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'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah' [68r] (143/472)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1939-16 Nov 1946. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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^'he the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and
His Brtiannic MaJeBty t 3 Conaul General
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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We have the honour to forward
our high esteem and deVotion»
to Your excellency
The Arabic district of Arahiotan has suffered at
the hands of the Persian officials the severest
tyranny and all sorts of toment and huni liat at ion
after the absence of its isteeried leader^SUr Khazal
Kban, your lotal friends• Our hearts overflowed
v.ith delight and our faces viere lighted with Jo^r
on the arrival of your victorious amies in the
district of .Arabistan "because of our belief that
you vd 11 uproot tyranny and restore t o us the liberty
for the sake of which you are fighting and thus
set us free from the fetters of ditatorship of v.'hifh
v.e have been suffering for the last sixteen years»
Thit unfortunately v;e aie perceiving those v.ho have
drawn ams and wanted to wage war against you,enjoy
ing the rule of our homeland. Their persecution
and ill-treatment to us has increased after they knew
of our loyalty to His Britannic Majesty t s Governent .
and of our happiness in your victories as we are
quite confident that His Majesty's Government desires
to sav^ the Arabs,.
We had forwarded several petitions to your
representatives for the same cause and now we approach
Xour Excellency requesting your kind intervention
in the matter for the fulfilment of our pending
demands and. our constitution as an Arab nation similar
to those in the Arab world•- Y/e give our pledge and
solemnly promise you in the name of the Alimighty God
to be loyal, to sacrifice and to offer everything
dear to us for your sake and for the sake of
protecting all the interests of His Britannic
Majesty's Government in our district as we had done in
the past and executed all your demands quoted in the
treaty between the Government of His Majesty and our
Amir the late Shaikh TOiazal*
Our silence to the atqjcities of this despotic,
few is hot at all inspired by fear > God forbid it^
but rather by a keen cpnsid eret ion to the interests
Uii-ich v.e are always ready to ransom with everything
near and dear to us- And now that cor^ditions have
culminated, we beg for an early consideration of our/
grievances lest some occurrences of unpleasant outcome
alee place between ourselves and the Persians- God
forbid 1 hat, the Government of His Britannic Majesty*®
neglects us and not grant our demands after all the"
tokens bi loyalty we showed her formerly and present-iy
Accept our deep respects and sincere homage-
Signed and Sealed
Signed
do
H i gncd t nd Se aled
Signed
do
do
do
Signed and Sealed
Signed
do
do
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Signed and Sealed
Salih ibn Mahnood>
Sha i kh Ma skhoor
Shaikh Shartan and his brother
Abdul karim Sons of Sha^'a.
Shai kh Sheri ibn Husain -
Mu 1 alia bin Jdbir aI-Mu*dl<
Ahmad►
Salman al-Hasi-
Shenoon-
Wlalil ibn Ibrahim-
llasir Abdul Hasan.
Hot readable
Itelih bin Shaikh Sultan-
Shaikh jlalih^
Shaikh Uahdi al-Dhowai f a
Slia ikh
lOialaf
Shaikh
Phanan
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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to the relatives of the late Shaikh of Khuzestan, Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī. The correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bahrain, 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, Government of India, Foreign Office, 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. , British Ambassador in Tehran, British Ambassador in Baghdad, Middle East Office at Cairo, British Consul General at Ahwaz, Vice Consul at Korramshahr, and two of Khaz‘al's sons, Abdullah [‘Abdullah bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] and Chassib [Jāsib bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī].
The matters covered in the volume include:
- compensation to be paid to the heirs of Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait and Sheikh Khaz‘al for taxes [ istiḥlāk ] paid on estates that they should have been exempt from;
- the intrigues and actions of Khaz‘al's sons, ‘Abdullah and Jāsib, including small-scale incursions into Khuzistan [Khūzestān] from Iraq and attempts to garner Arab and British support for their return to power in Khuzistan;
- where to settle ‘Abdullah after his return from Persia.
Folios 64-69 are letters in Arabic, signed by several of the heads of leading Arab families in the region, petitioning the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. for help against Persian oppression.
Folios 214-228 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 228. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by folio 1A. It should be noted that folio 67 is contained in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 66, and folios 71-72 are in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 70.
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- Title
- 'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:63v, 64ar:64av, 65r:66v, 68r:99v, 101r:149v, 150v:163v, 165r:167v, 168v:228v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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