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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎721r] (1498/1904)

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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Translation of a letter from the Chief of Raa-el-
Kheimah, Sheikh Horaeid bin Abdullah, to 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.
Agent Mohajamad E a shir.
(Dated 5th Zilhijjah 1289 = 18th February 1873).
It is not hidden from you, and you know that those
Islands of the sea (viz) Tomb, Abu Musa and Sir are the
properties of the Qowacin of Oman and dependencies of ours,
Abu Musa belonging to Shargah and Tomb to Ras-el-Kheimah
at present, otherwise they all belonged to our late (grand)
father Sheikh Sultan. Now, this year, grass has been
destroyed in our side owing to abundance of locuste and we
sent our horses and all the animals to the Island of Tomb.
And I have received a report that after the "id" (festival)
the A1 Bu Someith will go over to the island and consume
the vegetation which is therej and this is detrimental to
us j and during our interview with brother Sheikh Khali fall
I informed him (of this) but he has negligence and pre-
crastination. So, please warn them and note that if they
passed over to the island I will. Inevitably, send men to
turn them out of it and no blame will attach with me.
I have informed you of this, so that you may be aware of
those circumstances. I expect a reply and salaams.
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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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