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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎147r] (304/1904)

The record is made up of Four volumes. It was created in 1871-1911. It was written in English. 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 nnex (21). t
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Question B (i).
As put to the memhers
la tlie name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
To
The Learned Ulemas and Distinguished Lawyers—may Ood multiply the
like of them!
As regards a deed of lease which has been given by a certain party to another
and imyhich owing to the absence of the specification of the time aud the nod-
pronunciation of the legal formulae, the learned lawyers and Islamic divines have,
in accordance to the rules of the sacred Shera of Islam- issued and recorded a judg
ment nullifying the lease, can the lessor, who is the owner of the property, cancel ,
it and turn the lessee out of his property ?
it is requested that you will record the true position in accordance with th e pre
cepts of the Sacred Law of Islam, and adorn and seal it with your august seal.
Please explain and be rewarded, your reward being with God.
Here follows copy of the said lease (an imaginary one) as under :—
In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Let all know who may see this. I, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Hasan, have
leased all the mines situated in the island of Qaem to the following persons, Haji la-
koob bin Mohamed bin Saleh, Abdul Keriin Mohammad and Syed Sadeq bm All
from this date for so long as they have a disposition (to work) in the aforesaid mine.
They are to pay us 150 French dollars for every year. I have likewise agreed witn
them that if they wish to ship dried and fresh dates for trading purposes at the place
mentioned, they are to pay us 150 French dollars as warehouse fee ; and we have
authorised them to dig wells for drinking water for their employees working m the
aforesaid mine, and friendly assistance is to be given by us to tneir employes who
work on the mine. It is possible that I may have concludea agreements before tms
present one, but they are not* to be acted upon and tiiis agreement wmch is wntieB
in duplicate holds good.
Dated 18th
M uhammad bin A bdullah bin H asan.
Witnesses:—
Saleh bin Ilanidan.
Abdullah bin Mohamed.

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Correspondence includes the originals and annexes of the Abu Musa report of May 1911; 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. material for first British reply; printed copy of 2nd British reply; Hassan Samiyah's complaint. It also includes the printed arguments of the Foreign Office case. Correspondence discusses arguments based on various translations of Persian and Arabic words.

Correspondents include 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Hassan Samaiyah; Robert Wonckhaus; Mr Tigranes Joseph Malcolm; Bahadur Abdul Latif [Abd’al Latif] , 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.

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Four volumes
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The file is arranged in four volumes.

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Foliation: This file has been split into four parts. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, runs across all four parts and consists of a pencil number, enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. In each volume the foliation commences on the first folio of writing and concludes on the last. Volume 1 contains folios 1-251, Volume 2 contains folios 252-479. Volume 3 contains folios 480-727. Volume 4 contains folios 728-910.

Foliation anomalies: 478, 478A, 512, 512A, 512B, 512C, 584, 584A, 606, 606A, 640, 640A, 821, 821A, 821B, 821C, 821D, 860, 860A, 865, 865A. Foliation omission: 646.

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