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'File 14/115 IX B 25 Abu Musa Red Oxide.' [‎75r] (164/471)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (230 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1921-31 Dec 1931. 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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NO. Cj% -S Of lf>S3.
British Roaidency and Conoul^te-Qoneral,
Buoliiro, 24th February 198S*
7 r
From
- TO
Tho Hon'blo Liout-Gol. A.P.Trovor, C.S.T.fO.T.^.,
Political Roaident in tho Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
D# do S# Bray, Ksqr., C«8»I«fC«Z«F«f
Foreign Secretary to tho Govorrmont of India,
Foreign and Political Dopartnent,
DELHI.
Afru roiga o:;lde«
V/ith reference to the correspondence ending with
your telogran 1165-s dated 20th Soptember, I have the
honour to infom you that I spoke to tho f>heikh of
Shargah on the occasion of ny last visit there and he
agreed to give T'ossrs F.C.strick a concession to work
oxide at Abu ?Tusa for 5 years practicably on tho t^rrs
suggested in ny telegram 1477 dated 5th soptenbor last,
except that a sum of- R? 6000 down was asked for instead
of E* 5000/-« Tessrs F.C.strick have agreed to this and
signed the contract, (which has Just been received back
and is being sent to the sheikh of Shargah) and have
sent out an onginoer to start work.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
To
Sir,
T i eut-Ool.,
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. in tho Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island, issues involved in its commercial exploitation, and the award of the concession. Correspondence discusses the interest of Franck C. Stick and Co. Ltd. as well as Persian interest.

Corrrespondents include the 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. ; Frank C. Strick and Co.; H.M. Consulate Bandar Abbas; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; 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; Khalid bin Ahmad, Sheikh of Sharjah.

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1 volume (230 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 of text after the titlepage and continues through to the final folio. Folios 216-218 are pages of Arabic text and are foliated in reverse order to the rest of the sequence. The foliation system can also become a pagination system when text is present on both side of a folio. The foliation sequence also skips folios 171, 172 and 204.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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