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Letter From The Sultan of Johore To The Earl Granville Principal Secretary of State To The Colonies, 20 March 1886
Letter From The Sultan of Johore To The Earl Granville Principal Secretary of State To The Colonies, 20 March 1886
20thMarch 1886.
My Lord,
1. In view of the possibility of any other Power making, as under its protectorate,any of
the Islands in the open Seasand Straits belonging to the Stateof Johore,I shall feel
much obliged if your Lordship will kindly arrangefor a Registerof theseappanages
to be preservedby Her Majesty'sSecretaryof Statefor the Coloniesas well as by His
Excellencythe Governor of the Straits Settlements- By this plan the interestsof any
country will be safeguardedunder the provision of the Agreementsrecentlymade.
2. The Islands in questionrange themselves around the Coast of Johore : all those on
the Western side, and a large number on the Easternside, being in the immediate
vicinity of Johore; but of the latter a large proportion also extends further out,
stretchingto evenas far as the neighborhoodof Borneo.
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TheRightHonorable EarlGranvilleEsq.
of State
Her Majesty'sPrincipleSecretary
for theColoniesDowningStreet
(sed)
Sultanof Johore
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403 Western,
Southern,
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Charts of Groups
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348 NorthandGreatNatunas
104 SouthNatuna
371 Anambas
361 Tambelans
20s March1886
Abdul Rahman
Ged)
Secretary
of the Sultanof Johore