'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎836r] (1746/1904)

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Abdul Latif . •
After co»i)li»6nts 5
Xour 4,at»«8t" dated Zlph 15S4 r-'-vc •" r*r in due oourfldS --vir: I
was glad to receive it and understood its content's » C You par
tlcuxarxy wrote about the deed of contract ihioh I executed
with Wonckhaus the German for the sale of Oxide froa Abu Muoa
si arc » Ion said that your boh Eaa did not agree , tc the eireco
tion of HMfi docjummx \of such a nature , ari itiw&ie^that I alt
no*.consult you &&&31 was neceseary r>.c partner entered
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into transactiom without the knowledge of the other partne^a ♦
I had so entered into transactions without consul^m&n
■-.na t.aar # £ga feared that coaplioatior^wculd result owing to the
entry of foreigners Into the aattcr —rt ttiHJ the nullifioatior
of the contract was betterthar i^o acceptance . I understood
ft all .
Oh my brother , At the tiae T ew#®xtfed tne deed of agreement
I tftt .tnnythe details of , copied in Arabic
alongside the Rnglieh. without addition or oai»slon r and you
came ?.o know of it and approved It and wrote to -ne l--
7^ r:^ht , Similarly yet askedwc for a copy of tlie
deed arc 1 T sent it you wid you acknowledged its receipt and
approved of it . It is new a matter of 8 months , Ho- I
cancel it ? You , by the grace of 6od , are a rise Kan , and
if you suggest complications; .rejaember the u si-man has no comec
tion with the leasehold of the mines « he has no concern except
to take from us the oxide itself - nothing further ~ for a sta
--tef period . 'There is no harm in tgie . The object is to effect"
saxes and thi uv. stufi | r n ■' -•••• thej - him t ■
ex80 » fou are aware that he took some from us last year snd. we
we saw nothing o bjectionable in his deal with us ♦ ~ id ae you
kriOTr we have spent a considerable sum Aft money in espenseE in
this comeotion .If we do not sell the stuff how are we to get
wat 1.- oui w-wn ? I-leas© ^od tlie matter will end satisfactorily
Salaams to Esa and the brothers «■