'14/115 V (B 8) ABU MUSA OXIDE QUESTION' [‎188r] (393/661)

(c) Lastly we have Abdulla bin Hassan's expedition to Abu Musa on
the present occasion, undertaken apparently with the idea of pick
ing a quarrel with Khan Saheb Agha Bedi or getting the latter to
... 0 , 0 , , , „ t commit himself in some way (vide
• Nos. 282 and 283, dated 23rd June. r>-i A i. # u
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 s reports* attached).
I may mention incidentally in this connection that my present German col
league, writing to me in regard to another matter two days ago, informed me that
he had " been over head and ears in work lately on account of Abu Musa, etc.,"
so I suppose we may expect some result at an early date.
4. If some check is not placed on Hassan Samaiyeh and his son, they will
become still further imbued with the idea, which they already seem to possess,
that as long as they have German support they can snap their fingers at their
own Political authorities. At the same time I have necessarily been cautious of
making threats which I might be unable to enforce, or taking action which would
prejudice our attitude in the negotiations with the German Government. I
think, however, that the matter has reached a point at which some definite action
is very much needed, and trust that Government will subject it to their wise con
sideration.
5. It may possibly be considered that a convenient way of exerting pres
sure would be to inform the Bombay Persian Steam Navigation Company that
we object to their continuing to employ the Samaiyehs as their Agents at Lin-
gah, but having regard to the spirit in which this Shipping Company received
Shiraz telegram No. 19 to Foreign Department, a( ^ vlce proffered them by the Govern-
dated 27th June 1908. ' ment of Bombay to select a less unde-
1™: u.- ,498, daled 2 " h sirab, . e individual as their representative at
, ... . . Bushire, it is hardly to be expected that
tney will be any more anxious to comply with our wishes in the present instance
unless the expression of those wishes amounts to dictation, and I realise that
this may be difficult.
Translation of a letter No. 194, dated the 12th May tgog, from the 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,Shargah, to the Political
I have the honour to enclose for your information a letter which has been
received by Sheikh Sags,ar bin Khaled of Shargah, under the signature of Has-
ci! m'u 1, ^maiyeh which please note. I gather, however, from the aforesaid
Sheikh and his uncle Salem bin Sultan that they are much annoyed by the word
ing of that letter in which the bm Samaiyeh threatens them in respect of the oxide
mines which are at Abu Musa, because they suppose that the bin Samaiyeh has
no right of ownership in the said mines and that the matter has been settled
through you, and they are astonished by the contents of the bin Samaiveh's
(letter) I told them that they should not trouble their mini (about this) and
that I will represent the case to you and a reply will be received shortly The
^hn h! 0 hK K Uer ;' h , 0w ; ever ' 13 (dne to) Hassan bin Samaiyeh's son Abdulla
who has the habit of indulging in (such) proceedings in this matter
s is stsi r iie b - p -
amw.. to Ha,™ bin Smaljd. .mil Ih. receipt „l"U, S" " " '" l, '
Translation of a letter, dated Lingah, the Rahi I i 3 2 7
from Hassan Un Ah el Samaiyeh & Khalcd,
Lniei of zhargah.
We beg to state that as you know, all the oxide mines which are on the
Abu Musa island belong to us and our Syndicate and are under our control
and in our possession and that no one else has anv rlal nf " .
excavating anything of the oxide from those mines onthe ^bu Mu^aiS which