ملف ١٩١٦//٢٩٠٢ "المعاهدات والاتفاقيات بين الحكومة البريطانية وحُكام الساحل العربي للخليج الفارسي" [و‎‎٤‎٩] (٤٤٨/١٠٨)

OPTION TO THE NOMINEE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
GRANTED BY SHAIKH SIR KHAZAL KHAN OF MOHAM-
MERAH, FOR IRRIGATION ON A PIECE OF LAND ON THE
BANKS OF THE RIVER KARUN.
The reason of the writing of this document is this that I have agreed that
to whatever person the Powerful English Government may nominate, I will
give a concession for the irrigation of a piece of land on the banks of the
river Karun towards the north between Qusbeh-i-Maniat and Rahwali in
whatever spot they may select. The amount of the extent of this land will
e determined and delimited at the time that it is desired to commence the
* The Shaikh. work an d likewise the rights and con-
. . ditions of “this* one” with reference to
this concession will be put forward at the same time with the agreement of two
sides.
It is evident that until the agreement on this account is signed, sealed
and exchanged between the two parties that one (the concessionaire) has no
right to commence this work or to start irrigation.
If after this at any time it should be known that the railway will pass
over or cross this piece of land which has been fixed upon whatever right
may be attached to the passage of the railway will be given to this one who
is the owner of the land and the said holder of the concession will have
absolutely no connection or relation with them. The said holder of the con
cession will have no other rights in the appointed piece of land except those
or irrigation for agriculture that he should interfere with or take possession of
the land, etc.
• ^ ura ^ on ^ ie bond of this document is from this date up to a
period of ten years, after the termination of that period of ten years this paper
will he null and void and of no effect.
Written the 11th of the month of Rabi-al-Awwal in the year 1332 H.
KHAZAL.
JABIR. (Sealed,)
True Translation.
L. HAWORTH, Major,
His "Britannic Majesty's Consul
for Arabist an.