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'14/115 V (B 8) ABU MUSA OXIDE QUESTION' [‎27r] (70/661)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 29 Nov 1908-17 Feb 1910. 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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A. 8c T.J. MALCOLM
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Telegraphic address-
"M ALCOLM, BUSH IRE'.'
It>th January
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Dear Trevor,
Abu iviusa.
I thank you for your letter of I3th Tnstant,giving S l5/6d as f.o.b.
price ior a Lrial shipment oi Oxide from Abu JViusa as paid by Messrs.
Wonckhaus ^ ^o. I also note that this fip-ure will not be binding
on the Sheikh for future shipments.
If I remember rightly the actual cost for mining the Oxide,
carriage to the shore and thence by ooat alongside,will be consider
ably l^ss than ST d / SI ,and that Sumaya's arrangement was,after deduct
ing actual cost,to divide the profits amongst the Shareholders.
If we are to lift the Oxide to Europe at a fixed f.o.b.
iJCA
p^icejV/e should oicourse have to obtain a concession or enter into
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some a^rp.n^ement with him to work the mines on the same basis as
Samara's concession,and I think the Sheikh should under the circum
stances be well satisfied to accept this proposal,specially as there
will now be fewer partners to participate in the profits
I believe that Sumaya's agreement was to give a certain
rebate to Wonckhaus from the fixed price of SIb/6d and this we are
of opinion should also be taken into consideration.
I have wired Messrs Strick SIb/6d in bulk f.o.b. Abu Musa
and shall let you know what reply we may receive.
Apologising for the trouble
Yours) Sincerely
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Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Includes the memorandum of the Foreign Office on the matter and the report of Captain Moore. Also discussed are the 'intrigues' of Muhammad Abdullah of Lingah and the Strick company's activities in taking possession of 500 tons of freshly mined oxide. Includes an estimate of costs involved in starting efficient mining operations on Abu Musa Island and a map of the mine with key (folio 92) as well as two other sketch maps of Abu Musa Island.

Correspondents include: Major Percy Zachariah 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. ; Spencer Harcourt Butler, Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Calcutta; 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; Arshem and Tigranes J. Malcolm; Shaikh Saggar bin Khalid, Chief of Sharjah.

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1 volume (322 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. The front of the file has an index of list of topics.

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Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio including the covers.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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