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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [379r] (784/1904)
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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3.7
Sal la bin Sultan,
To Sheikh Sagar bin Khaled, Sheikft of Shargah.
After oompllnenta.
I write to Inform your honour that whereas 1 have come
to know that Hajl Haae&n bin All Saraaiyeh and the friends who
advise h*3 assert that the oxide mines which are In the island of
Abu i usa are ray personal property and that the leas® which was
Issued by me to Ilajl Hassan and his partners was given by me in
my own right and not by proxy in your behalfj I fear that this
statement may become a cause of ill-feeling between us» I have
therefore thogght it neoessary to apprise your honour of it and to
acquaint you with what is in my mind, namely that I absolutely
made no such claim as that which interested parties allege; and I
hereby admit that when I came before you in the presence of the
British Agent on 4th Shaaban 15501 I had no pension or means of
subsistence and you were kind enough to place the Island of Abu
Uusa under my supervfefeion so that I might cultivate therein and
reap from it the means of subsistence end you did so conditionally
that I loyalty and concord and obedience to you in all
respects; and I am well aware that the Island in question and the
mines which are in it belong to your honour and that you might at
any time mJ^t decide to take the island ffom my charge. It is
at your disposition to do so, and I have no status or power to
gainsay you. And when 1 leased the mines of Abu Musa 1 was off1-
elating on your behalf and the concession was given by proxy t*
you and I was well aware that on your return from the pilgrimage
to Mecca, if you considered that my action in the matter of the
concession was good, you would confirm what I had agreed to, and if
in your opinion it was objectionable you could annul It either at
the time or at any other time; and I altogether disapprove of the
proceedings of Hajl iiasean bin All Samalyeh in regard to this
lease and in respect of whatever action you took in this connect
ion, that is in cancelling the document, 1 was acting in accord
with you , seeing that your action was taken in consultation with
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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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- '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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