'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah' [97v] (202/472)
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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that not a single word of this pact
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in his favour or in favour of his heirs, but on the contrary we
sae soooe persons whose properties have neen confiscated and were
driven out of their positions during the Sx-Pahlawi # 8 reim
have been returned wnereas this onfortunate family alone Eas
been deprived of this privilege because of her silence^
^e, therefore, put our full confidence in the British
Government, asking Your Excellency to take into consideration
the bad finqpial position of this family #
It is a known fact that every mesber Df this family can 0
return to his position among his tribes, with the certainty that
the latter are everready to obey orders to fight with their
sole enemy the Government of Ira^Ahe above mentioned facts
we believe will justify the end of our silence, in demanding
the return of pur properties m Iraua. Your Excellency may rest
assured that the faaily of Skeikh Khazal does not vcmt the
interwention of any individual, but the British Goternemnt
Offic]to boIts her complicated matters, beliere that '
should Your Excellency choose to give this letter the same
considerition as our previous one the caclusion to be dram
is that Your Excellency have not complife with the conditions of
tee pact ehich is in our possession ancf we then see that either •
we nave to come to a conclusidn with the Iranians who confi
scated our property or, something will bed one to alter the
present situation. ■
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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.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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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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- 'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah'
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- 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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