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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎177r] (364/1904)

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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to suggest th^t they were anxious to claim rights
in the island and not merely in the produce ol
the mines. Thus, on the 19th October, 1907,
Messrs. Wonckhaus wrote to the sheikh :—
" We consider the mines and the concession fur
them as a security for the advances paid, if you
force Haji Hassan-bin-Ali Somayah and Co. to
withdraw their coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. and representatives, we
shall have to send over some men ourselves to
protect our property."
When Brown and his men left for the island
on the 22nd October, 1907, they took with them
a German flag, which it was intended to place on
the accumulations of oxide.
On the 19th November, 1907, the German vice-
consul at Bush ire threatened the sheikh with a
claim for a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and claimed for
Messrs, Wonckhaus the right of direct concern in
the working of the mines.
His Majesty's Government entirely agree with
the German Government that the question in this
case is purely commercial, and not political. But
p. 27. in view of the above facts, it appears that
Sagar's fears were not altogether as " senseless "
as has been suggested.
For reasons already given, however. His
Majesty's Government are of opinion that the
question whether such considerations "justified"
the sheikh's action does not arise.
VIII.
p. 28. Sheikh Sahar's interference
redressing a wrong all
by one 'partner to the
the carrying out of a
he contrary to the int
hut simply deprives the
"basis of its existence.
The company, in which
Robert Wonckhaus and
thereby very seriously
realisation of its object
and it is not in a position
obligations imposed upon
No new points are raised under this head.,
Sheikh Sagar's action was the only one he could
take with a view to putting an end to the position
in which the company found itself owing to the
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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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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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