Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz' [147r] (295/331)
The record is made up of 1 file (164 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1933-4 Sep 1936. 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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of the two houses and the position today is that, so far
as the Haji is concerned, the Sheikh may carry out the
^ original transaction with His Majesty’s Government. This
he cannot do for financial reasons, hut he leaves it to
His Majesty’s Government to make what arrangements they
like with the Haji.
9. My conclusion is that, whatever the precise
position in law or equity may he, the sum of fifty thousand
Rs.50,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
paid hy the Sheikh should he regarded as a loan
and that its repayment must he regarded as a debt of honour.
I therefore venture to express the earnest hope that His
Majesty’s Government or the Government of India will
undertake to repay this money, irrespective of what decision
may he taken as to the future use of the Ahwaz site. In
return the Sheikh should waive all further claims in
respect of the land itself, the foundations of the two
houses and the building materials.
10. I should add that this view was held hy my
predecessor,and the recommendation made hy him in
paragraph 15 of his despatch Ho. 392 of August 11th, 1930,
is indistinguishable in essence from my own, the Haji
having been substituted for the Persian Government.
11. I am sending copies of this despatch to
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (No.7),
and to His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz (No.l).
I have, etc.
(Signed) R.H. Hoare.
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The file concerns the British Consulate site and buildings at Ahwaz, rented from the Shaikh of Mohammerah.
The file covers:
- affairs of Shaikh of Mohammerah with the Persian Government, 1933
- payment of compensation to Shaikh of Mohammerah for the loss of a sum of money advanced by him in 1924 for the construction of the new Ahwaz Consulate buildings, 1934
- disposal of Consulate building materials at Ahwaz, 1933
- death of Shaikh of Mohammerah, 1936
- late Sheikh of Mohammerah's property in Kuwait, 1936.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Treasury, the Office of Works, and 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. at Kuwait.
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- 1 file (164 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 166; 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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- Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:159v, 162r:165r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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