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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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undertakes to do his utmost to trace the offenders, and in the event of
their being identified, should they prove to belong to his jurisdiction, or should
they be found therein, to inflict upon them such punishment as will be an
example and deterrent to others against the perpetration of such acts: and
also a means of making the Company’s property respected in his territory.
That is to say, if it should be ascertained that the culprit or robber is not
in the Shaikh’s limits and does not belong to his jurisdiction the Shaikh shall
not be held responsible.
8. The Shaikh further grants the right to the Company to make all burnt
and unburnt bricks and tiles required by them in the lands for the time being
in the hands of the Company, and also to erect on the lands occupied by them
in accordance with the articles of this Agreement, all buildings, structures
and machinery as may be needed by them for the proper execution of their
business.
The Company undertakes that on the expiry of the concession, or of the
period of the extension or renewal thereof, all these lands which have been ac
quired from the Shaikh on lease or free of charge, shall be abandoned and
shall be given back into the hands of the Shaikh, and the said Company will
have no further rights in them.
9. This lease of land, and all the conditions pertaining thereto, shall re
main in force for the full period of the concession granted to Mr. W. K.
D’Arcy by His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia, dated 28th May 1901,
and of any extension or renewal thereof. But on the expiration of the ori
ginal period, in the event of there being an extension or renewal of the con
cession, the rent shall be fixed at 1,500 (fifteen hundred) pounds sterling per
annum, payable annually in advance, and the Shaikh shall have no right to
demand any further increase. If in consideration of the exigencies of their
business, the Company should wish to curtail the period of their lease, in that
case twelve calendar (Christian) months’ notice of their intention must be
given in writing to the Shaikh prior to the termination of the lease. Such
notice will be sent to the Shaikh through His Britannic Majesty s Consul at
Mohammerah. If the lease should be thus curtailed the Company shall make
no claim for refund of money that has been paid in advance on account of rent,
and the Shaikh likewise shall make no claim for rent for the unexpired
period of the lease. i
10. If at any time the Company desire to acquire land on the Karun or
Shatt-al-’Arab at Mohammerah or Ahwaz, or any other point anywhere in the
country under the Shaikh’s jurisdiction for wharves or warehouses for t e
purposes of their business, the Shaikh undertakes as far as possible to assist
the said Company in procuring the said land at favourable rates of lease. It
is to be understood that such rent will be paid by the Company themselves.
11 In consideration of the lease of the lands mentioned in paragraph 1,
the Company undertake to pay rent at a rate of six hundred and fifty pounds
sterling per annum : such rent to be paid in advance every ten years, name y,
the amount due to be paid to the Shaikh by drafts of the Company : such pay
ment to be made through His Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Mohammerah in
exchange for the receipt of the Shaikh.
The first payment shall be made by the Company within three days ot
notice being received by the Directors of the completion of this Agreement.
12. The Company on their own part agree not to engage, without the
cognizance of the Shaikh, tribesmen for their work, or in any way to interfere
in tribal matters.
13. The Company as lessees of these lands agree that all treasure-trove
throughout the lands leased to the Company and other lands given under this
Agreement, belongs to the Shaikh alone. By “ treasure-trove is meant coins,
jewellery and objects of antiquity.
14 The Company bind themselves to take into their employ as guards
and watchmen such persons as the Shaikh or his representatives in the various
localities may state to be trustworthy : and the Company agree that on receipt
from the Shaikh of the expression of wish for the dismissal of any such guard
or watchman, they will act in accordance with his request, but only so long as

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Content

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)
Arrangement

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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English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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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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61r:62v
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