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'B.11 668-II Sirri Island' [63r] (126/294)
The record is made up of 1 file (146 folios). It was created in 31 May 1904-25 Oct 1910. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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{Received on IBth July 1908, with Political Secretary's letter No, 86, dated the 26th June
''1908.)
Foreign Office to
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.
.
No 19453.
June 12th, 1908.
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Sir,
With reference to previous correspondence on the subject of a red oxide
concession on the island of Sirri in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, I am directed by Secre
tary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you, to be" laid before the Secretary of State
for India, the accompanying copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Charge
d'Affaires at Tehran.
I am to State that Sir E Grey would be glad to receive an expression of
Lord Morley's views on the suggestion that the Representative of the British
Company should apply for a concession to the Sheikh of Shargah through the
British authorities.
I am, etc,
(Sd.) LOUIS MALLET.
Mr. Marling, telegram No. 135, June 5, 1908.
{Received on 13th July 1908, with Political Secretary's letter No. 26, dated the 26th June
1908.)
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.
, 24th June 1908
Sir,
I am directed to acknowledge your letter of the 12th instant, No. 19163,
asking for the views of the Secretary of State for India on the suggestion made
by His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Tehran, in his telegram of the 5th instant.
No. 135, that the British firm, referred to in your letter of the 21st April, who
have applied to the Persian Government for a concession to work oxide on Sirri
Island, should now obtain through the British authorities a concession from
the Sheikh of Shargah.
In reply, I am to say that it appears to Viscount Morley that His Majesty's
Government are precluded from acting on this suggestion by the statement
in the note of the Persian Government, enclosed with Sir A Hardinge's despatch
, ^ of 15th June^' 1904, that" we have not insisted
• Secret E., February 1905, Nos. 259-29 d . td • o l • • j
on me Persian Government removing its
flag from the Island of Sirri, till the controversy between the two Governments
as to the ownership of the island, which originated many years ago, has been
reciprocally settled This statement, on the other hand, would justify His
Majesty's Government in prohibiting the grant of the concession, without
their consent, by the Persian Government, to any of the other applicants
referred to in Mr. Marlihg's telegram.
In these circumstances, it appears best to Lord Morley to adhere to the
view expressed, after consultation with the Government of India, in my letter
of the 2nd instant, that no protest need be made against the grant of the con
cession to Messrs. Haji All Akbar and Sons of Manchester, subject to the
guarantee named in your letter of thef 21st April, viz., that they will control
+ Pro. No. 85o ia Secret e., June 1908, Nos. the concession as a British Company in
85i-86i. British interests, and will not transfer it or
allow it to be shared in by any foreigner.
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This file contains correspondence mostly concerning the island of Sirri [Sirrī], as well as other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. islands, including Tanb [Ṭanb] and Lesser Tanb, Farur [Farūr] and Lesser Farur, Dalmah [Dalmā], Halul island [Ḥālūl], Sir Abu Nu'ayr [Ṣīr Abū Nu‘ayr], and Sir Bani Yas [Ṣīr Banī Yās]. These papers contain details concerning the status of these islands, as well as geographical and topographical information, including details of mineral deposits.
The correspondence in this file is between 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, 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 at Sharjah; ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, acting 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 at Sharjah; Āghā Muḥammad Amīn Badr, 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 at Lingah; Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , ruler of Sharjah; T J Malcolm, Bushire; and various British officials in the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
There is a file index on folio 2. Subjects include: Muin's [Moin-ut-Tujjar] claims to Sirri (folios 103, 121); connection of Sirri question with that of fisheries (folio 15); Hajji Ali Akbar [Ḥājjī ‘Alī Akbār]'s attitude oxide at Sirri (folios 39-47, 79, 84, 124); Strick's enquiries on oxide at Sirri (folios 90-91); Abdullah bin Hassan Galadari [‘Abdullāh bin Ḥassan Jaladārī] (folio 55-56); German visits to Sirri (folio 73); status of Nabiyu Tanb island (folios 92, 100); status Farur and Nabiya Farur islands (folios 88, 100, 121); oxide on Dalmah island (folio 100); oxide on Sir Abu Nu'air island (folios 100, 130-131); oxide on Halul islands (folios 100, 115); manganese on Halul island (folios 130-131); Sir Bani Yas island (folios 130-131); note on Sirri island (folios 25-27); situation at Sirri Island in 1904 (folios 8-15); the Jowasimis [Āl Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] occupation of Sirri (folio 62).
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- 1 file (146 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chornological order.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second incomplete mixed foliation/pagination sequence runs in parallel between ff. 4-143; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio, along with the corresponding top left (sometimes) of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side. The file contains the following foliation amendments: 109, and 109A; 114, and 114A; 116, and 116A.
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- Title
- 'B.11 668-II Sirri Island'
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- front, front-i, 2r:31v, 33r:109v, 109ar:109av, 110r:114v, 114ar:114av, 115r:116v, 116ar:116av, 117r:130v, 142r:143v, back-i, back
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