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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎19r] (48/1904)

The record is made up of Four volumes. It was created in 1871-1911. It was written in English. 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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Annex (9).
Question {Form 2) 'put regarding the 'jurisdictio
and the manner of the exorcise of the rig
the Gulf.
In the name of God the Merciful, the compassionate.
As yon are one of the Arab Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and are familiar with
the traditions of the past and the rights of the Arabs in regard to the coast and
island's in the Gulf, what is your opinion on the following points :—
(1) The islands of Bu Musa and Sir Bu Nuair, to the jurisdiction of which
Shaikh do they belong and ip which Sh ikh are the rights of ownership
vested ?
(£) The right to jetsam and flotsam in the islands, by whom is it exercised ?
Answer.
In the name of God the Merciful the Compassionate.
Firstly, I am familiar with the matters about which you ask me. It is well
known amongst the Arabs of the Gulf that the islands of Bu Musa and Sir Bu
N uair are islands belonging to the territories of the Kawasims of Oman and that
their owner is the Ruling Shaikh of the Kawasims who resides at Shargah and who
is at present Sagar bin, Khaled bin Sultan.
Secondly, as regards the question of jetsam and flotsam, it is always taken at the
time by the inhabitants of the scene of the wreck and when the Chief comes to know
of it, he is entitled to take a share ; sometimes he takes it and sometimes he foregoes
it, as he may deem fit.
(Signed and sealed) Saleh bin Muhammad-el-Ali,
Answer in a similar sense recorded by the following also
Ahmed bin Abdullah-el-Hamadi, Chief of Merbakh and Mugam.
Ahmed bin Muhammad-el-Ali. Headman of Qais Island.
Abdullah bin Majed-el-Marzooqi, Headman of Bustaneh.
Kalfan bin Misbah-el-Ali, Headman of Dowan.
Sultan bin Ahmed Marzooki, Chief of Moghu.
Abdullah bin Muhammad-el-Abeideli, Chief of Armeki and Cheeroo.
Ibrahim bin Abdulluh-el-Hamadi, Chief of Kclat.

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Correspondence includes the originals and annexes of the Abu Musa report of May 1911; 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. material for first British reply; printed copy of 2nd British reply; Hassan Samiyah's complaint. It also includes the printed arguments of the Foreign Office case. Correspondence discusses arguments based on various translations of Persian and Arabic words.

Correspondents include Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Hassan Samaiyah; Robert Wonckhaus; Mr Tigranes Joseph Malcolm; Bahadur Abdul Latif [Abd’al Latif] , 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.

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Four volumes
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The file is arranged in four volumes.

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Foliation: This file has been split into four parts. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, runs across all four parts and consists of a pencil number, enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. In each volume the foliation commences on the first folio of writing and concludes on the last. Volume 1 contains folios 1-251, Volume 2 contains folios 252-479. Volume 3 contains folios 480-727. Volume 4 contains folios 728-910.

Foliation anomalies: 478, 478A, 512, 512A, 512B, 512C, 584, 584A, 606, 606A, 640, 640A, 821, 821A, 821B, 821C, 821D, 860, 860A, 865, 865A. Foliation omission: 646.

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