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File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [54v] (119/448)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 1916-1928. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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34
The Compairv have power to select a site or sites on the eastern edge of
the Karan, located opposite the island in the river, upstream rom e J!”
adjacent to the landing place used by steamers p ymg X* ra,.^er examina-
Shiould the Company tind the ground selected as above a ter u-t - examin
tion, not suitable for their requirements, they twr^d din-fthere shall
other sites of the same area and description: and of thfkase or of
be on these areas shall be left by t^Oompany °n to “P^^d^Tnd a ny
any extension or renewal thereot and tney a
refund of expenses in this connection. received from
5. In order that the Company may be satisfie d that it futurP can
the Shaikh good and sufficient title to these iands, and that no on^n futura can
nut forward any claim in regard to the lands, the Shaikh undertakes
CpZ vaUdity thereof to cause this document to be signed and sealed by the
fenltEsVraugTS the pipes may be laid or in
Company with the names of his own representatives ; s ° * h ^°^J h X?if s tract
tive of the Company on the spot preferring a request, t
his representatives to detail trustworthy men for the wor i. , ,
• Any changes in the personnel of the representatives of the
intimated to the representative of the Company in due course.
7. So long as the Shaikh guarantees the guards employed hy the Company
he undertakes to recover any property stolea by the said guai s emse ves, or
bv reason of their connivance: and in the event of non-recovery, to compensate
the Company for the loss sustained. In the case of theft under o er circum
stances, or of any wilful damage being done to the ptpe-line °r an's ereo
or any other property belonging to the Company, the Shaikh un or a
his utmost to trace the offenders, and in the event of their being identified
should they prove to belong to his jurisdiction, or should they be found therein
to inflict upon them such punishment as will be an example and deterrent to
others against the perpetration of such acts ; and also a means ot ma mg e
Company’s property respected in his territory vide note below. ,
8. The Shaikh further grants the right to the Company to make all burnt
and unburnt bricks and tiles required hy them in the lands for the time being
in the hands of the Company, and also to erect on the lands occupied by t lem
in accordance with the articles of this Agreement, all buildings, structures an
machinery as may he needed by them for the proper execution or t eir
business.
The Company undertakes that on the expiry of the Concession, or of the
period of the extension or renewal thereof, all these lands which have been
acquired from the Shaikh on lease or free of charge, shall be^ abandoned and
shall be given back into the hands of the Shaikh, and the said Company u ill
have no further rights in them.
9. This lease of land, and all the conditions pertaining thereto, shall
remain in force for the full period of the Concession granted to Mr. W. K.
X>’Arcy hy His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia, dated 28th May 1901,
and of any extension or renewal thereof. But on the expiration of the
original period, in the event of there being an extension or renewal of the
Concession, the rent shall be fixed at 1,500 (fifteen hundred) pounds sterling
per annum, payable annually in advance, and the Shaikh shall have no right
to demand any further increase. If in consideration of the exigencies of their
business, the Company should wish to curtail the period of their lease, in that
case twelve calendar (Christian) months notice of their intention must he given
in writing to the Shaikh prior to the termination of the lease. Such notice
will be sent to the Shaikh through His Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Moham-
merah. If the lease should be thus curtailed the Company shall make no claim
for refund of money that has been paid in advance on account of rent, and the
Shaikh likewise shall make no claim for rent for the unexpired period of the lease
Xote.— Insert at end of clause?. . .
“That is to say—If it should be ascertained that the culprit or robber is not in the Shaikh s limits and does not
belong to his jurisdiction the Shaikh shall not be held responsible.”
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The volume consists mainly of six bound compilations of treaties and undertakings, together with related correspondence and other supplementary material, made between the British Government and the British Protectorates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1820-1919. These treaty compilations were published by the Government of India in 1919 and comprise: the Trucial Treaties to January 1906, Treaties with Rulers of Kuwait from 1841 to 1913, Treaties with the Sultan of Oman and Muscat from 1845 to 1914, Undertakings with the Trucial Chiefs of Oman from 1911 to 1912, Treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah from 1899 to 1919 and Treaties with the Rulers of Bahrain from 1820 to 1914. In addition, there is a separate Foreign Office ‘Memorandum on British Commitments (During the War) to the Gulf Chiefs’ made in 1916, which contains at Appendix A, the English text of the treaty made with the Ruler of Qatar in 1916. The treaty compilations are published in English and Arabic, except for the treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah, which are published in English and Persian.
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- 1 volume (222 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 2902 (Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 216; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
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- 54r:55v, 59r:59r, 60v:60v, 61r:61r, 62v:62v, 66v:68v
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