"الملف 26/94 (F 26) المحمرة؛ عرض الشيخ خزعل بخصوص: بناء قنصلية الأهواز" [و‎‎٨‎٣] (٢٩٢/١٧٩)

S faj (4) That on no account is the Sheikh ajs any time to
ceds, lease, or sell the site or building without con-f
of the Govt: of India.
The cash advantages therefore accruing to the Sheikh
from the above proposals are that after 20 years,for
a piece of land which is at present practically
valueless, he will obtain a sure income calculated
fixed
at a certain percentage on the outlay.
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In replyings^he Govt: of India decline giving their
approval to the above proposals or the ground that
an effort should first be made to induce the Sheikh
& the Moin to come to an agreement as to the owner-
shdp of the land.
72 This brings us down to the presert time. The only
point now to be considered would seem to
be whether owing to a settlement having been come to
regarding the ownership of the land,any modifications
should be introduced into Major Cox's proposals.
As the proposals stand we have a more or less solid
claim on the land at a fixed rent for a period of 50
years for certain,& a possible extension for a still
further period after that.In view of the fact that
purchase outright is impracticable I do not see how
they could be bettered.
Greater security might perhaps be obtained by insert
ing in para 4 condt; (b) of our letter 291 of 23-6-05
the words "and the site on which they are built"
after the word "they" & before the words "shall be
leased".
The prolongation of our claim might be still further
secured by the introduction of some vlause to the
effect that the only method of repaying the loan shoul
be by recovery out of tne rent. This however would I
presume toe impracticable as it would undoubtedly rouse
the suspicions of the Sheikh.
There would seem to be no particular advantage in