'14/115 III B. 6 Abu Musa; Hassan Samayeh's dealings with the Germans' [68r] (143/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (255 folios). It was created in 5 Nov 1907-10 Mar 1908. It was written in English, Arabic, German, Persian 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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Telegram,
TO,, , C d' A , Teheran . No; 179/755 .
, Foreign , Calcutta and Camp. Nos 735 .
Dated 13-12-07
(F). Island of Abu pusa. By the mail of the 2Snd of
CO
November the German Consulate Dragoman left Bushire for
Shargah with the concessionair'e. The originals of two
official letters addressed by the German Consul at
Bushire to the Sheikh of Shargah and his uncle Sheikh
Salim respectively have now been received hy me from
thE former Sheikh j they bear date November the 19th
S
and the individual^ above mentioned presented them
on November the 28th • The contents of theze letter's
are ; a refusal to accept the cancellation of the lease
, a protest against fhe proceedings of the Sheikh , an^
a threat to claim in case of refusal of permission to
ship Oxide the sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
As you xsez : were approached on the 10th of November
by the German Minister , I consider that strong excejition
should be taken by ub to the action adopted by the
representative of Germany here in trying by direct
communications of the nature above explained to bluff
the Sheikh who enjoys /he protection of Britain .
1/
If this is concurred in by you kindly inform me whether
the matter will be deal^ with in Teheran or whether
communication with the Consul for Germany here should
\
be entered into bji me »
no reply to the letters has been vouchsafed by the Sheikh
and the ques^^on^^the island of Abu Musa has not
hitherto been broached between my colleague and myself*
Addressed 0' d A , sent to Foreign Calcutta and
Foreign with Viceroy, Viceroy's Camp®
(Oox^)«
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This file contains reports and correspondence relating to the mining of iron ore on the island of Abu Musa and Hassan Samayeh's involvements with the Germans. 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Major Percy Cox), 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; Lieutenant-Commander W. Hose, H.M.S. Redbreast , Bushire; H. Listermann, Consul for the Imperial German Government; Sheikh Sagar bin Khalid, Chief of Sharjah; Foreign Office, Government of India.
Topics include:
- The erection of the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. flag on Abu Musa.
- Views of the Foreign Office on Abu Musa.
- German Consul talks with Shaikh of Sharjah about the Wonckhaus company.
- Informing the German Consul that the Trucial chiefs are under British protection.
- Provision of guards for Abu Musa.
- Complaint of Nejef bin Ali against Hassan bin Samaiyeh.
- Persian claim to the island
- The Trucial chiefs were warned not to grant concessions without consulting the Resident.
- Wonckhaus agent prevented from landing at Abu Musa and to be allowed to remove all oxide already accumulated.
There are many letters in Arabic including letters in Arabic from the German Consul to the Sheikh of Sharjah with translations. Also a hand written letter in English from the German Consul in Bushire to 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. ; and a Persian newspaper, Nedai-e-Watan .
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- 1 volume (255 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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There are two foliation sequences. The first foliation sequence which should be used for referencing, begins on the first folio of writing, on number 1. After number 3 there is a blank folio, which is not numbered. The sequence then resumes on the next folio, on number 4 and runs through to number 255, which is the last folio of writing. This sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
The second foliation sequence begins on the third folio of writing and runs from number 1 through to number 248A, ending on the last folio of writing. The second sequence is written in blue crayon, in the top right corner of each folio.
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