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'14/115 V (B 8) ABU MUSA OXIDE QUESTION' [‎205v] (428/661)

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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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Telegram P.
00188
i -rom Foreign*
No. S. 284. Dated and Received 14th July 1909.
Reference to your telegram re Abu Musa dated
July 3rd No. 672.
Secretary of State for India wires as follows
"An undertaking that there shall be no further mining
pending a settlement of the sxxe case with them is now
asked for by the German Ciovemmont. The question as to
whether pledge shall be given is now being considered,
but in any case the controversy has reached stage at
which in practice we cannot allow any further operations
please give Resident instructions".
Please act in accordance with above.
Foreign.

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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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