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'A Collection of Treaties and Engagements relating to the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in force up to the End of 1953' [‎3r] (5/92)

The record is made up of 1 volume (44 folios). It was created in c 1954. 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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Contents
part i
bahrain
Pages
1. General Treaty for the cessation of plunder and piracy by land and sea, dated
February 5, 1820 (XIX at p. 245) 7
2. Engagement to prohibit exportation of slaves from Africa on board of vessels
belonging to Bahrain and to allow right of search, dated May 8, 1847
(XXIII at p. 251) 7
3. Further Engagement for the suppression of the slave trade dated May 10, 1856
(IX at p. 234) 7-8
4. Friendly Convention relating to aggression by sea, trade and jurisdiction over
British subjects, dated May 31, 1861 (X at p. 234) 8-9
5. First Exclusive Agreement, dated December 22, 1880 (XII at p. 237) 9
6. Second Exclusive Agreement, dated March 13, 1892 (XIII at p, 238) 10
7. Agreement by the Shaikh of Bahrain to prohibit the importation of arms,
dated April 30, 1898 (XIV at p. 238) 10
8. Agreement not to grant concessions to foreigners for fishing for pearls or
sponges, dated July 29, 1911 10
9. Post Office Agreement, dated September 4, 1911 11
10. Wireless Telegraph Agreement, dated June 19, 1912 (XV at p. 239) 11
11. Agreement regarding oil, dated May 14, 1914 (XVI at p. 239) 11
12. Extract from the Treaty of Jedda, dated May 20, 1927, regarding relations
between the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and the Gulf Shaikhdoms
(VII at p. 227) 11
13. Letter from the 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. to the Deputy Ruler of Bahrain, dated
November 10, 1932, agreeing to a modification of Article 4 of the Friendly
Convention of 1861 (item 4 above) 12
14. Exchange of Letters with Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs relating to transit
dues at Bahrain, dated November 16 and 17, 1935 12-14
PART II
kuwait
1.
Exclusive Agreement, dated January 23, 1899 (XXXVI at p. 262)
15
2.
Agreement for the Prohibition of Traffic in Arms, dated May 24, 1900
15
(XXXVII at p. 262)
3.
Post Office Agreement, dated February 28, 1904 (XXXVIII at p. 263)
15
4.
Agreement not to grant concessions for fishing for pearls or sponges to
16
foreigners, dated July 29, 1911 (XXXIX at p. 263)
5.
Wireless Telegraph Agreement, dated July 26, 1912 (XL at p. 264)
16
6.
Agreement regarding oil, dated October 27, 1913 (XLI at p. 264)
16-17
7.
Assurances given by His Majesty's Government regarding date gardens.
protection and independence, dated November 3, 1914 (XLII at p. 265)
17
8.
9.
The Kuwait-Nejd Boundary Convention, dated December 2,1922 (IV at p. 213)
Extract from the Treaty of Jedda, dated May 20, 1927, regarding relations
17-18
between the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and the Gulf Shaikhdoms
(VII at p. 227) 18
10. Letters from the Prime Minister of Iraq and the Ruler of Kuwait reaffirming
the Kuwait-Iraq boundary, dated July 21, 1932 and August 10, 1932,
respectively 18-19
11. Agreement for Friendship and Neighbourly Relations between Kuwait and
Saudi Arabia with exchange of letters regarding the tribes of Saudi Arabia,
dated April 20, 1942 19-24
12. Trade Agreement between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, dated April 20, 1942 ... 25-27
13. Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,
with exchange of letters relating to smuggling offences, dated April 20,
1942 27-29
14. Letter from the Ruler of Kuwait conveying his approval of Agreements
Nos. 11, 12, 13, dated June 3, 1942 30
15. Undertaking given on his accession by Shaikh Abdullah al Salim, Ruler
of Kuwait, dated February 21, 1950 30
46133 b 2

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The volume consists of the following Foreign Office document: 19127, marked 'For Official Use only'.

The volume is divided into sections containing transcripts of treaties and engagements relating to Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar; Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Muscat; and miscellaneous. The earliest treaties recorded date from 1820.

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1 volume (44 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 45 on the back cover. 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. An original printed pagination sequence is also present in the volume. Foliation anomaly: ff. 10, 10A. The following folio needs to be folded out: f. 39.

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