'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' [‎36v] (74/92)

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administrative complete dans la zone
territoriale definie a I'article 5 de cette
convention. Le Gouvernement Imperial
ottoman s'abstiendra de toute immixtion
dans les affaires de Koueit, y compris la
question de la succession, et de tout acte
d administration ainsi que de toute occu
pation et tout acte militaire, dans les
territoires qui en font partie. En cas
de vacance, le Gouvernement Imperial
ottoman nommera kaimakam, par
firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). Imperial, le successeur du cheikh
defunt. II aura aussi la faculte de
nommer aupres du cheikh un commis-
saire pour proteger les interets et les
indigenes des autres parties de I'Empire.
A rticle 3.
Le Gouvernement Imperial ottoman
reconnait la validite des conventions que
le cheikh de Koueit a conclues prece-
demment avec le Gouvernement de Sa
Majeste britannique en date des
23 janvier, 1899, 24 mai, 1900, et
28 fevrier, 1904, et dont les textes sont
annexes (annexes I, II, III)( 1 ) a la
presente convention. II reconnait aussi
la validite des concessions de terrains
faites par ledit cheikh au Gouvernement
de Sa Majeste britannique et aux sujets
britanniques, ainsi que celle des engage
ments consignes dans la note adressee a
la date du 24 octobre, 1911, par le
Principal Secretaire d'Etat de Sa Majeste
britannique pour les Affaires fitrangeres
a TAmbassadeur de Sa Majeste
Imperiale le Sultan a Londres, dont le
texte est annexe (annexe IV).C)
A rticle 4.
En vue de confirmer I'entente deja
etablie entre les deux Gouverne-
ments par les assurances echangees le
6 septembre, 1901, entre I'ambassade
de Sa Majeste britannique a Constan
tinople et le Ministere Imperial des
Affaires Etrangeres, le Gouvernement de
Sa Majeste britannique declare qu'en
tant qu'aucun changement ne sera
apporte par le Gouvernement Imperial
ottoman au statu quo de Koueit, tel qu'il
se trouve defini par la presente conven
tion, il ne changera en rien la nature de
ses relations avec le Gouvernement de
Koueit et n'etablira pas de protectorat
sur le territoire qui lui est attribue. Le
Gouvernement Imperial ottoman prend
acte de cette declaration.
A rticle 5.
L'autonomie du cheikh de Koueit est
exercee par lui dans les territoires dont
la limite forme un demi-cercle avec la
O Non imprime.
administrative autonomy in the terri
torial zone defined in article 5 of this
convention. The Imperial Ottoman
Government shall abstain from any
interference in the affairs of Koweit,
including the question of the succession,
and from any administrative act or occu
pation, and from any military act, in the
territories forming part thereof. In the
event of a vacancy, the Imperial Otto
man Government shall appoint the
successor of the late Sheikh, by Imperial
firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). , to be kaimakam. The Imperial
Ottoman Government shall also be free
to accredit to the Sheikh a commissioner
to protect the interests and the natives
of other parts of the Empire.
A rticle 3.
The Imperial Ottoman Government
lecognise the validity of the conventions
previously concluded by the Sheikh of
Koweit with His Britannic Majesty's
Government, dated the 23rd January,
1899, the 24th May, 1900, and the
28th February, 1904, the texts of
which are annexed to this convention
(Annexes I, II, IID-O They recognise
also the validity of the concessions of
land granted by the said Sheikh to His
Britannic Majesty's Government and to
British subjects, and the validity of
the engagements enclosed in the note
dated the 24th October, 1911, addressed
by His Britannic Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to
the Ambassador of His Imperial Majesty
the Sultan in London, the text of which
is annexed (Annex IV).O
A rticle 4.
With the view of confirming the
understanding already reached between
the two Governments by the assurances
exchanged on the 6th September, 1901,
between His Britannic Majesty's Em
bassy at Constantinople and the Imperial
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, His
Britannic Majesty's Government declare
that, so long as no change be made by
the Imperial Ottoman Government in
the status quo in Koweit, as defined by
this convention, they will make no
change in the nature of their relations
with the Government of Koweit, and
will establish no protectorate over the
territory which is assigned to it. The
Imperial Ottoman Government take
note of this declaration.
A rticle 5.
The Sheikh of Koweit exercises
autonomy in the territory of which the
boundary forms a semi-circle with the
O Not reproduced.
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