"الملف 26/185 V (F 96) شيخ المحمرة" [و‎‎٢‎٦] (٤٧٢/٥٧)

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i H R,The British Arabaaaador,Bagdad.
| Kxcellencyt
we bog to BubDlt to you oar ,.riev.maen aa iiaaors-
I vft the AWibfl of Khuzlstan arc the & a 1 dents of thl«
1 r lor ganeratlons, and as the sans of our foreffltherfl
a-rt t,v before you otir case with the hope tvt,. you . ill
Ityouroue con aide ration T.ltfe k^idacaa md juotloe
i N are yOtir chaTact<»ritttlo«. \ ^ ,
"four Excellency, we are the deocendanta o raba tfho /ere
ling in this territory, which fact In wsll-known to you•
k re fore submit our grievances to you on ^
the British Forces have entered theae parts to ju ^egu rd
iriiihtG of Arabs as a whole of which we are a part and parcel,
•^colloncy, our interests are the sans aa yours at the
mt juncture! and as we arc frou mnori th' Arabewho ^ v p
i ixiven a definite promise for the Mfftgttftrd of their rights,
loin them and approach you for the purpose. We complain to
rbeca-iBe v/e ha . exKlonce fluid fr nia* -id wc a-ever .-'aid
taxes, nor did we yield to the U^XmO fmmmm^ li
Ldsd only to our own Heads of Tribes and took orders from
I nn t / were♦ : J .;aber, aai t - j l^.-tl^ u->
iher i''i 'naza i ban. u- t 1 ^rt c-erioc, i.e.from
1 when :hal .h Khaaa'l was takan 'o ' ehran, to August 1^1
lave suffered oopresalon, tynuuiy » ai rieraeoution at he
of the tyrant ah lav i Oovcrnmont which kl Had our tribal
a.v -ithers, phot-o.^raphoi oi-r woiu-n "oik, b \ w the blood
Eur children and violated our religion. We beii of your
Kned Justice to be kind to us aJid have us freed from tne
kian una ahiavl oppresaiott©, v ;hich arc void of kindness
I pity in their hearts. take + hiB opportunity ^o submit
Jh ritish overn .cnt an to tic r tinh nation our deep
fks and regards at t iia ha py occaoiow on the entry of
Forces into our country, ^icir e itry has aare^ us from
ession and subjugation at the hands of Pahlavi Oovemment
^their associates the razls.
Your Fjcoellency, we hereby assure you of our aincerity
f place at your disposal our lives and property to win the war
! to further your cause. Your Excellency, we therefore beg of
i kindly *6 intervene on our behalf and assist ua by requesting
British Government to have ua released from thia oppr«3Sslon,
1 to treat un lik our Arab brothers in the . eraian Gulf,
• Bahrein, Kowelt, etc. and take us under your protectlcn
and