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IOR/R/15/1/254
- Record Id:
- 040-000227698
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000e3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023834037.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 territory save to the British government.' Correspondence describes how the concession had been given to a British subject and then to a German concessionaire. The concession to the German company was then cancelled but mining operations continued. Letters detail the arrangements for the dispatch of a British gun-boat if required. Correspondents include the Political Resident Persian Gulf; Assistant Secretary to Government of India in the Foreign Department; Residency Agent, Lingah; Residency Agent, Sharjah.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227682
040-000227698 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/239-294 : File 14: Arab Coast and Islands
IOR/R/15/1/254 : 14/115 II B. 5. Abu Musa. Abu Musa oxide contracts and concession. Hassan Samaiyeh's dealings with the Germans. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0004]/038-000227682[0016]/040-000227698
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume (228 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000e3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
French - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1906
- End Date:
- 1907
- Date Range:
- 23 Aug 1906-13 Oct 1907
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio. The file also bears a foliation system comprising of uncircled numbers written in blue.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 14/115 II
Confidential Series B 5 - Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)