مجموعة ٢٩/ ٧٣ "الأهواز: منح تعويض لشيخ المحمرة عن الأموال التي قدمها لإنشاء مبنى قنصلي في الأهواز" [و‎‎٥‎٠] (٣٣١/١٠١)

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tish Legation,
Tehran.
Janii, ry 11th, 19*>6
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I have the nonour to inform you that, on receipt of
telegram lio.42T of December 2Jdna last from the Government of
Inain, authorising me to maxe an e x gratia payment of
50,000. fifty thousand Kupces to the Sheixh of Mohamon rah, I
inetructea tne Oriontal Secretary to His Muji sty's legation to
call on the Sneihh <-na tnc t uire how he would lihe this payment
to be effected.
2. 14r. Tro11 explained that I haa been authorised to
pay him this sum on condition that he sh uld waive all claims
in respect of the Ahwaz eit®, the foundations of the buildings
and the building materials. To this the Shclfch replied that,
while he would give a receipt in full settlement of his
advances and of any interest which he had in the building, he
could not waive his claim to the actual site, which he still
regarded as his property. Mr.Trott reminded him that as
long ago as 19«3& he had admitted that he had discovered that
his title to the sit© was not valid, but the Siieixh remained
firm and maintained, with a wealth of reasons with which I \
feel it riardly necessary to weary you, that the land belonged\
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to him by virtue of a firman dealing with the xarun lands.
The lir.aan covered not merely the site in question but also
number of other properties and if he were to sign a document \ \
of the nature which we desired , it would prejudice his
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The rtight Honourable
fir John Simon, G.G.S.I.,
etc., etc. . etc.
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