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'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎422r] (870/1904)

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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Copy of a letter from th® Reeidenoy Agent, Shargaii# to Haji
Haasaa bin All Soraelyah. datad Oth ZllhlJJafc 1SS4 (8Srd January
1907).
1 hav© rao»ived your 63 tsoiaod letter and understood wli&t you
had stated* J Have imderetood the copy of the agreement concluded
by you with -li# uersan for the sale of the Ahu Musa red oxide.
. y 3on r.aa ao«s not agree to the execution of an agreement to this
effect ant! you had neither Ei#siai3s4 oonaulted with, nor referred
to him, nor did you send him a copy of the agreeraent before the
sett-ieaient with the German ©f the affair concemin® th© red oxide
ao that viewe isisht be exchanged between you both and that you
might adopt a reoogniaetl, obvious and evident co®rs®
booause it ia obligatory for th® partners not to undertake a
matter except after a general ooneeneue of views, so that no
diffioultlea may occur and you have undertaken this affair without
any consul tstioa.
Therefore, my aon, Ksa does not agree to the agreement con
cluded between you and the German because he fears difficulty will
result from foreigners conoemlng themselves in the matter. The
nullification of this agreement ie better thah it® acceptance.
You had previously received a letter )froa me) saying that
you should not involve yourself into difficulties with the Oerraaii
in regard with th© red oxide beoaase he (Bsa) fears an untoward
result. I communicate to you what my son Bsa says.
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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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