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'14/115 VIII B 17 Abu Musa Red Oxide' [‎160r] (332/521)

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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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[This Doccmcnt is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Governmpnf ]
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA. [September 20.]
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 1.
[43137] No. 1.
Memorandum communicated hy German Embassy, September 20.
(Translation.)
-V- IN continuation of the conversation which Mr. Thomas Brown, of the firm of
Robert Wonckhaus and Co., Hamburg, had at the Foreign Office on the subject of the
" Abn Musa " case, the firm have supplied me with the following particulars, which
should be taken as a basis for estimating the compensation for the cancellation of
the contract:—
The contract price for the ton of 20 cwt., f.o.b. "Abu Musa," amounted to 15s. 6^.,
the freight, after deduction of the usual 5 per cent, commission, 145. 3d., marine
insurance ti^d., discharging 9d. r the usual discount on sale, reckoning a sale price of
G5s., (S^d. A ton, therefore, cost the firm 31 s. Sd. landed at Hamburg. The firm
calculated the average sale price as G5s., the average net profit thus working out at
33s. od. per ton. The price of 15s. i )d. is fixed by the agreement of the firm of
Wonckhaus with the mining company, and a copy of this agreement is presumably in
the possession of the Foreign Office. The firm can produce vouchers showing the
freight rates actually paid. Insurance and discharging are not supported by special
^ vouchers, but the charges are in conformity with the usual rates. As to the prices
actually realised for the oxide shipped on the steamship Stolzenfels," particulars are
given in the annexed extract from the books of the firm.* As may be seen from these
figures, the calculation of an average sale price of 65s. is a low estimate, for the prices
realised relate to a trial shipment of 700 tons; if the continuance of the operations
had allowed contracts extending over a long period to be entered into, the firm would,
they declare, have realised still better prices than in the case of the first shipment.
I .
The Imperial Embassy would be glad to be informed up till what date the
representative of the firm of Wonckhaus is to submit his documentary evidence to a
mercantile expert here in London, and what further points, outside the submission of
this evidence, still require to be explained and proved by the firm.
German Embassy, London, September 18, 1913.
[1863 m—1]
* Not printed.

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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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