'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎31v] (73/1904)

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Annex (29).
Translation of a letter from Abdullah bin Ha
Nakhuda AM Saleh.
{Bated Calcutta, 1st Shaaban
After Compliments,
It is now a long time that I have received no letters from you. Perhaps the
cause whicli prevented it is good. I am always receiving letters trom my father
Hasan who gives me the news of your health. You should, God willing, inform me
of your health and the news of your side by every mail.
0 my brother, I beg to advise you in connection with the dispute which was
between us and Sassoon. We have settled with Sassoon and it has been arranged
that a compromise should be effected. And we have written papers of compro
mise for the settlement of the dispute. And whereas your father was one of the
partners and he has now passed away, and whereas you are in Irs place and are
his executor, it is necessary that you should give a power-of-attorney from your
self in my name so that I may affix, in the documents, your signature with the
signatures of the partners which are (recorded) in the documents held by me m the
case veTsus Sassoon, as Sassoon knows that Hail An has passed away and that I,
Abdullah, was his agent at Calcutta. Now, after Haji Ali's death, it is obvious
that you are his executor and it is necessary that you should write a power-of-
attorney for me (saying) that I am your agent in Calcutta in all the affairs which
may occur in Calcutta as 1 was before in the affairs of your father.
For this purpose I have now written a power-of-attorney in English in accord
ance with the law which will be accepted by the court; it is a power-of-attorney
from you in my name. There is also an affidavit testifying that you are Sejef bin
Haji Ali—his executor and attorney and that you are now in his place. This cer
tificate together with the power should be taken by yourself to the British Resi
dent or Assistant Resident at Bunder Abbas and you should, in his presence,
admit that you are the son of Haji Ali and are in your father's place and that you
have made this power in the name of Abdullah bin Hasan who is to be your agent
in Calcutta as he was before in the lifetime of Haji Ali. Also the Resident or
the Assistant Resident should certify in the affidavit that you are Haji Ali's son
and his representative.
You should also take a writing from the Belgian Director of Customs that you
are Haji Ali's son and his representative and obtain another certificate from
the Postmaster and expedite sending them to me by registered post soon and
without delay, and write on the cover my address in English as follows:
A. H. H. Samaiyeh and Company,
34-1, Co
Calcutta.
You should not delay the power and the documents but send them to me at
an early date. I have also advised my father Hasan who will also let you know
and urge upon you. I know that at the moment of their arrival, you will expedite
sending them on. I have written you this by post and I now intend going to the
solicitors so that I may write the power and the affidavit and send them to you by
registered post. I need not urge you further that you should expedite doing
what I have advised you. This is what was necessary. The letter was written
most hastily.
Your humblest friend,
ABDULLAH bin HASSAN SAMAIYEH.
P. /S.—(in red ink).
I was unable to send the power by this mail as it was not prepared. God
willing, I shall send it to you by the next mail. Let this be known to you: I shall
gpnd it by registered post by the next mail.