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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎409r] (844/1904)

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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Ho. 347 dated S7th A^ust 1906.
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To
The Hosidenpy Agent,
Shargah.
After CompiImonto.
Pleaoe refer to the correspondence ending with your letters
No. 14 dated 16th January and 10 of 18th January 1905. In the
first of these you had informed as© that Sheikh Sagar and Sheikh
Sail® have given you an assurance that they would not enter into
any negooiations without consulting the Resident, with any foreigner
for the lease of the red oxide deposits on Abu i^usa Island; and in
the second letter you reported that you had isapreseed on the con
cessionaires, your son Esa and Hassan Sawaiyeh thatvthey likewise
should not enter into partnersihip with foreign serohants in con
nection with this conoession.
I have lately received infomation that Herr tfonokhaus has
entered into some arrangement with the concessionaires for all the
produce of the red oxide deposits of Abu Musa for a term of years.
Please let me know the facts of the case; and if sy informa
tion is correct, I shall be glad if you will obtainefrora your son
Esa either the loan of the original contract with Mr. Wonckhaua or
a copy certified by yourself and forward it to for inspection.
(sd) P.Z.Oox.
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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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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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