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'14/115 III B. 6 Abu Musa; Hassan Samayeh's dealings with the Germans' [‎95r] (197/522)

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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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Foreign , Calcutta No: 7
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(p). Please refe to your telegram dated the 31rst of
December No J 1S2 *
In the beginning , at the express bidding of Mr Brown ,
the text of the German contract was carefully kept secret
by the Lingah concessionaire and latter when writing
to his friends suppressed the fac t tha t a mon opoly had been
conferred therein • The purport of the document having thus
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been misrepresented to him f it is quite possiole that the
third concessionaire may have agreed to the mere sale of
some oxide to Wonkhaus , but he at once repudiated it as
soon as he learned the precise text of the document , vide
his letter of the 20th of Feb: which formed the first en
closure to my letter dated the 28th of Feb; 190/ ifoj 456
to the address of the Govt: of India,
If Hassan has such a letter as" that suggested and if it is
of any value , why , seeing Jshat both parties are British
subjects under my jurisdiction, does he not sue his copartner
on it in 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. Court.
I submit in any case that this question is one between the
partners themselves and can not be said to oe any concern
of the Germans, whose complaint is against the action
the Sheikh of Shargah , which is based not on the question
whether third partner did or did not agree to the German
contract but on the fact that the said contract conferred
a monopoly , which the concessionaires ,whether two or three.

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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.

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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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English, Arabic, German, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script
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