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'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.' [74v] (155/401)
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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would be valid as against the present concession-
naires. His Majesty's Government maintain that
Sheikh Sagar's right to determine any concession
granted in his dominions (a right which would
exist even if the island were the private pro
perty of Salim) could not legally be questioned,
and, indeed, this is admitted by the statement on
p. 14 of the Second German Memorandum that
" the reigning Sheikh of Shargah is the absolute
ruler of his country." If by a high-handed
and unfair use of this right the concessionnaires,
who at the time of the cancellation were all
British subjects, had suffered loss, they could
only obtain redress by an appeal to their Govern
ment, in which case the matter would be solely
one between the .sheikh and His Majesty's
Government.
This being the case, it is unnecessary to discuss
further the meaning of the terms in the agree
ment. His Majesty's Government find it difficult p. It.
to decide what was the reason for omitting the
time limit of twenty years in the second agree
ment, as the meaning of Abdul Latif's statement
(Appendix 9) that he " saw no object in inserting
any fixed period of time is not clear ; but they
would remark that if the effect of the agreement
really was that the lessees were entitled to put an
end to the lease at any time, while the lessor was
bound to allow T them to work the mines in per
petuity, should they so desire, in return for a rent
of 201. per annum, the arrangement was most
inequitable.
For the same reason His Majesty's Government
are of opinion that the case is not one to which
the principles of either the commercial or religious
law can usefully be applied. But as the German
Government produce evidence of this nature on
which they rely in support of their contention that
the lease was valid and could not be cancelled, it
is proposed to deal with the point.
The German Government produce opinions PP- j 3 ' 14 ' _
given by " the leading merchants at Lingah and
Bussorah," who state that the lease is good and
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:26v, 28v:36v, 37v:94r, 95v:100v, 101v:139r, 140r:142v, 143ar:143av, 144r:146v, 149r:150v, 152r:154v, 156r:189v, 191r:196v, 197v, back-i
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