IOR/L/PS/10/933

The volume comprises correspondence, telegrams, summaries, reports, notes and other papers concerning British support of the Shaikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr; also written as Mohommerah, for example in the title field] in the context of the Persian [Iranian] Government's relationship with the tribes of South Persia including the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārī].

• A conversation between HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Percy Loraine) and the Sheikh of Mohammerah [Shaikh Khaz‘al al-Ka‘bī Mu‘izz al-Salṭanah] about political matters
• The threatened movement of Persian troops to Arabistan [Khuzestan] to enforce payment of revenue by the Shaikh of Mohammerah
• The despatch of Persian troops to Arabistan and attacks against them by the Bakhtiaris
• The resignation of the Governor-General of Arabistan
• Relations between the Government of Persia and the Bakhtiari and southern tribes
• The attitude of the Persian Minister of War, Reza Khan [Reżā Shāh Pahlavī], towards tribal leaders in South Persia and the interpretation of HM Minister, Tehran of the position
• The Shah of Persia’s visit to Bushire [Bushehr] and the policy of Reza Khan
• A memorandum on British wartime obligations with the rulers of the Persian Gulf coast entitled ‘A Memorandum on British Commitments (During the War) to the Gulf Chiefs’ (ff 129-135)
• Pledges given by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Sheikh of Mohammerah dated 1 December 1908 and 16 May 1909 (f 126).

The volume also contains a hand-drawn map of Arabistan (f 90).

The principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and HM Minister, Tehran.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.