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'14/115 V (B 8) ABU MUSA OXIDE QUESTION' [‎32r] (80/661)

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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.& T. J . MALCOLM
OA V
I
00031
Telegraphic address-
"m algol m, bush ire'.'
POth January
*
Dear Paptain Trevor,
I a/ii afraid T ani becoming quite a bore specially
now in the Abu Musa affair.
Yesterday T received the forowin^ telegram from Messrs. Strick
vizi-'Wher do you expect to know the earliest date readiness
"POn ton to oOO tons"
I am at a loss what reply to give and I therefore beg to ask whether
you have sent any instructions to Khan Saheb Aga ^ader for putting
out the ore from the mines and whether he has sent in a reply ,so
as to enable me to advise Messrs Strick accordingly,in order that
they too may make the necessary arrangements for lifting the ore
from bhe island.
Having written so far I received ^our letter of date . I quite
admit that a price of Io/6 per ton was temporarily fixed upon for
the trial shipment ari T wrote and wired to this effect to Messrs
Strick,
I rssure ^ou that Messrs Strick have ample experience and full
knowledge of the Abu Musa oxide,as they,some few years ago took a
good quantity from Abu Musa by one of our steamers,and if T mistake
not Captain Paton was in command of the carrying vessel; the quality
was not approved of. Then again the parcel taken by the Russian
steamer ^as eventually transferred to Messrs Strick,who
subsequently in spite of my endeavours to bring about a regular
business refused to accept Sumaya's price of 12/6 F.O.B,
Messrs Strick also have had their eyes on the oxide shipped

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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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