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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎266r] (558/1904)

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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rrfimzation of c letter from ifaltho^a All Ahmed Salsh to
Mr, Tlgran -ilcoln (Bated llth Jnmdl I, 1320 « 16th August
190S).
I hop® you are keeping well, Your which was for
warded by the regular nail has been received and noted. I
wrate a reply thereto and sent it in tho s.s. R King Arthur"
through Zair Hauan for delivery to you» and I hope that you
have received it»
As regards whet you have written about Khadheirl and the
firra of liotBf no reply has been received up to now. It la a
•long tirae that no letter has bete received fro® Khadheirl,
and when I saw that no letter can:-© from hin I also did not
write to his. ":hG sara® happened in the case of Hotz's firm.
God,is generous. At last the matter will not regain as it
in. God will find a way. I as? now in oorsrsunlcation with a
indu {who wishes) to purchase (the oxide) at Bosbay nfc 3
rupeon nor uindi; snd we offer it at rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to be deliver
ed at tho Sosabay harbour, the Customs duty arid warehouse
fee to be paid by the Hindu hlmsslf. He wants 8000 Gindis
and wishes to Make a contract, afterwardn, for India. If
he contracted 4000 tons per annum for Indl at ? per
Oindi to be delivered in the Boabay harbour, ilaji Hasan will
agree. Let tae see what happens. I will let you know, mis
price for which he buys weans that the bag and freight to
Bombay should be payable by us. If tha bags are new they
will cost in.IS per l Ari and if they are old they cost Rs.
6 per Old and new should be misted, so that the oxide
i-iay duly reach sombay. It should be weighed in the stealer.
May w-od wish that these tenae should be agreed unon. If
Abdullah does not epolKthe matter) it will be good. He
Hasan) htm intimated to Abdullah but has written that
he (Abduleh) should not speak about it but should intimate
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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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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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