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APPENDIX.
Memorandum on the Kaab tribe and Mohammerah by Sir H.
Rawlinson, dated 6th January 1844.
Abstract of Memorandum.

Dependency of the Chaab tribe.
Early history of tho tribe.
Originally Turkish subjects.
Migration to Guban.
Continued dopcndenco upon Turkey.
Cross into tho Persian Territory.
Condition of the tribe under Sheikh Salman virtually independent.
Persia and Turkey fail in attempts to reduce thorn.
Founding of Fellahiah in the Persian Territory.
Opening of political connexion with Persia.
Turkey maintains her claim.
Relations between Turkey and the Chaab during the last century.
Indicative of anything but dependence.
Acts of violence and hostility on the part of tho Chaab.
Sheikh Thamir alone shows a disposition to court protection.
Comparison with tho above of the connexion during the same period of
Chaab with Persia.
A pecuniary liability attaches to the tribe but undefined in its nature and
extent.
Dependency on Persia for a long period shown to have been only partial.
Latterly control of Persia has been complete.
Present state of tho question of dependency.

Bight of Territory.
Boundaries of the two empires, Irak-i-Arab and Khurzistan.
Basis of geographical distinction between these provinces.
Practical application of it in marking the old line of frontier.
Rendered fluctuating and porflexed from the changes in the courses of the
rivers.
Difficulty of verifying the principle in modern times.
Instance of departure from it in reference to lands of Guban.
Means available for proving the territorial right of Turkey to lands on the
8hat-cl-Arab, independently of mere geographical precedent.
Mohammerah included in these lands and in possession of Turkey until
within the last few years.
Former dependency of Mohammerah on Bussora geographically correct.
At present owing to changes in the course of the river it belongs geo-
grapically to Khurzistan.
Sketch of tho frontier as it should be drawn on conformity with tho basis
of the old distinction between Irak-i-Arab and Khurzistan.
Gives to Turkey all tho lands on the Shat-el-Arab and to Persia Moham­
merah.

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