'Existing Treaties between the British Government and the Trucial Chiefs, 1906' [3r] (12/160)
The record is made up of 3 volumes (68 folios). It was created in 1906. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Address delivered by His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and
Governor-General of India, to the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab
Coast, at a Public
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
held at Shargah on the 21st Novem-
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ber 1903.
Chiefs of the Arab Coast who are in Treaty relations wmi
the British Government,—I have come here as the representative in
the great Empire of India of the British authority which you and
your fathers and forefathers have known and dealt with for more than
a hundred years; and my object is to show you that, though you live
at some distance from the shores of India, you are not forgotten by
the Government, but that they adhere to the policy of guardianship
and protection which has given you peace and guaranteed your rights
for the best part of a century; and that the first Viceroy of India
who has ever visited these waters does not quit them without seeking the
opportunity of meeting you in person and of renewing the assurances
and engagements by which we have been so long united.
Chiefs, your fathers and grandfathers before you have doubtless
told you of the history of the past. You know that a hundred years
ago there were constant trouble and fighting in the Gulf ; almost every
man was a marauder or a pirate; kidnapping and slave-trading
flourished; fighting and bloodshed went on without stint or respite; no
ship could put out to sea without fear of attack; the pearl-fishery
was a scene of annual conflict; and security of trade or peace
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The volume is accompanied by two duplicate copies. The volume is subtitled Treaties and Engagements in Force on 1st January 1906 between the British Government and the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab Coast; to which is Prefixed an Address Delivered by His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab Coast, at a Public Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). Held at Shargah [Sharjah] on the 21st November 1903 , and consists of a set of documents in English followed by versions in Arabic. The documents included are:
- General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf An agreement made in 1820 between Britain and ten tribal rulers of the eastern Arabian coast, often seen as marking the start of 150 years of British hegemony in the region. , 1820;
- Engagement entered into by Sheikh Sultan bin Suggur, Chief of Ras-ool-Kheimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] and Shargah [Sharjah], for the abolition of the African slave trade in his ports, 1847;
- Treaty of Peace in perpetuity agreed upon by the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast on behalf of themselves, their heirs and successors, under the mediation of the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1853;
- Further engagement entered into by Sheikh Sultan bin Suggur, of Jowasmee, with the British Government, for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade, 1856;
- Additional Article for the protection of the Telegraph Line and Stations, agreed to before Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and appended to the Treaty of Peace of 4 May 1853, 1864;
- Mutual agreement entered into by the Trucial Chiefs of the Oman Coast through the medium of Haji Abul Cassim, Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , especially deputed on this service, and Haji Abdur Rahman, Government Agent, Arab Coast, written on the 3rd Rajeb 1296, corresponding with 24 June 1879;
- Protectorate Treaties, 1892;
- Agreement for the prohibition of the Arms Traffic, 1902.
In the event of any doubt arising about the interpretation of the treaty stipulations, the English text was to be considered decisive.
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- 3 volumes (68 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence is split between three identical volumes, the covers of which are not included. The sequence is as follows: Volume 1: ff. 1-23; Volume 2: ff. 24-46; Volume 3: ff. 47-68. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Each volume is split into English and Arabic sections. These each contain a separate pagination sequence, which mirror each other in their respective languages. These numbers are printed, and can be found in the top centre of each page.
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