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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎77] (119/733)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. 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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OF THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
77
Article IV.
The pacificated tribes shall all of them continue in their former
relations, with the exception that they shall be at peace with the British
Government, and shall not fight with each other; and the flag shall be a
symbol of this only, and of nothing further.
Article V.
The vessels of the friendly Arabs shall all of them have in their
possession a paper (" Register"), signed with the signature of their chief,
in which shall be the name of the vessel, its length, its breadth, and how
many karahs it holds ; and they shall also have in their possession
another writing (" Port Clearance"), signed with the signature of their
chief, in which shall be the name of the owner, the name of the Na-
khooda, the number of men, the number of arms, from whence sailed, at
what time, and to what port bound ; and if a British or other vessel
meets them, they shall produce the Register and the Clearance.
Article VI.
The friendly Arabs, if they choose, shall send an envoy to the British
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with the necessary accompaniments,
and he shall remain there for the transaction of their business with the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ; and the British Government, if it chooses, shall send an
envoy to them also in like manner, and the envoy shall add his signa-
ture to the signature of the chief, in the paper (" Register") of their
vessels, which contains the length of the vessel, its breadth, and ton
nage; the signature of the envoy to be renewed every year. Also all
such envoys shall be at the expense of their own party.
Article VII.
If any tribe or others shall not desist from plunder and piracy, the
friendly Arabs shall act against them according to their ability and cir
cumstances; and an arrangement for this purpose shall take place
between the friendly Arabs and the British, at the time when such
plunder and piracy shall occur.
Article VIII.
The putting men to death after they have given up their arms is an act
of piracy, and not of acknowled ged war; and if any tribe shall put to death
any persons, either Mahomedans or others, after they have given up
their arms, such tribe shall be held to have broken the peace, and the
friendly Arabs shall act against them, in conjunction with the British,
and, God willing, the war against them shall not cease until the sur
render of those who performed the act, and of those who ordered it.

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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

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