File 537/1921 Part 2 'Persia: Oil - A.P.O. Co's development of new oil-fields; Oil Boring at Dasht-i-Qil; A.P.O. Co's agreement with Kashkuli Khans' [‎235r] (141/254)

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people in their service. turner or tue local
I understand that by the concession of the Company, the Govern
ment has given them permission to work everywhere in South
Persia, and it is not necessary for them to obtain a second permis
sion from the Local Government. "
(3)
(4)
Finally I would inform Your Koyal Highness that the Director of the Company
had written to Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Ashair informing him that he wished to meet him for
discussion during or after the winter. I have no doubt that any necessary
arrangements will be made between the Director of the Company and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ashair at that meeting.
Enclosure 4.
Pemi-official, dated the 7th Nomuher 1921,
Prom-—H. G Chick, Esq,., C.I.E., His Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz,
To— Sir A. T. Wilson, K C.I.E., etc., Resident Director, Strick Scott and Company,
Mohammeiah.
I thank you for English copies of the Kashkuli Agreement and papers in
connection therewith, and also for the Hayat Daud agreement.
On October 29th I visited Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Ashair’s tents near Chenar Eahdar, as
His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires directed. He had your letter in his pocket:
it had been badly translated and he read Han gam for Nao jain. It was not
a good opportunity for a private talk, as many people were visiting him: but
he gave me a short time after lunch alone. He wanted to know, of course, “ By
what right” the Company had made an agreement with the Kashkulis. Said :
“ the land is not theirs ”, it belongs to the Government. “ Yon must give me a
paper to say that I am not responsible for any thing ”. “ To-morrow I may
want to send the Kashkulis somewhere else, or levy a force from them for
work with me ”. “ With whom was the agreement with the Bakhtiaris : with
the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
I thought it best not to tell him, at a first interview, that the reasons were
that he personally could not afford the Company protection, or provide labour,
&ad that the Kashkulis would not agree to anything he arranged with the
Companv, being for the most part outside his obedience. So I contented
P^self with pointing out that he resided at such great distances that it was
^possible for the Company to deal in all matters with him direct ; and to
obtain labour, and have the Company’s property and employes guarded, the
c °mpany were forced to make terms with local people in possession w
&one the less you intended to visit him, and as regards ao jam an
Matters hoped to come to some arrangement satisfactory to im. ^
Perhaps Piruzabad He had also alluded to arms being given to the Kashkuls ,
I assured him that it was not the case at all : the Company had arms tor the
Protection of their material and employes, and tbey I t \ f he
guards, hut not give them any weapons. In conclusion, _ . • ^ gt
°uld wait patiently till the meeting with you, I feit con
M °uld not suffer.