'Red oxide on Abu Musa, 1898-1934' [‎2r] (3/12)

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2.
F.O.to I.O. 11th
Nov.1921,P.4990/21.
3.2474/14.
G-e-of I. despatcii 135
of 23rd July, 1908,
P. 1503/08.
Jlassrs. Strick to F.O.
15tii Nov. 1921,
p.5332/21.
1.0. to Messrs, Strick
P.61/22.
P. 374/22.
Messrs. Strick to 1.0.
28th December 1922
(P. 5074/22)
dispute, into the details of viiich i"^ is
unnecessary to enter, follovjed with the Geruian
Government, consequent on claims submitted by
Messrs.Wonckhaus in respect of their losses
owing to the non—fulfilment of the contract
entered into by them on 1st June 1906. This
discussion lapsed with the War, and the Foreign
Office in November 1921 expressed their
concurrence in the view that Messrs. v/oncKhaus
had no standing in regard to any new concession
for mining or for exporting oxide mined under a
new concession on Abu Musa, even though their
pre—war claims remained unsettled.
2. Messrs. Frank 0. Strick had in the pre-war
period been closely interested in the possibility
of obtaining a concession for the Aou ilusa red
oxide and had been in close contact with
on the subject. Towards the end of 1921 they
revived the question of a concession. Aitor
discussion with the interested departments and
the G. of I. the company were informed on 20th
January 1922 that negotiations should be conducted
through the mediation of 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.
and were asked to furnish a general undertaking
not to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer to
persons T /iho were not British subjects any concession
or contract which they might obtain from the Sheikh
of Shargah. The necessary undertaking was given
by the Company in a letter of 26th January, 1922.
3. The company subsequently, with the approval
of H.M.G., entered into an agreement (the text
of which has not been received) with the Sheikh of
Shargah for a lease of 5 years from the 1st January
1923/