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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [378r] (782/1904)
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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remained at the previous figure of Ann ^
^ 6 o400 dollars, but I now
agreed to the return of Sheiv-h
th <■» Shafeofc "-nd I took hi* into
ny eervloe. Then later on in the T
" 1 went on the Mecoa
pllgrlnage and appointed 3heiVh q«n« + ^
- ,alim to a °t for ne in the Shargah
C0 TOrane nt and on ny retuni sheikh 3allB ^ ^ ^
boon afforded an opportunity a „ d h a d aeS n tt to our lnt9rBBt to
lease the mines of Abu Muaa fn +>,«««
vo three persons subject to the British
Government. I did not renudlat* 4 + „ ^
re,uaiate it and saw nothing objectionable
I acquiesced in it? and seeing that Sheikh Sali® had
' S j ' ! ,ra ' 10 con ' ,laln 'hat the eum of 400 dollore was not suffi
cient for his aubslstence, 1 voluntarily set aside the amount of
this rant for him, that It might make up his subsistence, oo that
the total of what oan.e m *» to his, yearly .sight be floo dollars
to m ! 0 ! 6 ' ' >nd 0Ver ' and thSt n0 CiUee 0f olBh t he lef . t
a o 00 unt of the paucity of his allowance. I have absolutely
not given him any deed In connection with the Island nor In regard
to the nines therein, all x did was to relinquish the Inoooe to
mr , in me way^of financial asolstanoe from to hla - and It
-t-B , one voluntarily and at ny own discretion. And I have not ceased
in the days of spring in years when there has been rain and herbage
to send my livestock to the island for grazing purposes as has been
our custom from of old; and my flag ceases not to fly there.
.uon ~ tas . -o*. oi the matter and I have recorded them for
your Information.
signature and seal of Sheikh Sagar bin Khalld bin Sultan.
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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
- Title
- 'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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