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‘Memorandum by the Political Department, India Office, on treaties and agreements between the British Government and the various rulers and chiefs in Arabia and on the Persian Gulf.’ [‎3v] (6/6)

The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 9 Aug 1926-21 Jul 1927. 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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payment of this sum (which Zanzibar soon ceased to produce) was
guaranteed to the Sultan of Muscat so long as he faithfully continued to
observe his engagements end maintain friendship with the British Govern
ment. The subsidy was increased in 1911 to compensate the Sultan for the
loss, consequent on the establishment of the warehouse regime, of his profits
from the arms trade through Muscat.
SUMMARY.
1. The following are common to the eugagements of all the above Arab
States to the British Government:—
The undertaking not to cede, sell, mortgage, &c., any of their territory
except to the British Government
The undertaking to suppress slave trade, and the undertaking to prohibit
the traffic of arms in their territories.
2. The following is common to all, except Muscat:—
The undertaking to have no negotiations with, or receive the repre
sentative of, any Power other than the British Government, except with the
consent of the British Government.
?>. The following is common to all except Koweit, and it is implied in
the case of Koweit :—
The undertaking to maintain peace in perpetuity with the British
(rovermnent.
4. To all, except Muscat, the British Government promises protection
from aggression by sea, either explicitly or, as to the Trucial Chiefs, by
implication.
5. To El-Katr the British Government promises also "good offices" in
the case of aggression by land.
6. To Koweit the British Government undertakes unqualified "protection."
D. T. Monteath.
9th August 1926.

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The memorandum comprises summaries and précis of the treaties signed between the British Government and the Arab rulers and chiefs on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The first part of the memorandum, prepared by J P Gibson and dated 21 July 1927, provides overviews of the various treaties for: Koweit [Kuwait]; Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Qatar; Muscat; Mavia (in Yemen); and the Idrisi Treaties. The second part of the memorandum, prepared by David Taylor Monteath and dated 9 August 1926, offers a more detailed précis of most treaties: Koweit; Bahrein; El-Katr [Qatar]; the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Oman (Muscat). A summary at the end of the précis condenses the key points common to all treaties.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.

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‘Memorandum by the Political Department, India Office, on treaties and agreements between the British Government and the various rulers and chiefs in Arabia and on the Persian Gulf.’ [‎3v] (6/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B387, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023472694.0x000007> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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