'A Collection of Treaties and Engagements relating to the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in force up to the End of 1953' [‎6v] (12/92)

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No. 6
Second Exclusive Agreement dated March 13, 1892
I, Esau bin Ali, Chief of Bahrein, in th ® PfP^^'g^solemnly bind myself
^ foiiowin8
-n—\ will on no account enter into any agreement or correspondence
to the^ence « Ve f0r
occupation any part of my territory save to the British Government.
Dared Bahrein, 13th March 1892. corresponding with 14th Shaaban 1309.
Esau bin Ali,
Chief of Bahrein.
A. C. Lieut-Col.,
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . LANSDOWNE,
Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Ratified by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India at
Simla on the twelfth day of May 1892.
H. M. Durand,
Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Dept.
No. 7
Agreement by the Shaikh of Bahrain to Prohibit the Importation of Arms,
dated April 30, 1898
I agree to absolutely prohibit the importation of arms into Bahrein territory
or exportation therefrom, and, to enforce this, I have issued a notification and
proclamation to all concerned.
No. 8
Agreement Not to Grant Concessions to Foreigners for Fishing for
Pearls or Sponges, dated 29th July, 1911
From: Shaikh Isa bin Ali A1 Khalifah,
Chief of Bahrein.
To: Colonel P. Z. Cox,
British Resident and H.B.M's Consul-General.
Your honoured letter No. 161 dated the 23rd Rajab 1329 = 20th July 1911 has
been received and we were highly pleased, as it gave us the news of your well-
being; and all what you had stated was noted by your friend. With regard to
your warning us that we should not bind ourselves to any foreigner whomsoever
by giving any concession connected with the fishing of shells and pearls in the
fisheries on which I possess right, your friend begs to emphasize to Your Honour
that it was not in our mind to grant any concession or agreement in connection
with this matter; and your friend thanks Your Honour for this friendly favour,
for, as Your Honour states, the matter is not useful for our interests. No doubt,
Your friend confides and believes in the goodness of your sincere advice and will
cordially maintain towards you these laudable sentiments.
Note .—For the terms of the letter to which the above is a reply see Item 8 (a)
Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .