'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.' [26r] (53/132)
The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1905-19 Jan 1914. It was written in English. 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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PERSIAN GULP.
38. (Vide para. 11, January 1908.)
Abu Musa red oxide On the 10th January,
concession. His Majesty s secre
tary of State forwarded, for criticism and
correction of the statement of facts in the
German case, papers regarding the Abu Musa
affair.
The observations 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
were invited, and the latter,
on the 1st March, submitted material for
a rejoinder to the German arguments. On the
21st March a telegram to the following effect
was despatched to His Majesty’s Secretary of
State for India :—
With reference to the first German point,
viz., that Salim, uncle of Sheikh Sagar, was
the owner of the mines, and that as the lease
was given by him to a company in his capacity
as owner, Sagar had no right^ to annul it—-
it was pointed out that nothing in support of
this allegation was to be found in the papers
forwarded with the German case. The history
of the island showed that it was an integral
part of the dominions of the Sheikh of
Shargah, and Sheikh Sagar, in two letters to the
Resident in 1881, referred to the fact that Salim
only resided on the island on sufferance
It was a fact that, by personal and verbal
arrangement with Sagar, Salim did enjoy
the income of Abu Musa since Sugar ouste
him from the Sheikhdom. Sagar admitted
this, and said that Salim had also been allowed
by him to retain the rent for the mines paid
under the terms of the contract now in ques
tion, in order to stop Salim’s^ complaints as
to the inadequate allowance given by Sagar.
But all right of ownership of the island had
now categorically been disclaimed by Salim
in a letter to Sagar, dated the 21st February
1908, and bo had declared that in granting the
lease’he merely acted as proxy for Sagar.
An examination of the Agreements of
1883 1884, and 1889, between Sagar and
Salim, supported the genuineness of this
declaration. Further, the Sheikh in a letter
K Resident, dated the 11th October 1902,
referred to the fact that Salim had leased the
produce of the mines, while acting as Regent
in Shargah. f
The German argument based on Salim s
rights could not therefore be maintained.
° 39 As regards the second German
point, viz., that even if power to grant a lease
Lanated from the Sheikh, his cancellation ot
it was uninstifiable—it was stated that the
Sheikh was a law to himself, and had absolute
right to do as he liked, subject to such general
control as was exercised by the British Gov-
ernment** The Sheikh’s territorial rights over
the island had been admitted by the Germans;
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from October 1905 to December 1908 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month ... regarding external affairs relating to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
Topics covered in the memoranda include:
- arms trade at Muscat with Afghans
- proposed appointment of Italian consul at Muscat
- Muscat trade report
- piracy committed on a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. near Kuwait
- Najd affairs and relations with the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud)
- mining of red oxide on Abu Musa and Sirri islands
- overcrowding of pilgrim ships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- quarantine arrangements for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pearling industry in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- native dhows at Lingah flying the German flag
- lighting in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- installation of wireless telegraphy on vessels in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The file ends with an acknowledgement by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (William George Grey) of receipt of the Memoranda of Affairs from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (William Henry Irvine Shakespear).
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- 1 volume (63 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-64; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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