'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎270r] (566/1904)

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Translation of & letter fron Makhodw All Ahised Hal eh
to -Mr, Tigrnn M&lcol^s of Buohti*.
( Undated but '.rrltten sorae time in 1902).
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As regardo tho illr Island, if you can nak® arrange-
men % 8 with ooine on© in Calcutta besidee the firs* of Saasoon»
it will, in my onlnion, be better. Ho one will then raise
any elai^ in Calcutta and the claiaant'o statojsent trill not
fco listened to. "hero arc many rcrdn which cannot be tvritten.
Ill© clrcuKstancc' In connection with tho Calcutta Oxide are
all du« to the London tim, ■ because on© year ago they ru-
aoured at Lingah that wo are no longer able to work the oxide
in the Bin Muea inland; and it wao written fron London
that they should epend as sueh as they can and take tlie Is
land out of our hands. In my opinion, an opportunity hae now
besn offered to thea, because I wao myself at Calcutta and a
Hindu offered to buy all the oxide and the value was also
arranged, lie also -aid Re. 1^00 and was to pay 18.4000 more
and take delivery of the goodc. They cancelled it (however)
for the oak© of one month*n respite, so far four months have
elapsed and the oxide has reaained unsold. Had 1 not been
afraid of the Bank, I would have gone rayself to Calcutta
and disposed of the oxide in any way. when I was at Calcutta
there *ror© aany buyers. the oxide will now remain (unsold)
like a horse in Uoabay which will eat so much that it will
be lost at length,
You will of course say that I knew this from the begin
ning. The oxide which was shipped hae been consigned to Mr,
Brftdv, If you had brought to their office it had to be con
signed to tho®.
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