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'14/115 IV B. 7. Abu Musa' [60ar] (128/571)
The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1908-24 Nov 1908. 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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If it should prove, however, that Hassans contract is not tendered void
on this or any other ground, the position will be that he has failed to fulfil
it because his concession was cancelled.
It would then be necessary for His Majesty's Government to uphold the
Sheikh's right to cancel tlie concession on the grounds already indicated* But
in view of the looseness of the wording of the original concession, Messrs*
Wonckhaus and Hassan Samaiyeh may fairly urge that a peremptory termina
tion without notice was a hardship ; and in this case it would be a considera
tion whether some compensation should be paid to Mr. Wonckhaus, or whether
some condition should be attached to any new concession which may be
granted to third parties, Under which Mr. Wonckhaus should be allowed to
purchase up to a given quantity of red oxide, at the price fixed with Hassan
Samaiyeb, for a limited period.
I am to revert to the future granting of concessions on the island in a
subsequent paragraph.
Sir E. Grey does not think that the Treaty of 1892 should be relied on
or brought into the case at alL It might perhaps be argued that the lease to
Hassan Samaiyeh and his partners amounted to a " giving for occupation" of
part of the Sheikh's territory within Article 111 of the Treaty ; be this as it
may, it is clear that the contract between Hassan and Mr. vVonckhaus was not.
If^ therefore, His Majesty's Government were to depend upon the terms of the
Treaty, they would be driven to argue that the owner's action in leasing
these mines to three men all entitled to British protection was a violation of the
Treaty though it had taken place nine years before and they had had cognizance
of the concession for its whole duration. It would further be necessary to
argue that the Treaty prevented the Sheikh from leasing territory even to his
ow r n subjects, as the British contention would have to be that any "selling, etc.,"
except to His Majesty's Government was prohibited.
The only other incident which the German Government are likely to raise
is the refusal of the Sheikh's men to allow Mr. Wonckhaus' agent to land to look
after the oxide on the island ready for shipment* To this it may be replied
that the property in question is quite safe and that there was no need for
Mr. Wonckhaus to send guards to look after it, and that they are at liberty to
take it away when they please.
Turning now to the future disposal of any concession for working the mines
in the island of Abu Musa, Sir E. Grey is of opinion that, if the question of
monopolies and the open door is raised'His Majesty's Government might inform
the German Government that there is no objection to Mr. Wonckhaus trading
in red oxide, but only to his having a monopoly ; and some arrangement for
supplying this merchant with a certain amount of oxide might be come to on
the basis already suggested.
Sir E. Grey considers that if a hond fide British firm, which he assumes
Messrs. Strick to be, were to secure the new concession such an arrangement
would be safe as well as equitable: while in view of the fact that His Majesty's
Government are debarred from assisting British trade by means of subsidies and
other similar devices to compete against German State-aided enterprise, it
appears eminently desirable to take advantage of the special position acquired
by His Majesty's Government in their relations with the Trucial Chiefs, and
not to let any opportunity slip of securing British trade interests against the
formidable efforts which, in the early future, may not improbably be made to
reduce our existing commercial supremacy in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Although Sir E. Grey considers that it would not be advisable to go so
far as to grant a definite new concession to Messrs. Strick for the present, he
thinks that they should be informed that as prior applicants they shall have
the first offer of a new concession so far as His Majesty's Government can
effect this, and that His Majesty's Government would be glad to learn that
they would be prepared to entertain such an offer ; but that lor the moment
certain matters are under investigation and until they have been considered
no new concession can be granted.
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Correspondence concerning Abu Musa island. Correspondence discusses British memorandum of 1908; the German case relating to their mining operations; the Persian claim to Abu Musa, Sirri and Tunb [Tumb]; the role of Hassan bin Samaiyah and the contract with the German company Wonckhaus. Corrrespondents 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. ; Frank C. Strick and Co.; German Consulate, Bandar Abbas; H.M. Consulate Bandar Abbas; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Khan Bakadur Abdur Latif [Khan Bahadur 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; Khalid bin Ahmad, Sheikh of Sharjah.
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This volume has three foliation sequences. The first begins with the first letter and runs from number 1 through to number 55. There follows a gap of one folio, and then a second foliation sequence starts on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side of what would have been number 56 in the first foliation sequence. This sequence is inconsistent in that it is paginated from number 56 up to number 109, where it then lapses back into foliation and runs through to number 332, the last typescript folio. The third and most recent foliation sequence begins on the first typescript folio, which is loose. It runs from number 1 through to number 281, which is the inside of the back cover. It should be noted that folio 60 in this sequence is followed by folio 60 A, which is then followed by number 61. The first foliation sequence is written in blue and red crayon, in the top right corner of each folio. The second foliation sequence (which contains some pagination) is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio (and in the top left corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side of those folios that are paginated). The third foliation sequence, which should be used for cataloguing, is written and circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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