'14/115 II B. 5. Abu Musa. Abu Musa oxide contracts and concession. Hassan Samaiyeh's dealings with the Germans.' [154r] (313/467)
The record is made up of 1 volume (228 folios). It was created in 23 Aug 1906-13 Oct 1907. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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15^4-
Telegram
PROM
Ho: Nil
Consul
B *Abbas
dated 18-9-07 ,
(P.)« P1 ea refer to Foreign Department telegram No:
424. In order to carry out the instructions of the
Govt J of India effectually and to minimise the difficulties
entailed by want of communications and the distance
between Liuga and bnarga the following procedure commends
itself to me and I submit the same for your approval.
I would proceed by gun-boat to Sharga and get Sheikh to
write the notice as drafted by the Govt: of India and
to give it to his man for delivery to the concessionaire.
I would then take on board txxe Sheikhs messenger and
convey him to Bassidu whence he woixld proceed in a
from me
native boat to Linga takimg witn nim a letter/addressed
to the
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 fxanaxajK instructing tne latter
as to the warning he himself should convey and instructing
him also to send the news regarding tne time of delivery
of the notice to the concessionaire. I would return to
Sharga on receipt of news from the Agent and warn the
Sheikn to have armed party at the island on the date of
expiration of the notice . If the above proposals are
please arrange
approved by you/For the placing of a gunboat au my dis
posal and wire the terms of the verbal communication to
be dexivered by the
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.
Agenjs Linga as referred to
in Foreign Department Texegram •
Addressed Sniraz, sent to India.
Mr
] i!
i
'a
( Gabriel).
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Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island owned by Shaikh Sagar bin Khaled of Sharjah. Letters reference the Protectorate Treaties 1897 clause that the Protectorate Sheikhs should on "no account, cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part of my territory save to the British government." Correspondence describes how the concession had been given to a British subject and then to a German concessionaire. The concession to the German company was then cancelled but mining operations continued. Letters detail the arrangements for the dispatch of a British gun-boat if required. Correspondents include the 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Assistant Secretary to Government of India in the Foreign Department; 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, Lingah; 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 papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio. The file also bears a foliation system comprising of uncircled numbers written in blue.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:4v, 8v:9v, 12v:20v, 22v:23r, 24r:26v, 27v:29v, 30v:37r, 38v:39v, 41v:43v, 44v:50r, 51r, 52v:61v, 62v, 63v:69v, 70v:78v, 79v, 82v:85v, 86v:88v, 89v:93v, 94v:116v, 117v:154v, 155v:165v, 166v:210v, 211ar:211bv, 212r:226v, 227v:228v, i-r:i-v, back-i
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