"ملف رقم II/١٢ مذكرات معلومات من إدارة الخارجية بخصوص شؤون بلاد فارس والساحل العربي من الخليج الفارسي. يناير "٠٩ --" [ظ‎‎١‎٢] (١٧٨/٢٤)

to supply oxide iu accordance with the terms
of their forward contracts. In view of the
doubt which the Resident expressed as to
the existence of such contracts, it seemed
desirable, if possible, to obtain definite in
formation from the German Government,
as to their nature and the intentions of
Messrs. Wonekhaus as to further shipments
unless there was a demand for oxide. In the
circumstances, the Government of India were
disposed to agree with Major Cox’s recom
mendations that the Agent’s brother should
postpone the recommencement of mining
operations, until there was some demand for
oxide.
Murder of certain
subjects of the Chief of
Abu Thabi by residents
of Taona.
21. [ Vide paragraph 215 of the Memo
randum {Arabian
affairs) for JSovember
190^.^ On the 1st
December, Sir G.
Barclay reported to Sir
E. Grey that, in view of the fact that the
murderers, who during the summer were at
the pearl fisheries, had now retired inland,
and that the chances of capturing them were
remote, he h d addressed a further note to
the Persian Government pressing for an early
settlement of the question of compensation to
the families of the murdered men. He stated
that he was informing Major Cox of the
action which he had taken and w r as suggesting
to him that the question of the punishment of
the men still at large should be held over
until the spring, when, if they returned to
the pearl fisheries, they might perhaps be
captured.
22. [ Vide paragraph 230 of the Memoran-
Appointment of an dum {Arabian affairs)
Italian A^ont at ifilasl^at* foy* J
The Secretary of State for India telegraphed, on
the *0th January, that it was not considered
practicable to request the Italian Government
to agree that their Agent’s relations with the
Sultan of Maskat should be conducted through
the British Consul; but that they had been asked
to agree that the British Consul should intro
duce the Agent to the Sultan, and to instruct
the Agent always to act in consultation with
the British Consul. The Secretary of State
agreed that there was no objection to the
position being explained to the Sultan by the
Political Agent. The Political Resident at
Bushire was informed accordingly on the 22nd
January and was directed to issue the neces
sary instructions to the Political Agent at
Maskat.
The Italian Government have notified the
appointment of Umberto Omar of Erithrea as
Agent and have been asked to intimate the
date cf bis arrival at Maskat, in order that
the British Consul may be instructed to
render him every help.