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No. 1.
Sir G. Barclay to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received August 30.)
(No. 147.)
Sir, Gulahek, July 27, 1909.
I HAVE the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a despatch which I
have received from His Majesty’s consul-general at Bushire reporting the assurances
^ given by him to the sheikh of Mohammerah in the form authorised by you in your
' 2 ^°*) / telegram No. 164 of the 17th April last.
It will be noticed that the sheikh is not yet entirely satisfied. He asks that our
assurances may be extended to his own successive male descendants, and that it should
be stated that these assurances should hold good for 100, or better, 150 years. The
sheikh apparently does not expect an answer to his request until Major Cox has talked
the matter over with me. I had expected Major Cox to visit Tehran on his way home
to England, but he has been unexpectedly delayed at his post. I gather that he has
to be in England by a certain date, and he therefore now wishes to proceed home direct.
In these circumstances he will not visit Tehran until October. Even if he had not
been delayed, this would probably have been the better course, as the state of the
southern roads may have improved by then.
I have, &c.
G. BARCLAY.
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Section 12.
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Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul-General Cox to Sir G. Barclay.
(No. 55.)
Sir^ Bushire, June 12, 1909.
IN continuation of the correspondence on the subject of the assurances to be given
to the sheikh of Mohammerah, ending with your telegram No. 99 dated the 19th April,
1909, I have the honour to report that at my last visit to the sheikh on the 15th and
16th May, I discussed the question with him at length in the presence of Mr. McDouall,
and finding him, as the latter anticipated, still not fully satisfied with the deduction
that his successors would presumably be his offspring, I gave him the slightly extended
guarantee to cover his <c heirs and successors,” as authorised by His Majesty’s Govern
ment. In the endeavour to persuade him that he had now got all he could reasonably
want, I went through the record with him once more, reading him the various assurances
that had been hitherto given him, and at his desire addressed him a communication
epitomising the recent fragmentary negotiations and bringing the subject up to date in
a convenient form for his information. Of this letter I enclose a copy.
The penultimate paragraph was included in order to satisfy him that his final
representation was taken note of, but before parting with him it was agreed between
us that as I hoped very shortly to have the privilege of meeting your Excellency, it
would be better that I should discuss his affairs with you personally, and he consequently
does not expect an immediate reply to his last request.
I have, &c.
P. Z. COX, Major,
British Resident in the Persian Gulf, and
His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Pars, fyc.
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Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Consul McDouall to Consul-General Cox.
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(No. 54.)
V Sirj ; April 24, 1909.
’ YOURS of the 20th about assurances to the sheikh. I have told Haji Rais to tell
the sheikh the first part of the Foreign Office message, which is certainly an advance.
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