'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.' [72r] (150/401)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 27 Aug 1911-30 Dec 1912. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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It is immediately cancelled, and a fresh one
substituted.
Certain expressions which appear in the first
agreement are not found in the second.
His Majesty's Government consider that the
irresistible inference to be drawn from such facts
is that the omitted expressions were objected to
as inaccurate or misleading, and that for that
reason the agreement was cancelled. His Majesty's
Government are in a position to show that such
was the case. Abdul Latif has explained (Ap
pendix 9) that the original agreement was drafted
by Abdullah-bin-Hassan Samieh, and was shewn
by him to Abdul Latif, who at once objected (a) to
the use of the expression now under discussion ;
(b) to the inclusion of Nakhoda Ali as a
signatory. The draft was accordingly cancelled
and a fresh agreement drawn up, in which the
objectionable expressions were omitted. The
original draft was never seen by Sheikh Sagar
until it was shown to him a short time ago
(Appendix 5 .
So far, then, from the use of the expressions
referred to being evidence of Saliin's ownership,
their omission from the second agreement is strong
evidence against it.
Reference is also made to the clause in the
second agreement providing for a payment for
the trade in "mother-of-pearl and canary-seed.""*
It is suoforested that this is " inconsistent with
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Sheikh Sagar's statement that he had granted to
Salim only the rent of the oxide mines."
It has been pointed out above that Sheikh
Sagar has never made the statement attributed
to him ; what he did say was that he had granted
to Salim the revenue of the island, which of
course included this payment in connection with
oysters.
Nor can any inference be drawn from the fact
that the agreement under which Sagar became a
partner provided that he should be responsible
for a proportional part of this payment. The
syndicate derived their rights from the document
of the 10th April, 1898, under which both the
annual rent and this special payment were
secured, and any person entering the syndicate
* It may l)e observed that the Arabic word translated
" canary-seed " more probably refers to a kind of oyster.
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Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence topics include:
- The Second British Memorandum, December 1911 (printed copy).
- The migration of the Sudanese community from Sirri to Abu Musa.
- The activities of the German company Wonckhaus which was not permited to ship oxide from the pit-head but permitted to remove all oxide already mined.
- Letters discuss the view of 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that no further concessions be given to Wonckhaus.
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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Foreign Office, London; 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. , London; H. Listermann, German Consulate, Bushire; Shaikh Sagar bin Khalid, Chief of Sharjah; 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; H.M. Vice-Consul and Assistant Resident, Lingah.
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each page.
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