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100 rupees, half for the doubt and uncertainty: * 50 rupees. This belongs to the
balance ; 350 reals for mica. May you be well rewarded ! This is what it was necessary
to state ; and greeting !
Written on 18 llejeb, of the year 1319 a.h . (31st October. 1901).
(Signed) ' Sheikh SALIM-IBN-SULTAN.
Annex 12.
In the name of God the Highest!
From Salim-ibn-Sultan to the honoured Mr. Hassan-ibn-Ali-ibn-Samaih, God the
Highest keep him well!
Peace be with you, and the mercy of God and His blessings I And further : be so
good as to pay for us to friend Hussein-ibn-Ali-ibn-Muhammed Hassan nhah 283 reals,
half for the doubt and uncertainty : 141-| reals. The remainder is in the matter of the
mica and for Ibrahim-ibn-Ahmed-ibn-Kelban. We hope you will not be wanting in this
regard. This is what it was necessary to state ; and greeting !
Written on 5 Shaban, 1319 (17th November. 1901).
Annex 13.
In the name of God the Highest!
To the honoured, faithful friend, Mr. Alhadj Hassan-ibn-Ali Samaih, God keep him
well!
After compliments to you and the best greetings (I inform you as follows):—
Your friend is, thank God ! well; may' you also ever remain so ! Your honoured
letter has arrived and what you said has been understood, and that you have no money
in hand at present. As soon as you get money you will pay 166 reals to Hussein Ah
Shah ; you will, we hope, not be wanting in this regard. Also there came to us brother
Abdallah-ibn-Hassan and Hadj Ali, and they concluded the matter of the mica with
Sheikh Salim-ibn-Sultan for 400 reals. They drew on us for the money ; we paid it to
Sheikh Salim. We have placed your share in account, and have deducted from it the
share of [my] son Isa, so that your exact share is 337^ reals. Further, we have placed
in account for you 80 reals as the equivalent of the 100 rupees which we gave brother
Abdallah three years ago to buy us a gun with, and also 50 reals which we sent
to Alhadj Ali Ahmed SaTih at Abu Musa. We beg that you will note this. We hope
that you will do your best in the working of the red oxide mines on Abu Musa. Brother
Abdallah did well to reduce the numbers of the oxide workers, as the expenses were too
high. As regards the price of the oxide which you sent to London, we hope you have
, obtained the money and devoted it to paying expenses. We hope that the ships sold
I their red oxide well. Further, we have drawn up the
| association, and have given it to brother Abdalla to be placed before Yo u should all
| sign it and then send us a copy ; then all will he in order. Brother Abdallah informed
| Sheikh Salim of this instrum ent, the she ikh i nformed Qakqi
1 -would like us togivt him a of if We told him we would give him a copy ourselves.
\l We hope you wiifsend back the document by return of post, and that you will do your
t best about the mica. And God bless you and preserve you from evil! Amen,
i ABD ALLAT1F-1BN-ABD AERAHM AN.
23 Shahan, 1316 {January 6, 1899).
Annex 14.
Memorandum of Association between the Lessees op the Red Oxide and Mica
Mines on the Island of Ibn Musa,I under the Conditions stated below.
1. ( With reference to) the necessary negoti
exploitation of various mines, Alhadj Hassan-ibn-Ali-ib
* Observation of the translator (Oriental): The Arabic words cannot be translated in any other way ;
the meaimig' is obscure. Nor is it certain how the sentences should be divided.
| Note by the translator (Oriental): Sic, instead of Abu Musa.