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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎161v] (333/1904)

The record is made up of Four volumes. It was created in 1871-1911. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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His Majesty's Government agree that Sheikh
bagar was prevented by the JBritish resident from
driving Sheikh Salim out of Abu Musa by force.
There is no doubt that Sheikh Sagar, supported as
he was by all the tribesmen, was in a position to
treat Sheikh Salim, who had no means of defend
ing himself, in any way he pleased, and it was
only because Sheikh Sagar loyally submitted to
the warning of the British resident that there
must be no breach of the maritime truce that
Sheikh Salim was allowed to remain in Shargah
at all, and that arrangements were made for his
maintenance.
His Majesty's Government would observe that
Abdul Latif, father of Esa, was not the British
i£ consular agent," but Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. agent.
With regard to- the statement that " the rent p
was paid regularly, and received by Sheikh
Salim," His Majesty's Government would point
out that the German Gbvernment have omitted
all reference to Sheikh Sagar's statement that, on
being informed by Sheikh Salmi of the concession
that he, acting as Begent, had granted, he
voluntarily set aside the amount of the rent, as
forming part of the revenue of Abu Musa, for
Sheikh Salim, in order to make up his allowance
to the original sum of 600 dollars, or more (see
Appendix 5 to First British Memorandum).
His Majesty's Government would also point out p
that the statement that the share of Sheikh Sagar
was on the 10th October, 1907, sold by Hassan
Samieh to Thomas Brown is somewhat misleading,
if unaccompanied by any reference to the fact
that such sale took place eight months after the
cancellation of the concession by Sheikh Sagar,
and a week after the delivery of the final order
that all work was to cease.
His Majesty's Government cannot agree that p
the summary of the terms of the contract between
Hassan Samieh and Herr Bobert Wonckhaus is
accurate, and would refer to the terms of such
contract as set out in Annex 5 to the First German
Memorandum. Similar observations apply to the
summary of Sheikh Sagar's letter of the 21st
February, 1907, to Hassan Samieh (Annex 12 to
First German Memorandum).

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Correspondence includes the originals and annexes of the Abu Musa report of May 1911; Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. material for first British reply; printed copy of 2nd British reply; Hassan Samiyah's complaint. It also includes the printed arguments of the Foreign Office case. Correspondence discusses arguments based on various translations of Persian and Arabic words.

Correspondents include Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Hassan Samaiyah; Robert Wonckhaus; Mr Tigranes Joseph Malcolm; Bahadur Abdul Latif [Abd’al Latif] , Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah.

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Four volumes
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The file is arranged in four volumes.

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Foliation: This file has been split into four parts. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, runs across all four parts and consists of a pencil number, enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. In each volume the foliation commences on the first folio of writing and concludes on the last. Volume 1 contains folios 1-251, Volume 2 contains folios 252-479. Volume 3 contains folios 480-727. Volume 4 contains folios 728-910.

Foliation anomalies: 478, 478A, 512, 512A, 512B, 512C, 584, 584A, 606, 606A, 640, 640A, 821, 821A, 821B, 821C, 821D, 860, 860A, 865, 865A. Foliation omission: 646.

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