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'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa' [‎34r] (77/234)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (116 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1913-13 Oct 1924. 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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wuoh extra exp^nao and rerhapn would rit b# reotlfl®d
afterward# without Incurring a gr^ttt dw^l »orw. in the
oirour 4 8tanc«a a aurvay of mor ku»A aeema vary t»*>ortant
and 3 hara tha honour to ^quira whether the (Jovermient of
India, oonaldar It advlaabla to help the An^lo-?aralan Oil
Company "by authorizing tha ,, Pall^ur^8 ,, to naka the aurwey*
I am Infors^ by tho CoTr?";and«r of the •?allnurua" that
the aurvoy would orobAbly taVa ^ or ^ !nontha t and that ^Iwen
reH.eonably good we^th^r^ he can flnlah all the apT>roachee to
Qatlf by Xfliaa* Ftw. what he a^ya It appaara that thla T>ort
will want a great deal of buoying before it la aultable for i
a teaser harbour, and ^wen then ahlpa will bawo to anchor 4
or 6 Tsllea off the Town. ?re^ what I hear the sort of Juball
®oea not aae ?n to be wery prfr-la^lr? either but I have
aa>red the aomnand^r of the "P^llrmrua* to maVra a mirwey
Inapeotlon of the place and l^t Vnow the i»eaulta.
4. It would thus r tbatg apart froo the eueation of
doing a favour to Bin Saud to help hl7« to decide about
opening a oort in hi a territory, the aurvey of v hor ^uaa woul
ha -moh ?nore ueeful worfcr than the nreriont aurvey of the
neighbourhood of Qatlf. in the clrcu^atanoea T venture to
aui^geat that the Oovemn^nt of India may be nlaaaed to autho
rize the "Palinurua* to aurvey the Khor wuaa. The oueetlon
of payment of a portion of the coat by the An^lo-Perelftn Oil
Cowipany la not within my province, anet I ne«d only aay that
in my opinion, the opening of a port in Paralaa territory,
ahould It be found poaelble, would berwflt wany othera
bealdea the Anglo-Foraian Oil company and would be, I t??lak
of great Indirect ber>eflt to {>overnment •
^• I am informed that the local hi anaganient of the
Anglo-Mercian Oil ooropany hav^ wade urgent reweaentatlona
to their Hoard in London, wd I am therefore forwarding a
oo^y or thlc letter with lt« enolosurea unofficially to

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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to a survey of Khor Musa carried out in light of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's consideration of it for an ocean port. The correspondents 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. at Bushire, the 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. in London, the Foreign Office in London, the British Minister at Tehran, the British Consul at Mohammerah [Korramshahr], the Government of India, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the Director of the Royal Indian Marine at Bombay, the commanders of the HMS Lawrence and HMS Palinurus , Sheikh Khazal [Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] of Mohammerah, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation.

The volume covers the granting of first refusal for leasing of land around Khor Musa to the British by Sheikh Khazal in 1912 (folios 1D-17), and then continues onto the main subject of organising the survey in 1921-22 until the Anglo-Persian Oil Company eventually rejected the proposal in early 1922.

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1 volume (116 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A second foliation system runs through the volume, using uncircled pencil numbers in the same position as the main foliation system.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 is followed by 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; 26 is followed by 27A, 27B.

Foldouts: folios 11, 12.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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