'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎219r] (448/1904)

at Uuacat. I attach a copy of a latter which I a«dr»Bse4 to
H . B . M ' b Minint^r regarding him on Iflth
Cill). Abdulla MuhmmmA Hasan al ilhadja (German Annex 21)#
The Geraan Uemormtivm Bmye of thl« individual that he Is
"a snan, who on nocottnt of hie experience and reputation ie
"a feeognined arbitrator in coiamerclal raatterc, whose opinion
a i© asked for by Persians and Arabians of the Persian and
11 Arabian OoaatB, as far an Bahrein and to ^hos® deoisions
"they willingly submit"•
This description is greatly over-drawn. Abdulla Khadja
is a Persian subject and a merchant of Linger. An old asn of
00 or 8B» He is the father and supporter of one ilohased
Abdulla idiadja in regard to *dioPi t awong others, I addressed
the Cloverment of India in my letter No. dated 4th July
1909> of ^hioh I append an extract. In spite of the action
taken against hiss, Mohaaed Abdulla has not ceased to intrigue
by using the apuriouo seal and endeavouring to fly a Turkish
flag. He has been able specifically to give us trouble by
attecpting to treat Arab visitors from iniscat, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
Bahrein and iCoweit as Turkish subjects end thrust upon the®
Turkish passport« or visas, and it has only been by the
vigilance of our Agent at Lingah and continual pressure on
the local Persian Authorities by the Hesidency that ilohaaed
Abdulla has boen prevented from achieving rauoh practical
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success. Maturally the family bear/ill will and their testi
mony in a matter like this is objectionable.
(iv). Abdalmuheinibn-Ahssd-ibn-'fushari (Annex vide also
Annex 16.
A petty trader of Bahrein origin residing in Lingah. Hie
grandfather settled in Kais Island and dealt in pearls.
Abdaltsuhsim* e father was one of the several bothers and
had practically nothing. Abdalrauhsin only inherited a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
which he sold for about 8000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to realise capital for
his austenanc®. He is a aan of straw, who on hia last visit
to dombay is caid to have had to borrow 100/- to pay his way
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