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'Treaties and Undertakings etc in force between the British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain, 1820-1914' [‎31r] (61/146)

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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Ko. 7.
TEANSLMION OE AGEEEMENT SIGNED BY THE CHIEF OF
BAHRAIN, DATED 22 nd DECEMBER 1880.
I, Isa bin Ali A1 Khalifah, Chief of Bahrain, hereby bind myself and
successors in the Government of Bahrain to the British Government to abstain
from entering into negotiations or making treaties of any sort with any State
or Government other than the British without the consent of the said British
Government, and to refuse permission to any other Government than the
British to establish Diplomatic or Consular Agencies or coaling depots in our
territory, unless with the consent of the British Government,
This engagement does not apply to or affect the customary friendly
correspondence with the local authorities of neighbouring States on business oi
minor importance.
The above agreement is subject to the approval and acceptance of His
Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India in Council.
Signature and seal of—
ISA BIN ALL
Signature and seal of—
L.S. AHMAD BIN ALI.
Signed and sealed at Bahrain on the 22nd day of December one thousand
eight hundred and eighty in my presence.
(Sd.) E. C. ROSS, Lieut.-Col.,
JPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The above agreement was accepted and ratified by Her Britannic Majesty s
Government in 1881.
(Sd.) E. C. ROSS, Colonel,
Folitical Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
L. S.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'Treaties and Undertakings etc in force between the British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain, 1820-1914' [‎31r] (61/146), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/740, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023193864.0x00003e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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