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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎165r] (340/1904)

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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165"
tlje Second German Memorandum, and His
"Majesty 's Government cannot accept that account
as accurate.
As the German Government are no doubt
aware, and as will be shown later, the dragoman
Mirza Hussein has now been shown to be a
person on whose statements no reliance can be
placed; further, he could not speak Arabic, and
the interpreter was Abdullah-bin-Hassan-Samieh,
Hassan Samieh's son, a person who was interested
in putting such a statement into the sheikh 's
mouth.
8 - His Majesty's Government are disposed to agree
that the meaning of the sentence in the sheikh's
letter " and the lease has remained up till now "
is probably that Sagar acquiesced in the conces
sion when he returned from Mecca, as is stated
by both the sheikhs (First British Memorandum,
Appendices 1 and 5). At the time the letter was
written nothing had occurred to make Sagar con
sider the cancellation of the concession advisable.
pp- 8 ' s - His Majesty's Government cannot agree that
Sagar's statement that he voluntarily assigned
the rent of 250 French reals to Salim is ■" an
ex parte statement for which there is no proof" ;
it is evidence of the best kind, and is supported
by Salim's statement, " When I leased the mines
of Abu Musa I was officiating on jour behalf, and
the concession was given by proxy for you"
(First British Memorandum, Appendix 1), which
shows clearly that Salim would not have received
the rent from the mines if it had not been granted
p. 9. him by Sagar. The alleged facts with which the
statement is said to be inconsistent are considered
below. His Majesty's Government would point
p. a. out that the phrase " the amount previously
promised or to a lit " is an
incorrect reproduction of Sagar's words; the
Arabic is " wa ziyadeh," and over " or " and
more."
p. 9. The suggestion made by the German Govern
ment that Sheikh Sagar's right to pasturage on
Abu Musa may be merely a servitude to which
the private property in the island is subject is
entirely unsupported by evidence, and is not
borne out by Major Cox's report (First British
Memorandum, Appendix 6), to which reference is
made).
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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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