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1. IOR/R/15/1/243

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/243
Title:
14/72 B. 3. Messrs Malcolm and Abu Musa 1898 - 1906
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the application of Arsham and Tigranes Joseph Malcolm for mining rights to iron oxide on Abu Musa island and other locations such as the islands of Dalma, Ghagha, Sir Abu Nu'air and Musandam Peninsula. Letters also discuss the resources of salt, gold and the activities of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 May 1898-26 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 volume (63 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/254

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/254
Title:
14/115 II B. 5. Abu Musa. Abu Musa oxide contracts and concession. Hassan Samaiyeh's dealings with the Germans.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island owned by Shaikh Sagar bin Khaled of Sharjah. Letters reference the Protectorate Treaties 1897 clause that the Protectorate Sheikhs should on 'no account, cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part of my terr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Aug 1906-13 Oct 1907
Extent:

1 volume (228 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/255

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/255
Title:
14/115 III B. 6 Abu Musa; Hassan Samayeh's dealings with the Germans
Scope & Content:
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 Persian Gulf (Major Percy Cox), Residency Agent Sharjah; Lieutenant-Commander W. Hose, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, and Persian
Date Range:
5 Nov 1907-10 Mar 1908
Extent:
1 volume (255 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/256

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/256
Title:
14/115 IV B. 7. Abu Musa
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning Abu Musa island. Correspondence discusses British memorandum of 1908; the German case relating to their mining operations; the Persian claim to Abu Musa, Sirri and Tunb [Tumb]; the role of Hassan bin Samaiyah and the contract with the German company Wonckhaus. Corrrespo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1908-24 Nov 1908
Extent:
1 volume (281 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/258
Title:
B. 9, 14/115 VI. Abu Musa Oxide, 1910 to 1911: British Memorandum; German Memorandum; Colonel Cox's Notes
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island by a German company, Wonckhaus, and the British desire to prevent the Germans gaining a monopoly and presence on the island. Correspondence includes a note by Major Percy Zachariah Cox on the case and Hassan bin Samaiyah's inv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Feb 1910-19 Aug 1911
Extent:
1 volume (381 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/260

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/260
Title:
File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence topics include: The Second British Memorandum, December 1911 (printed copy). The migration of the Sudanese community from Sirri to Abu Musa. The activities of the German company Wonckhaus which was not permite...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
27 Aug 1911-30 Dec 1912
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/261

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/261
Title:
14/115 VIII B 17 Abu Musa Red Oxide
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence discusses the removal of the mining equipment of Hassan bin Samaiyah. Correspondence also discusses the application of Wonckhaus to ship red oxide and negotiations with the Foreign Office over the termination of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1913-10 Sep 1916
Extent:
1 volume (249 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/269
Title:
14/164, 14/166 B 22, CLAIM OF HASSAN SAMAIYAH FOR PROPERTY LOST ON ABU MUSA. 1910
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the claim of Hassan Samaiya for property lost on Abu Musa island after the German company Wonckhaus lost the concession following an international tribunal. Includes a list of articles used in the mining operation and also discusses the welfare of some donkeys left ther...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Oct 1907-19 May 1913
Extent:
1 volume (117 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/78
Title:
File 27/3 ‘German Shipping & Trade Competition’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, memoranda reports, telegrams and minutes, regarding the German and Japanese interest in shipping and trade in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait (also written in some parts of the file as Koweit). The papers notably cover/include the following: The est...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1906-27 Nov 1916
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)