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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎45v] (101/1904)

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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and same is his, and he has the power to make use of H. I have nothing more to do
with it. Profits and losses concern him only, and unto him is due from me ah possible
assistance in ease he meets with any difficulty in this. Be this known.
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Dated the 17th Ramazan, 1316.
(Signed and sealed)
SAKER-BIN-KHALED.
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In the name of . . . . God.
Well I, Yoosif-bin- Abdullali, sold to Haji Hassan-bin-Ali -Semeyye ail and entive
share of oxide mines 'mentioned herein, and which 1 nave ootaiueu irom ssneik-^fea er-
bin-Khaled. The mentioned share is now the property of Haji Hassan -hin-Aii^oemey-
ye, and 1 renounce all my rights in the said share, 1 have received payment ot a sum
of 400 dollars, being the price thereof.
Dated the 15th Shaban, 13101
(Signed and sealed)
Witness:
(Signed,and sealed)-—
Abdul Latif-bin-Abdul Rahman.
Y 00 SIF-BIN -EH ALEB.
(Inclosure 4 d.)
I, Haji Hassan-bin-All Semeyye, have sold to Mr. Th Brown all and entire share
■of the oxide mines" mentioned herein which I have obtained by purchase trom xoosit->in-
AQ uTTah anTCEe said share is now the property of Mr. I homas Brown, and it is his,
and I renounce all rights to it. Profits and losses concern him only, i have receiveu
6,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , being the price of the share.
Dated tli6 10th October, 1901» Qii , M'PWR
(Signed and sealed) HAJI HASbAiS-liMi 11 fci•
(Inclosure 4 Ee)
I hereby^certify that I have to-day sold my share, together with all my rights and
obligations, to Messrs. Robert Wonckhaus and Co. for the sum ot 11,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. (e.eveifc
thousand). (Signed) THOMAS BROWN.
Lingah, October 16, 1907.
(Inclosure 5.)
Contract between Mr. Hassan-ben-AliSemey,
Concession^ and Robert Wonckhaus, in Lingah,
Hassan-ben-Semey agrees to deliver to Mr. Robert Wonckhaus, Lingah, during four
years, beginning with the 1st June, 1906, every year 2,000 to 5 ,000 tons of J) cwts.
oxide of iron of the Island Ben Musa, same quality as tne 700 cons suipped oy
Mr. Robert Wonckhaus in March 1906. Mr. Robert W onckhaus agrees to take at ieabt
every year 2,000 tons, and if he wants so and there is sufficient good stuff on the isx^na
of which he approves, up to 5,000 tons yearly. „
The price is fixed at 15s. 6d. per ton of 20 cwts., usual weight conditions, t.o.D,
steamer " Ben Musa." to be weighed on board. -R^wt
Hassan-ben-Semey gives the entire monopoly of Abu Musa oxide to Mr. 1x0 - ^
Wonckhaus. During the term of the contract he is not allowed to sell or depose ^
■otherwise any quantity of Ben Musa during the term of this contract, but it is agree^
upon that Hassan is permitted to export to India for his account during this year «.uu.

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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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