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'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.' [69r] (144/401)
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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clearly that the island is his property as Sheikh
of Shargah. His Majesty's Government cannot
accept the contention of the German Govern
ment that all Sagar claimed was that Abu Musa
was " politically a dependency of Shargah."
There would be no object in Sagar's making such
a statement to the Resident, who was well
acquainted with the fact, and such an inter
pretation would render the letters meaning
less, as there was never a suggestion of Salim's
setting up an independent state in Abu Musa.
The meaning of the letters is clearly that if Salim
is to be allowed to live on the island, instead of
being forcibly ejected, his occupation must be
distinctly understood to be without prejudice to
Sagar's rights as owner, and the peace must
be kept.
His Majesty's Government would remark, with
reference to the use of the words ' I, we,
" my," " our," in the above letters, that in the
original Arabic the plural forms are used
throughout,
His Majesty's Government are also unable to
accept the contention of the German Government
that when Sagar uses the w T ords "our or "my
island" the meaning is " the island belongs
politically to the territory of Shargah," while the
same words in the mouth of Salim mean " the
island is my private property." The cases in
which Salim uses the words " my" or " our
island" are considered below, but it may be
remarked that in the opinion of His Majesty's
Government no evidence of ownership can be
derived from the use of such words by an occupier ;
every man who pays rent for the house he lives
in speaks of it as " my house," but that does not
mean that he is the owner.
With regard to Sheikh Sagar's letter of the
11th October, 1902 (First British Memorandum,
Appendix 7), the German Government remark :
" In order to understand the letter, it would be
interesting to know the purport ol Kemball s
enquiry, to w r hich Sakar's letter was an answer,
and which is not printed in the memorandum.
The letter from Colonel Kemball referred to was
in the following terms :—
" A report has reached me that you wish to
grant a concession to Haji Nakhoda Ali Ahmed
Saleh for excavating and exporting red oxide
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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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