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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎697r] (1450/1904)

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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iYaaslation of a letter from Sheikh Sagar bin iChaled»
Chisf of shar^ah)> to Colonel Ross, Politieal Resident in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(Dated 14th Rahl II, 1201 « 14th February 1884).
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Thenorersonta in theo© parte are quiet and th© affairs
are satisfactory by the grace of Qod as you desire. May God
prolong Hia bounty to ue and to you!
lour esteemed letter dated 4th Rabi II was received by
ua through the hand® of the Honoured Haji Abul Qasim bin
Abbas, and we understood its contents and we were moat
pleased for it. Ae to what you had stated that any one wish
ing to violate th© Regulatlone of the Maritirae Peace will
be repelxed^ whether h© be Sails;, or any one else. This Is
certain to us, but according to what we stated to you for
merly regarding the Island of Bu Musa, vIe that It belongs
to Shargah and Is our own town and you have information
about it, if iialii den I re a to dwell therein and to stop
there and if a guarantee 1® obtained from hin that no in
cidents will be caused by hi® which may annoy firstly our
selves and then yourselves and that there would be no dis
turbances, then it doea not matte . But we cannot dispense
with the Island and It ia of great use to us. We request
you to furnish us with definite information and to advise
your Agent thereof.
secondly, you have stated that complaints have been aads
against us by your subjects residing In my town. These af
fairs are not as represented, but exaggerations have been made
w. net un. Your Agent has Inquired into the®, and God willing
y ; 11 not, Re© anything on our nart except what is desired
ay you > 0 in the past and wo are always observing obedience
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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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