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'Treaties and Undertakings etc in force between the British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain, 1820-1914' [‎9r] (17/146)

The record is made up of 3 volumes (69 folios). It was created in c 1914. 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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No. 9 (a),
AGREEMENT WITH THE SHAIKH OF BAHRAIN EOR THE SUP
PRESSION OP TRADE IN ARMS.
TRANSLATION OP AGREEMENT BY THE SHAIKH OP BAHRAIN,
DATED 8 th ZIL HIJJAH 1315 (30 th APRIL 1898).
I agree to absolutely prohibit the importation of arms into Bahrain
territory or exportation therefrom, and, to enforce this, I have issued a
notification and proclamation to all concerned.
No. 9 (&).
TRANSLATION OP PROCLAMATION PROM SHAIKH ISA BIN
ALI AL KHALIPAH, CHIEP OP BAHRAIN, DATED 8 th ZIL
HIJJAH 1315 (30 th APRIL 1898).
Be it known to all who see this that British and Persian vessels-of-war have
permission to search vessels carrying their and our flags in Bahrain territorial
waters, and to confiscate all arms and ammunition (weapons of war) in them,
if those arms and ammunition are intended for Indian or Persian Ports or the
Islands of Bahrain. Bahrain vessels, found in Indian and Persian waters by
British and Persian vessels-of-war, suspected to contain arms and ammunition
for Indian and Persian ports and the islands of Bahrain, are liable to be
searched by the said vessels and all such arms and ammunition found in them
will be confiscated as property of the State.
No. 9 (c).
TRANSLATION OP NOTIFICATION BY SHAIKH OP BAHRAIN
DATED 8 th ZIL HIJJAH 1315 (30 th APRIL 1898).
Be it known to all who see this that, whereas we have already forbidden
the sale of arms and ammunition to our subjects in the island of Bahrain by our
notification, dated 13th Safar 1331, January 1896, and whereas there is reason
to think that, notwithstanding our prohibition, many arms and much ammuni
tion are imported into Bahrain for the purpose of being exported therefrom to
British Indian and Persian ports, where such importation is prohibited, and
whereas we have resolved to do all that lies in our power to assist the British
and Persian Governments in putting a stop to this illegal traffic, we hereby
declare that from the date of this notification the importation of arms and
ammunition into the islands of Bahrain, and the exportation of the same
therefrom, is absolutely prohibited.
All arms and ammunition in future imported into the islands of Bahrain
or exported therefrom will be seized and confiscated as property of the State.

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Government of India Foreign and Political Department documents: three identical copies, one (volume three) enclosed in a red cover. Volume two is inscribed 'Received under Foreign and Political Department endorsement 147EA of 22.6.16'. The documents contain transcripts of fifteen treaties and undertakings between the British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain in English and (at the rear of the volumes) in Arabic. In addition to agreements dated by year only, the agreements relate to piracy, the slave trade, arms traffic, observance of treaties, jurisdiction over foreigners, pearl fisheries, post office, wireless telegraphy, and oil. A note at the start of the agreements states that in the event of doubt about the precise interpretation of any portion of the English and Arabic text, the English text was to be considered decisive.

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3 volumes (69 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of each volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover of volume one and terminates at 70 on the back cover of volume three. The foliation runs through all three volumes as a single continuous sequence, split between volume one (ff. 1-23); volume two (ff. 24-46); and volume three (ff. 47-70). 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 also has its own separate printed pagination sequence.

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'Treaties and Undertakings etc in force between the British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain, 1820-1914' [‎9r] (17/146), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/740, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023193864.0x000012> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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