"الملف 14/115 VII الملحق (B 9) أكسيد جزيرة أبو موسى: مواد خلفية حول هذه القضية" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٤] (١٩٠٤/٥٣٤)

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Affidavit of lielef bin Hnkhodn Ali.
(Dated *0%h March,
Mejef binH »Ji ^skhoda .All statos on sol em affiraatiom-
i ;soL; nly doo'are the following to be t e facto regard-
Ing, fay interview;? with sr. Thomas Brown of Messrs.. wonolehauc-
Coy., and if nccesoapy I aa prepared to confirm this
statement by oath of the Koran before a ujtahid.
I Uavc had several convsrsationn about tlic Abu Muaa
cam with parties interested. The first was when Abdullah
bin Hasan Saraiyeh cms© to see no accompanied by Mirea
#411© Dragon an of tie a»r?aan Oonaulate. | iiuonein "Gerraani? hey
can® to ■♦under Abbas and stayed in the house of Kaji Assln-
ut-TulJar. Abdullah on landing fron the ship oaxae to
house and asked me to come over nd have a talk about the
matter at Ha11 A m in• b house. I went over to Ha ji
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houaeand there UirsRa Hussein, bdiillaii and Haji All "aer-
4 fsototu® of the f%rm in Ling ah. }wani w were present. Abdullah
asked ae to give him a paper stating that 1 handed over
share of t:io oonoession on Abu Musa to xbdullah bin Hasan.
The paper was to be given a date prior to the date of the
. contract between Messrs. Wonckhaus find Hasan. Be also
asked ®e to • Ive hist another paper saying that I was quit©
satiafied with the contract. I refused saying that 1 would
not do any thing '"f the sort unless they s?ettled up ay ac
count with i: vid Bassoon, that is lay father's on account
of oxide, carnets etc. I eaid if they did not give rao
baofe the car *ts thay should pay ®e 80,000 (twenty thousand)
rupees and settle ray account and then I would give the®
the paper. However, they did not give the money and
I sentioned the matter to the British Consulate, These
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