'B.11 668-II Sirri Island' [100r] (200/294)
The record is made up of 1 file (146 folios). It was created in 31 May 1904-25 Oct 1910. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Telegram, p.
To Foreign Simla and Viceroy's Camp
x.o. 667. Dated. 3rd November 1908.
I
Following supersedes Trevor's ad interim reply
(telegram of October 26tli) to Foreign Department Telegram
No. o. 636 of October 23rd.
I have no special observations to make regarding
Sirri.
Regarding the Island of.Lesser Tanb, the Sheikh of
Shargah has never flown his" flag there, but in case of
necessity there appears no reason why we should not claim
that its ownership follows l^fiat of the island of Greater
Tanb and'tell Strick to act as indicated by the Secretary
of stat e•
Lesser Farour should by the s^me analogy belong to,
Persia which now owns the parent island.
Would it not be better before allowing Strick to raise
possibly troublesome issues by a di^plgty .of active inter-
est in items of hitherto undefined ownership like the
, ■ (y
second and third mentioned above, which may prove useless
for his purposes, to adopt the course recommended in my
letter Ho. 1361 of 23rd June 1907. The Geologist could
quietly exanfine these and other likely islands in the
"Lawrence", and .take samples for comparison as to quality.
It is already known that oxide exists on Dalma Island under
Abu Thabi and it is believed that it exists on Sir Abu
imair, under Shargah. Furthermore, I found on examinafc itBjr
Halool last spring that oxide was plentiful there. Kalool
is not unfavourably situated and it was believed in 1906
that. Germany was endeavouring to obtain ,a lease of. it, as
will be seen from the correspondence connected with
Bushire letter No. 1794 dated 5th August 1906 to the
Foreign Departments. .
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This file contains correspondence mostly concerning the island of Sirri [Sirrī], as well as other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. islands, including Tanb [Ṭanb] and Lesser Tanb, Farur [Farūr] and Lesser Farur, Dalmah [Dalmā], Halul island [Ḥālūl], Sir Abu Nu'ayr [Ṣīr Abū Nu‘ayr], and Sir Bani Yas [Ṣīr Banī Yās]. These papers contain details concerning the status of these islands, as well as geographical and topographical information, including details of mineral deposits.
The correspondence in this file is between 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, 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 at Sharjah; ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, acting 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 at Sharjah; Āghā Muḥammad Amīn Badr, 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 at Lingah; Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , ruler of Sharjah; T J Malcolm, Bushire; and various British officials in the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
There is a file index on folio 2. Subjects include: Muin's [Moin-ut-Tujjar] claims to Sirri (folios 103, 121); connection of Sirri question with that of fisheries (folio 15); Hajji Ali Akbar [Ḥājjī ‘Alī Akbār]'s attitude oxide at Sirri (folios 39-47, 79, 84, 124); Strick's enquiries on oxide at Sirri (folios 90-91); Abdullah bin Hassan Galadari [‘Abdullāh bin Ḥassan Jaladārī] (folio 55-56); German visits to Sirri (folio 73); status of Nabiyu Tanb island (folios 92, 100); status Farur and Nabiya Farur islands (folios 88, 100, 121); oxide on Dalmah island (folio 100); oxide on Sir Abu Nu'air island (folios 100, 130-131); oxide on Halul islands (folios 100, 115); manganese on Halul island (folios 130-131); Sir Bani Yas island (folios 130-131); note on Sirri island (folios 25-27); situation at Sirri Island in 1904 (folios 8-15); the Jowasimis [Āl Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] occupation of Sirri (folio 62).
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- 1 file (146 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chornological order.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second incomplete mixed foliation/pagination sequence runs in parallel between ff. 4-143; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio, along with the corresponding top left (sometimes) of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side. The file contains the following foliation amendments: 109, and 109A; 114, and 114A; 116, and 116A.
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