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'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.' [56r] (118/401)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 27 Aug 1911-30 Dec 1912. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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As a matter of fact Messrs Tonokhans have made several
shipments of iron oxide from the Island of Abu Mnsa and In
view of the arsurance given "by His Britannic l!ajesty f s
Government they could reckon on undertaking further ship
ments at any time without meeting objections until the
exhaustion of the amount already mined.
The Imperial Government on their side thought they
could assume, after the Issue of the general Instructions
to the British Consul General In Bushlre by His Britannic
Majesty's Government, that the question of separate ship
ments would easily be settled between the two consular
authorities on the ground of the understanding arrived at
at the time, without a fresh discussion between the two
Governments being necespary In each case.
In view of the above mentioned assurance of His
Britannic Majesty*s Government and of the negotiations
which preceded it, it Is difficult to understand how the
idea can have arisen that permission to ship could be Issued
to Messrs Wonckhaus only in connection with their contracts
and should be to some extent„dependent on the latter. In
this connection reference must be made to the German Uote
of July 26th 1910. When His Britannic Majesty's Government
in their communication of August 22nd 1910 call attention
to the fact that in their memorandum of July 10th 1908 thej''
pointed
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Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence topics include:
- The Second British Memorandum, December 1911 (printed copy).
- The migration of the Sudanese community from Sirri to Abu Musa.
- The activities of the German company Wonckhaus which was not permited to ship oxide from the pit-head but permitted to remove all oxide already mined.
- Letters discuss the view of the 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. that no further concessions be given to Wonckhaus.
Correspondents include the 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. ; the Foreign Office, London; 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. , London; H. Listermann, German Consulate, Bushire; Shaikh Sagar bin Khalid, Chief of Sharjah; 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; H.M. Vice-Consul and Assistant Resident, Lingah.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each page.
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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:26v, 28v:36v, 37v:94r, 95v:100v, 101v:139r, 140r:142v, 143ar:143av, 144r:146v, 149r:150v, 152r:154v, 156r:189v, 191r:196v, 197v, back-i
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