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Ext 3214/1941 'Welfare of relations of late Shaikh of Mohammerah in Iraq: activities of Shaikh Chasib' [‎197r] (393/412)

The record is made up of 1 file (205 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1941-30 Dec 1947. 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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H.E.Thc British Ambassador, Bagdad*
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We beg to submit to you our grievances aa
We the Arabs of Khuziatan are the residents of thia
country for generations, and as the sons of our forefathers
we beg to lay before you our case with the hope that you will
gly^,it your due consideration with the kindness and justice
whi\ v are your characteristics*
Your Excellency, we are the descendants of Arabs who were
residing in this territory, which fact la well-known to you.
We therefore submit our grievances to you on finding and seeing
that the British Forces have entered these parts to safeguard
th ? rights of Arabs as a whole of which we are a part and parcel.
Your Excellency, our interests are the same as yours at the
present juncture, and as we are from among the Arabs who have
been given a definite promise for the safeguard of their rights,
we join them and approach you for the purpose. We complain to
you because we had independence and freedom and we never paid
any taxes, nor did we yield to the Iranian CrOYejmment. We
yielded only to our own Heads of Tribes and took orders from
them and they were-. Haj Jaber, Shaikh i aza’l and lastly his
brother rhaikh Khaza’l Khan, uying this short period, i.e.from
1923 when Shaikh Khaza’l was taken to Tehran, to August 1941
we have suffered otjpresoion, tyranny, an persecution at the
hands of the tyrant ; ahlavi Ooveniraent which killed our tribal
Heads and fathers, photographed our women folk, shed the blood
of our children and violated our religion* We beg of your
esteemed justice to be kind to us said have us freed from the
Iranian and . ahlavi oppressions, which are void of kindness
and pity in their hearts* we take this opportunity to submit
to th< British aovem?ent and to the British nation cur deep i
thanks and regards at this ha py occasion on the entry of
your Forces into our country. Their entry has saved us from
oppression and subjugation at the hands of Pahlavi Government
and their associates the Nazis*
Your Excellency, we hereby assure you of our sincerity
and place at your disposal our lives and property to win the war
and to further your cause. Your Excellency, we therefore beg of
you kindly to intervene on our behalf and assist us by requesting
the British Government to have us released from this oppression,
and to treat ua like our Arab brothers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
i.e. Bahrein, Koweit, etc. and take us under your protection

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the welfare of the relations of the late Shaikh of Mohammerah as well as the activities of Shaikh Chasib, eldest son of the late Shaikh of Mohammerah (Shaikh Abduallah Khazal).

The discussion in the file relates to the guarantee given in a letter (see folios 155 and folio 151) ) by the 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. (Stuart George Knox; Percy Zachariah Cox) to the Shaikh of Mohammerah in 1914 shortly before and after the outbreak of war with the Ottoman Empire. The substance of this guarantee was that if the Shaikh cooperated with the Amir of Najd and the Shaikh of Kuwait in the capture of Basra from the Ottoman Turks, then the Shaikh and his male descendants would be supported against encroachment on his jurisdiction from the Persian government, whether it be royalist or nationalist. Furthermore, his date gardens on the Turkish side of the Shatt al-Arab would remain in the possession of the Shaikh and his heirs and exempt from taxation in perpetuity.

Further discussion surrounds the establishment of the genuineness of the letter, as well as the implications for the British government of admitting this claim for protection and what measures could be taken to enforce it. Also discussed is the attempt by the Shaikh to foment rebellion against the Persian Government in Khuzistan and the measures taken by the Iraqi Government to stop this.

The principal correspondents in the file include the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (Major Maurice O'Connor Tandy); the Secretary of State for India, London; HM Ambassador, Tehran; HM Ambassador, Baghdad; and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

The file include two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (205 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 206; 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.

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