مجموعة ٢٩/ ٧٣ "الأهواز: منح تعويض لشيخ المحمرة عن الأموال التي قدمها لإنشاء مبنى قنصلي في الأهواز" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٧] (٣٣١/٢٩٥)

of the two houses and the position today is that, so far
as the Haji is concerned, the Sheikh may carry out the
^ original transaction with His Majesty’s Government. This
he cannot do for financial reasons, hut he leaves it to
His Majesty’s Government to make what arrangements they
like with the Haji.
9. My conclusion is that, whatever the precise
position in law or equity may he, the sum of fifty thousand
Rs.50,000 rupees paid hy the Sheikh should he regarded as a loan
and that its repayment must he regarded as a debt of honour.
I therefore venture to express the earnest hope that His
Majesty’s Government or the Government of India will
undertake to repay this money, irrespective of what decision
may he taken as to the future use of the Ahwaz site. In
return the Sheikh should waive all further claims in
respect of the land itself, the foundations of the two
houses and the building materials.
10. I should add that this view was held hy my
predecessor,and the recommendation made hy him in
paragraph 15 of his despatch Ho. 392 of August 11th, 1930,
is indistinguishable in essence from my own, the Haji
having been substituted for the Persian Government.
11. I am sending copies of this despatch to
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (No.7),
and to His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz (No.l).
I have, etc.
(Signed) R.H. Hoare.