"الملف 14/115 VII الملحق (B 9) أكسيد جزيرة أبو موسى: مواد خلفية حول هذه القضية" [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٠] (١٩٠٤/٣١١)

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Translation of a letter from Hasan bin Ali/Sawaty^
Saleh.
{DatedLingah, 16th ZilUjjeh 13=
After Greeting,
I beg to advise you that I coukinot leave home for a period ol forty aayb as ^ a . s ,
sick, and that I am," God willing, better now-a-days. _ I have heard ^o^.^bas ,a]i
Ali Akbar that you had written to him requesting him to speak with tins um j e ,
regard to BinMusa. Indeed! did not expect that such a message woulucome trom
you by any one, before yoa come to me in person and receive the facts and go m^o
the matters {i .e„ learn the circumstances). Then you will come to know the accoun ,
and everything with me is kept in proper order. And 1 consider you like a son ana
in the same position as my son Abdullah and you know what fnendsnip exis e
between as and your father, Haji Ali deceased, who did nothing except after consult
ation in our business. And you your self have (nevertheless) forgotten his^at .-ita e
towards us while we were hopeful that you will follow his footstep. What is cer am
to me is that you will not keep such things {i.e., such ideas) in your mind ana that you
will personally come to me and receive the facts of the matter from my own moutn,
verbally and it will become clear to you. And as regards the affairs oj tne islana,
they are pending up to now and no settlement has as yet been made with the ant^-
wonist. I am on the same friendly terms with you as with your father, and it is mj
hope that your mind will not be annoyed with us. You are (however) ol a hasty
temper and l/sten to the statements of jealous parties; (but) the matter should not
be misunderstood by you. You are like a son in my estimation owing to the
friendship Which! had with your father. !nmy opinion you should come to us
at Lingah for - week's time i nd, God willing, all will be well in our interview.
This is what was to be stated and may you ever remain preserved and guarded.
My son Abdullah sends you salaams.
(N ote .—-Tlilg letter is in the handwriting of Abdujlah bin Ha^an bamaiyen j