'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎204r] (418/1904)

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1^0.48. Dated 14th April 1907»
From - Tli© irisjBldenoy Agent, iihargaii.
To - Tim Political uaaidant In tho Peralan uuir,
I bog to state that the Ohiaf Officer of the
00*8 S.i),"iiulixr:ba M oaiao to rna on tha lot April 1007, report
ing that the ataamer had stranded on the Ou luea island ar»l
asking n© to notify tho Chargalx marohants to sand light era to
iiu Kusa for the purpoae of landing the oar goes they had on
hoard her, i notified the xierchants xcoordingly# The officer
ti-ien proceeded to Dehai to moet the Ship 1 a .-igent ifohamod bin
Ibrahim, and arrange for the doapatoh of ligntero to an -usa.
I was Inforwod by the Officer that the islandera had not ag-
ra@d to render the vessel any aoaiatance unleas they raoeiTad
half the oargo.
The Agent, iaohaniad Ibrahim, having melted me for aiosistanoe
to be rendered to the staamar, cent with hir. my brother,
hoaraj biii Abdul iiahman to uaa last the islanders xaay do
something irregular towards the ship*a craw and the cargo
which it may be desirable tc discharge on the? island in order
to launch the vassal* I tooJt l.licQ"-iee a -••tter frci; the '^hiaf
of -ihargah to the is landers ordaring them to refrain fron
raising objections against the ship's ora^, and to give thaa
such help as they can. However, b; od's grace una the Uon-
pany's good fortune, the sea remained oals and wavaleea while
the vessel was atranded until arrangaiaents were ;nade for
launching her. According to iaaaraj , a report to
"iiighfiyer* had vialtad Ba hus« juat as the atranded veasel :
was being launched• Tlmnk dod, nothing unpleusant occurred
in the vessel's stranding, but if a storm had taken place,
she would nave incurred some damage having stranded on hard
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