"الملف 26/94 (F 26) المحمرة؛ عرض الشيخ خزعل بخصوص: بناء قنصلية الأهواز" [و‎‎٨‎١] (٢٩٢/١٧٥)

M'hmrh.: No: 16
of 22-4-05
para 3. L
does not; think any reference will be made to the value
of the site unless raised by us, & from a remark fiwnwRtfifl
he makes in para 3 of his letter No: 92 of 20-2-05 ' A
appears to favour the rent or mortgage rates of the land
being included in th® house rent. With this opinion Mr-
McDouall agrees remarking that he does not thAnk the
question of rent should be raised as separate from
Our No: 43 of
29-1-06
para 4. <5
s u/t *3
para 6 B.
para 6 B b. 7
£ rent of building. If these opinions are concurred in ,
it would result in no actual cash passing into the hands
of the Sheikh over the transaction, until such time as
the cost of the building had been paid off by recovery
out of the rent,the Govt; of India*s proposal only pro
viding for a loan on the security of the site. This is
a result tJae Sheikh might possibly not view with great
favour.
Construction of th'g buiiaings> & terms on which the
Govt: of India are to occupy them.
In an interview between Major Cox & the Sheikh, at
which Mr. McDouall & Haji Rais were both present, two
alternatives were put forward.
(A)That the Sheikh should build the houses from our de
signs and rent them to us at a fixed percentage on the
cost.
(B >That the Govt: should »rect the premises at theifc
own expense & by their own arrangement, and hand the B
houses over when completed to the Sheikh recovering the
cost out of the rent,
7 In this interview the Sheikh shewed a preference for the
f- Our 502 of 11-4-05 latter course, but (according to Haji Hais)appeared to
para 4. A Z 1 7
. , r - have changed his mind later* in favour of the former, (vid^.
9 u/\ r
Mr,McDouall 1 s D.O. letter to Mr. Lorimer dated 10-3-05)
On reference however by Major Cox regarding this point
Awz: No: 145 of Lorimer says that he does not think the Sheikh has
^8-4-05 para 3,
/i St in any way repented of his original proposal & would be
jj
quite willing for Govt; to do tiie building in his name