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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [254r] (534/1904)
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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an if ix r'hi).
Affidavit of lielef bin Hnkhodn Ali.
(Dated *0%h March,
Mejef binH »Ji ^skhoda .All statos on sol em affiraatiom-
i ;soL; nly doo'are the following to be t e facto regard-
Ing, fay interview;? with sr. Thomas Brown of Messrs.. wonolehauc-
Coy., and if nccesoapy I aa prepared to confirm this
statement by oath of the Koran before a ujtahid.
I Uavc had several convsrsationn about tlic Abu Muaa
cam with parties interested. The first was when Abdullah
bin Hasan Saraiyeh cms© to see no accompanied by Mirea
#411© Dragon an of tie a»r?aan Oonaulate. | iiuonein "Gerraani? hey
can® to ■♦under Abbas and stayed in the house of Kaji Assln-
ut-TulJar. Abdullah on landing fron the ship oaxae to
house and asked me to come over nd have a talk about the
matter at Ha11 A m in• b house. I went over to Ha ji
4
houaeand there UirsRa Hussein, bdiillaii and Haji All "aer-
4 fsototu® of the f%rm in Ling ah. }wani w were present. Abdullah
asked ae to give him a paper stating that 1 handed over
share of t:io oonoession on Abu Musa to xbdullah bin Hasan.
The paper was to be given a date prior to the date of the
. contract between Messrs. Wonckhaus find Hasan. Be also
asked ®e to • Ive hist another paper saying that I was quit©
satiafied with the contract. I refused saying that 1 would
not do any thing '"f the sort unless they s?ettled up ay ac
count with i: vid Bassoon, that is lay father's on account
of oxide, carnets etc. I eaid if they did not give rao
baofe the car *ts thay should pay ®e 80,000 (twenty thousand)
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
and settle ray account and then I would give the®
the paper. However, they did not give the money and
I sentioned the matter to the British Consulate, These
two
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/259
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- 'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case'
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