"ملف 29/6 العلاقات البريطانية مع خزعل، شيخ خرمشهر" [ظ‎‎١‎٣] (٢٨/٢٦)

writing, that whatever change may take place in the form of the government of
Persia, and whether it be Royalist or Nationalist, His Majesty’s Government will
be prepared to afford you the support necessary for obtaining a satisfactory
solution, both to yourself and to us, in the event of any encroachment by the
Persian Government on your jurisdiction and recognised rights, or on your
property in Persia. In like manner they will safeguard you to the best of their
ability against any unprovoiked attack by a foreign Power, or against any
encroachment by such Power on your said jurisdiction and recognised rights, or
on your propertv in Persia. These assurances are given for yourself and for
your successors from among your male descendants, and shall hold good so long
as you and they do not fail to observe your and their obligations towards the
Persian Government, provided always that the nomination of your successors
from among your male descendants shall be subject to confidential consultation
with, and the approval of, His Majesty’s Government, and so long as you and
they shall continue to be guided by the advice of His Majesty’s Government, and
to maintain an attitude satisfactory to that Government.
Vis-a-vis the Persian Government, we shall do our best to maintain your
Excellency in your present state of local autonomy.
Further, the date gardens which you now possess on the Turkish side of the
Shatt-el-Arab shall remain in full possession of you and your heirs, and immune
from taxation.
P. Z. COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
British Resident in the Persian Gulf, and His
Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for
Pars, &c.