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'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.' [70r] (146/401)
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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pp. 8, 9.
9
the Second German Memorandum, and His
Majesty's Government cannot accept the latter
as accurate.
As the German Government are no doubt
aware, and as will be shown later, the dragoman
Mirza Hussein has now been shown to be a
person on whose statements no reliance can be
placed; further, he could not speak Arabic, and
the interpreter was Abdullah-bin-Hassan-Samieh,
Hassan Samieh's son, a person who was interested
in putting such a statement into the sheikh's
mouth.
His Majesty's Government are disposed to agree
that the meaning of the sentence in the sheikh's
letter " and the lease has remained up till now "
is probably that Sagar acquiesced in the conces
sion when he returned from Mecca, as is stated
by both the sheikhs (First British Memorandum,
Appendices 1 and 5). At the time the letter was
written nothing had occurred to make Sagar con
sider the cancellation of the concession advisable.
His Majesty's Government cannot agree that
Sagar's statement that he voluntarily assigned
the rent of 250 French reals to Salim is "an
ex parte statement for which there is no proof " ;
it is evidence of the best kind, and is supported
by Saliin's statement, " When I leased the mines
of Abu Musa I was officiating on your behalf, and
the concession was given by proxy for you'
(First British Memorandum, Appendix 1), which
shows clearly that Salim would not have received
the rent from the mines if it had not been granted
him by Sagar. The alleged facts with which the
statement is said to be inconsistent are considered
below. His Majesty's Government would point
out that the phrase <c the amount previously
promised or to a little over that amount " is an
incorrect reproduction of Sagar's words ; the
Arabic is " wa ziyadeh," i.e., " and over or " and
more.
The suggestion made by the German Govern
ment that Sheikh Sagar's right to pasturage on
Abu Musa may be merely a servitude to which
the private property in the island is subject is
entirely unsupported by evidence, and is not
borne out by Major Cox's report (First British
Memorandum, Appendix G;, to which reference is
made).
[2294/—2] D
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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.
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- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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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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- '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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