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'14/115 VIII B 17 Abu Musa Red Oxide' [‎107v] (224/521)

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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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(2) As regards the further pro
posal that we should be reinstated in
our contract rights for a period equal
to that during which the contract
was interrupted, i .e., for about two
years and eight months, it must be
observed that such a proposal does
not take sufficient account of the
present state of the oxide industry.
The preparations extending over
several years for carrying on this
industry must be regarded as entirely
lost and the work will for the most
part have to be undertaken entiicly
ixhg w«
Two or three years will elapse
before we reach approximately the
point at which we were at the time
of our forcible ejection from the
island of Abu Musa. The further
period allowed us would expire before
we could bring large shipments on
to the market.
It should further be borne in mind
that if we accept the present com
promise we should not be in a posi~
tion to guarantee the regular delivery
of the oxide to our customers.
I submit that His Majesty's Foreign
Office are mistaken in thinking that
there is any justice in this second objec-
tion.
The paragraph is entirely misleading
and inaccurate.
Messrs. Wonckhaus' contract with
the concessionaires was on an f. o. b.
basis and they had nothing whatever
to do with any " preparations extend
ing over several years".
The work had been going on and
mined oxide slowly accumulated lor
seven years before Messrs. ^Vonckhans
came on the scene, and it is to be noted
that no oxide has ever been mined for
Wonckhaus. What he has shipped
has been what was already mined
before his contract.
Hassan Samaiyeh says he would bo
able to start mining oxide for ship
ment in two months, and we could, if
necessary, do it considerably quicker.
There is no question of the work
having to be undertaken entirely
anew, unless it be desired to break
fresh ground and start a new mine alto
gether.
As regards the existing mine: at
the time the last - digging went on some
non-oxide debris broke away from above
the spot where the men were digging,
and after personal inspection of the
mine with expert companions, I can
say that 50 coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. for _ one week at the
outside would be required to clear the
debris and put the mine in the state
it was in before.
There is nothing to prevent the new
concessionaires from undertaking to
supply so many tons per annum sup
posing that geological examination
indicates that the stuff is there.
Hitherto the mine has been worked on
a very small scale, and has never turned
out or needed to turn out anything like
5,000 tons per annum.
In the present cutting there is only
room for about 70 men to work, and if
a greater output were required the
cutting would have to be enlarged in
order to accommodate more workers.
We, therefore, beg leave to submit
the following counter-proposal
Shaikh Seker to grant us, &c.
The direct losses which we have
sustained through the interruption of
the work on Abu Musa are as fol
lows 1
(1) Our advances to the mining
This appears to be altogether too
fanciful to require comment.
Hassan Samaiyeh states that he took
(n Uur advances io ilc mimug ^
company, and yalue of the deposits Es. 2.000 (£ 133) as an advance from
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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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