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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎356r] (738/1904)

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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to tets fl? ciclent of Ms unci0*0 conduct smd In th©
courov 03. iita letter lie wrote? "At precent you ar®
*awaro that Halia rep-ldes on Bu Musa, which la an
ie-i^rkl dependent on Shargeh, and I ocjnnot spare it
4.0 others and perhaps Salim may create ooiae dic-
turbaoe which may break the sarltl»e peace. I bee
"therefor® thai you will kindly warn Sal Ik and In-
form hira that if he is deoirous of living at Abu
*' uoa miat do sc peaceably> you being Mo guaran*
j 8 te© that nothing wrong will be don© by Mxa of a
'nature to disturb the isaritiae peace. But should
I *lwnot. choose to obey it will be your choice either
I "to remove Mm froa the island or to leave ue to
settle the matter between us and in that case we
should not be called to account in the ©vent of our
"attacking one another, 2 leave the matter to your
^disposition.*
In reply the Shaihh was informed that if either
party broke the isaritime peace he rrould be promptly
repressed.
About this tlao the Hhaikhs of Ras-el-Oiairaa and
Dobai also coaplalnod to the Resident against Shaikh
Salla*« violation of the agroeaent, guaranteed as
It had been by themselves,
On ... ■ tc FebOAarj - ol- ov; ■ ng Shaikh ^agar t^^ain wrote
to the Resident politely urging that it was all very
well for hia to say tliat whoever broke the
peace would be repressed # but realndlng his that Abu
Ifusa war; his , Bhalnh Sagar's property . a hereditary
appanage of Ohar^eh , He ,dded j » If Ballm wants to
live there and guarantees that he will not cor®it
anything which would interfere with ay affaife® , or
uistuib the aarltlae peace f ©o be it. | but I cannot
dispense with this island , which la of the greatest
use te we , I beg therefore that you will plainly
write to m on the subject and likewise instruct your

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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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