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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' [138r] (277/331)
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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on November 21st, 1914;-
"With reference to tbe assurances conveyed to
’’your Excellency in my letter No# 307, dated the 15th
’’October, 1910 (11th Shawwal, 1328), and having regard
”to the further valued services and co-operation which
’’Your Excellency has rendered to the British Government
” and to British interests in Arabistan and the Shatt-el-
”Arab, I am now authorised to assure Your Excellency
’’ personally, and to do so by this writing that, wnatever
’’ change may take place in the form of the Government of
’’ Persia, and whether it be Royalist or Nationalist, His
" Majesty^ Government will be prepared to afford you the
’’ support necessary for obtaining a solution satisfactory
’’ both to yourself and to us in the event of any encroachment * *
” by the Persian Government on your .jurisdiction and
’’recognised rights or on your property in Persia. In like
’’manner, they will safeguard you to the best of their ability
’’against any unprovoked attack by a foreign power or against
*1any encroachment by such pov/er on your jurisdiction and
’Recognised rights or on your property in Persia.
’Rhese assurances are given for yourself and for your
’’successors from among your male descendants, and shall hold
’’good so long as you and they do not fail to observe
”your and their obligations towards the Persian Government,
’’provided that the nomination of your successors from
’’among your male descendants snail be subject to confidential
’’consultation with, and the approval of, His Majesty's
"Government, and so long as you and they shall continue to
"be guided by the advice of His Majesty's Government and to
"maintain an attitude satisfactory to that Government.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (164 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3649
- Title
- 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'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:159v, 162r:165r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence