8-65.
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- 'A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of 'Arabistan By Lieutenant A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:22v, 24r:46v, 49r:52v, 57v, 65r:66r, 67r:68v, back-i
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