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'14/115 VIII B 17 Abu Musa Red Oxide' [‎80r] (169/521)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (249 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1913-10 Sep 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Telogram - Code.
From - Resident, Bushire.
To - Foreign, Simla,
No. 1095.
Dated IQtli June 1913.
Your telegram 157-S. of 11th June. To answer in detail
on all points would entail correspondence with Lingah or visit
to spot. ohort of that following are my views on Memorandum
of 10th March.
Firstly . In my opinion, so far as the mine is concerned,
there is nothing in the contention that some time must elapse
before it can be profitably worked. It is only a question of
finding market.
Paragraph 2. First clause. Suggestions that preparations
of several years are entirely lost is baseless. Supposing
that oxide exists there is no reason why Concessionnaires
should not guarantee to supply any customer with so many tons
per annum. Counter proposals appear to be totally unaccept
able.
As regards statement of claims. Clause (i). No deposits
have been destroyed and only one small shipment removed: but
in any case the amount claimed is inconsiderable.
Clause (2). I believe that suggestion as to results of ex
posure are imaginary. All through history of concession it
has been the custom to dig in a leisurely way at slack times
and stuff has habitually lain for months, and sometimes for
years before shipment. I have it on expert authority that
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exposure to air or spray causes a hard crust to form on
which
the surface of heaps/effectively protects their inside. Such
a thing as covering with planks, I believe, to be quite un
usual. I recommend disputing this claim altogether.
Clause (3). Amount claimed for this purpose is absurd;
there is nothing to be done but clear a little debris due to
a small land slip from under-digging. We might avoid this
claim by offering to do work ourselves.
Clause (4). There is no justification for compensation.
Clause

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Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence discusses the removal of the mining equipment of Hassan bin Samaiyah. Correspondence also discusses the application of Wonckhaus to ship red oxide and negotiations with the Foreign Office over the termination of Wonckhaus's mining rights.

Correspondents include Khan Bahadur Aqa Beder, 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; Sir Percy 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; C.J. Homer, Officer-in-Command, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Lighthouse Works; 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; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, 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. , London; Foreign Office, London; W. Wassmuss, Imperial German Consul, Bushire; Karl Lichnowsky, German Embassy, London.

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1 volume (249 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation starts with the first folio and continues through to the final folio. The folio numbers are written in pencil in the upper right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side. Foliation anomalies: (1A, 1B,1C, and 1D, 64A and 64B, 173A and 173B, 237A and 237B.)

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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