'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎306r] (638/1904)

2*ls la't'tap of 1 Itli uotober 1902 to U0X0310X i»0ist)aXX 'tiid onXyj
warning ho had. rooeivad on the oubjaot v/aa that contained
In OoXont»X Meade * a lettsr to iiesidenoy .igent, ^aargah,
dated 17tlx J'jhru&ry 1900 in which the JTorsaor wrote:-
" Y ou siiould inform the TruoiaX Jhlefs separately that
"the Eosldent .'.'ouXd bo ready to help them with advice in
"respect to any proposals jcade to them for trading pri-
"vile^os, such ae ninlng concesslona, etc. In doing ao
"you would, of course, aaJie it clear to the ^hiefa that
"the ii«aidant haa no desire to Interfere but it «ould bo
"to their advantage to obtain advice before concluding
"arrangementa for raonopoXiea and exclusive priviXegea,
8 thereby protecting theraaelvea against unscrupulous
"traders".
The whole object of tills advice was to protect these
unaophistloated Uholichs against all unscrupuloua persona
anxious to exploit their ignorance, whether British of
Foreign - by urging then alwaya to consult the 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.
before entertaining applications for concosaions.
It la true that later on (vide Foreign Department 3177-
ii.B., dated 27th August 1907) 1 tas instructed to* tarn the
i 'rucial Chiefs that the grant of a conceoalon of any aort
to mine or otherwise exploit any portion of their territory
is conoidorod to fall wlthip the scope of this clause''
fau.- & u-L-x-r*H.i < ,• tit* <■>»' '' ^ «»-
the Shelima were not fernally notified to that effect
for the time being..and action, pending the sottleaent of
this case, waa limited to a reminder to the Gheikha by the
-.-euidency Agent not to entertain applications from out
siders for mining righto without consulting the 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. ,
For explanation of Gheikh Sagar's letter aee under vLt-vi* j *2.
The word "little" has been intorj 0 Arabic
It/"wa ziyadoh" i.e. "^d over" or '
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