File 4949/1912 Pt 3 ‘Abu Musa Wönckhaus Lingah’ [‎363r] (725/806)

Statement No, 2 :
In the name of God etc.
At 2 o*clock p.m.( arable time ) of the 7th. of Safar 1330 we were stay4
ing at the house'of Hage Hassan bin Ali Somaye where two men, named Salim
bin Ibrahim and Selman, both residing in Shargeh, were also present,
accompanied by some other Shargeh people and Sh&maai Salim bin Ibrahim told
to Hage Haasah bin Ali Somaye that some days ago there had been a conver -
sat ion between Sheikh Salim bin Sultan and Sheikh Segges bin Khalet bin
Sultan regarding the island of Abu Musa, in consequence of which Sheikh
Salim bin Sultan made a complaint on Sheikh Segger ( at the British Consu
late in Bushire ? ) for the latter having taken possession of a^u Musa
and for having sent this year a man to be his representative in A.Musa ,
who expelled the agent of Sheikh Salim from the island and moreover for
having sent wheat seed to be sown on the same ground where Sheikh Salirr^
always used to sow his wheat, further for having sent word to Sheikh Salim
to take away all his property ( horses, donkeys, implements etc. ) from
the island of Abu Musa to the island or Tamb.
Bor these reasons Sheikh Salim at once raised urgent protests ( to the
British Consul at Bushire ? ) for the behaviour of Sheikh Segger and ask
ed for the immediate removal of Sheikh Segger's men and property from
the island. and Sir
Sheikh Salim declared ; On the island of Abu Musa no one has a claim ex
cept myself, as it is my own property, which I inherited from my father
Sultan bin Segger. Before his death he divided all his possession between
me and my brother Achmet. I got Abu Musa and Sir and my brother the
country of " Dibbi " , as shown by a testament in my hands, the existence
of which is knawn to the English people.
When the consul ( Colonel Cox ) came to-settle the case of Jesire Soab
he took me in a man-o-war from Has el Khema to Shargeh to have a meeting
between me and Sheikh Segg^r. Segger came on board in the presence of
the consul and I said to Segger that Abu Musa and Sir are my property
and that I hold a document proving this and my rights were ascertained
then and there. After my return to Has el Khema the son of Abdulatif,
Isa, informed me that Sheikh Segger only wanted to keep his horses on
the island for grazing, whereas now Segger wants to take possession of
the whole island, but I will never allow him to do so, as the island is
my own property.
5he above statement has been given at the house of Hage Hassan bin
Ali Somaye by Salim bin Ibrahim and Selman, dated the 7th. Safar, 1330.
I herewith witness the statement of Salim bin Ibrahim and Selman
signed : Abdulrezak bin Abdulla Bahar
The abo ve statement was given in my presence:
signed : Kelfan bin Abdulla residing in M Hemrieh "
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signed : Selman bin Hussein bin Derwisch.