ملف رقم ٣٤٥ لسنة ١٩٠٨ الجزء الأول "المحمرة: الوضع. تطمينات بريطانية للشيخ." [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎١] (٤١٦/٣٠٧)

(2) Expenses on Karun. Salary of
Naib-el-Hukuma at Ah^az,
salaries of Bawi Sheikhs and
other headmen, guard posts on
Karun and at Felahieh, sowars,
cartridges, also steamer expenses
when Sheikh Khazal is on the
Karun.
(3) Expenses in connection with
Hawija and Beni Truf including
salaries of Sheikhs, two expedi
tions, compensation for horses
killed, catridges and some rifles.
(4) Expenses sending Hanzal with
300 sowars for two months in
1904 to preserve order at Dizful
and Shushter pending arrival of
Azam-es-Sultaneh.
(5) Expenses in 1907 sending Hanzal
with 500 sowars to assist Sardar
Mukarrem in his expedition
against Derekwand Lurs.
Krans 4,842,815 = £93,131
Telegrams for 11 years
4,786,242 = £92,043
32,000 = £6? 5
35,000 = £673
„ 80,000 = £1,538
Total
„ 12,186,917 = £234,363
Jr
Note by Mr. McDouall .—This does not include such expenses as entertain
ing Governor*General which comes to about 50,000 Krans a year, according to
Haji Rais, or expenses of band or Haji Rais’ two missions to Tehran. In Haji
Jabur’s time the Sheikhs received no salaries. Sheikh Mizal gave a few small
sums, but Sheikh Khazal instituted the present system and called upon them
to prevent robbery and piracy and keep the peace. Haji Rais now has the
whole accounts made out in sections from the books kept by the^ Sheikh’s clerk
and himself, but says probably some items are omitted. This is a summary of
the whole ; any special items could be obtained if you wished for them but Haji
Rais is leaving on a mission to the Bakhtyari at Ab-i-bid in a few days. Expenses
in connection with Behbehan Government are not given.
MOHAMMERAH;
The 15th February igo8
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(Sd.) w. mcdouall.
No. 44, dated Camp Wais, the 3rd February 1908.
From— Captain D. L. R.Lorimer, i. a., His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul for
Arabistan,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
I have the honour to communicate a proposal propounded by the Salar
Arba and Shahab-us-Sultanah in their brief interview with me at Maidan Munaf-
tun on 23rd January.
o On thlc nrra<;ir,n thpv made the startling announcement that, after due
the Persian Government that they were contemplating tnrowmg on auegiance
to it. They had entered into negotiations with Sheikh Khazal on the subject