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'14/115 IV B. 7. Abu Musa' [‎61v] (131/571)

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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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Received on the 20th January 1908, with 'Political Secretary's letter No. 1,
dated the 3rd January 1908.
CONFIDENTIAL.
(9074.)
MEMORANDUM ON THE RED OXIDE CONCESSION ON THE ISLAND OP "
ABU MUSA.
[Amended Version.]
The Sheikh of Shargah is one of the Tmcial Chiefs who are under the
protection of His Majesty's Government.
Treaty relations have long subsisted between these Chiefs, who inhabit
the so-called Pirate Coast on the Arabian iitoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and
Great Britain.
Former Treaties were confirmed by that concluded in March 1892, and
ratified by Lord Lansdowne as Viceroy of India, which stipulates that the
Sheikh shall on no account (1) enter into any agreement or correspondence with
any Power other than the British Government; (2) consent, without the per
mission of the British Government, to the resident within his territory of the
Agent of any other Government; and (3) cede, sell, mortgage, or otherwise
give for occupation any part of bis territory, save to the British Government.
This Treaty was published for general information.
In the summer of 1898 the Sheikh of Shargah went on a pilgrimage to
Mecca, and during his absence his uncle, who was acting as Regent, granted a
lease of the red oxide mines of Abu Musa to three persons ; viz., a naturalized
British-Indian subject, his son, and the son of the British 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 Shargah. The concession was expressly granted " for such a period as they
might wish to hold the mines, provided they paid 250 dollars per annum, "
and included landing rights if it should prove desirable to engage in oyster
fisheries.
On the Sheikh of Shargah's return from Mecca he evidently claimed to
become a partner in the concern, and was admitted as such by the others;
but a few months later he transferred his interests in it to one Yusuf bin
Abdullah, who, again, was eventually bought out bv Hassan Samaiyeh in
December 1900.
In the beginning of 1905 it was found necessary for the Eesident in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to ask the 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 on the Arab Coast to warn the Chief
of Shargah and his uncle. Sheikh Salem, against entering into any ill-considered
agreement with Messrs. Wonckhaus for leasing the red oxide mines on Abu
Musa. The two Sheikhs assured the Agent that they would do nothing without
the knowledge of the British Resident.
Messrs. TV onckhaus, who, it may be stated [parenthetically) are the agents^
• in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of the Hamburg-American Line, fiffaing themselv^
debarred from securing a direct Concession from the Chief of Shargah, then
had recourse to devious methods.
On the 1st June, 1905, an Agreement was executed at Lin^ah, by which
Hassan Samaiyeh, the British Indian subject above referred to, claiming to act
tor his two partners, gave to Mr. Robert Wonckhaus a specific monopoly of

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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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1 volume (281 folios)
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An index at the front of the file gives subjects covered by the file.

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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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