"ملف ٨/٣ شؤون أولاد الشيخ خزعل." [و‎‎١‎٣‎٩] (٥٠٨/٢٧٧)

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Driperial Firman of 190 ^.
The Shah granted "as perpetual property, to the S ARDAR-i •ARP A
arid his Arabs and tribes all Persian lauds in the 1 (UHALlxARAH* ABADAN,
BAdMANSKIR, and KAPUM districts on which the Arabs and the tribes and
tribesmen of H.E. Shaikh Khan, MU* 122 as SALTANA, S/PDAR-i-ARPA.
have, from the time of their forefathers and grandfathers until now
grown date palms and trees and constructed buildings on condition of
payment of the usual revenue n .
APPENDIX
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°f letter fro a the Brit ish Resiaeni: fend Consul-General in the
Pgrexan Gulf to Shaikh 'iL igian of ;mAUmTw~
After compliments:
In amplification of my previous letter reporting tiie declaration
of war between the British Government and the Ottoman Government, I am
instructed by my 'Government to ask you to be so good as to cooperate v/ith
our tv/o esteemed friends of Kuweit, namely His Honour 1/Iubarak al Sabah
and His Honour Amir Abdul as iz ibn Saud of Nejd, in attacking the town of
taI ^ g aw f^ from the Ottoman Government, If acting together
you shall not be aule to achieve this object, which is unlikely to be the
case, you are requested to try, with the assistance of some dependable
Shaikhs (tribal chiefs) to make arrangements to prevent Ottoman reinfo roe-
BritLr?™™? p r / V ?^. if you can > P^ing the arrival of
who, God willing, shall be dispatched with all possible
xpe it ion to seize rhe said town. We also hope that two of our warships
will reach Basra m advance of your troops. While your principal object
fu connection should be to deliver Basra and its inhabitants from
to ^ a ^^^ go ^^ : ^ro^cnt, you are requested at the same time to exert your
utmoso ei forts to prevent zhe troops and others from looting British
merchandise in Basra and its neighbourhood and also to protect from
ham and wrong European residents in Basra.
t • J . In for your valuab le assistance in this important matter,
I am instructed by my Government to promise you that if we succeed, as
God willing we shall, in seizing Basra we would never hand it back or
restore it to the Ottoman Government. In addition on behalf of my
Government I hereby promise you that my Government will extend to you all
necessary assistance for the settlement of any problem as aim- in future
account of any
arise between yourself and the Persian Government on w _
aggression or encroachment b 3 r the said Government on your government or
your recognised rights or your property or lands situated in Pfez-sia,
This promise will hold good notwithstanding any changes in oho form of
government in Persia and regardless of whether the Government of Persia
shall be autocratic or constitutional in form. ..y Government also premise
in so far as it shall be within their power to protect you from any
a EP r ession, on the part of any foreign power, against vou or your
gov eminent or your recognised rights or your property or lands situated
in Persia. ^ This promise will hold good with reference to both yourself
and your children^ succeeding you and for as long- as yourself end your
successors shall in all matters act in accordance with the terms of reur
treaty with my Government and be guided by the advice of the represent-
atiyesref my Government, following with them the course they deem
advisable. This shall be subject to no Ruler of Muhammcrah being