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File 1247/1912 Pt 1 'Turkey:- Communication to Turkish Govt of agreement between Gt. Britain and Koweit, Bahrein & Trucial Chiefs. Decorations for Sheiks of Koweit, Mohammerah & Bahrein in connection with Anglo-Turkish Convention.' [‎143v] (206/336)

The record is made up of 123 folios. It was created in 19 Oct 1896-24 Sep 1913. 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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And if a British or other vessel meet them, they shall produce the register and the
clearance.
Article G.
The friendly Arabs, if they choose, shall send an envoy to the British residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in i
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with the necessary accompaniments, and he shall remain there for the
transaction of their business with the residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ; and the British Government, if it
chooses, shall send an envoy also to them in like manner ; and the envoy shall add his
signature to the signature of the chief in the paper (register) of their vessels, which
contains the length of the vessel, its breadth, and tonnage; the signature of the envoy
to be renewed every year. Also all such envoy shall be at the expense of their own
party.
Article 7.
If any tribe or others shall not desist from plunder and piracy, the friendly Arabs
shall act against them according to their ability and circumstances, and an arrangement
for this purpose shall take place between the friendly Arabs and the British at the time
when such plunder and piracy shall occur.
Article 8.
The putting men to death after they have given up their arms is an act of piracy
and not of acknowledged war ; and if any tribe shall put to death any persons, either
Mahommedans or others, after they have given up their arms, such tribe shall be held
to have broken the peace ; and the friendly Arabs shall act against them in conjunction
with the British, and, God willing, the war against them shall not cease until the
surrender of those who performed the act and of those who ordered it.
Article 9.
The carrying off of slaves, men, women, or children from the coasts of Africa or
elsewhere, and the transporting them in vessels, is plunder and piracy, and the friendly
Arabs shall do nothing of this nature.
Article 10.
The vessels of the friendly Arabs, bearing their flag above described, shall enter
into all the British ports and into the ports of the allies of the British so far as they
shall be able to effect it ; and they shall buy and sell therein, and if any shall attack
them the British Government shall take notice of it.
Article 11.
These conditions aforesaid shall be common to all tribes and persons, who shall
hereafter adhere thereto in the same manner as to those who adhere to them at the
time present. End of the articles.
Issued at Ras-ool-Kheimah, in triplicate, at midday, on Saturday, the 22nd of
the month of Rabe-ul-Awul, in the year of the Hegira 1235, corresponding to the 8th
January, 1820, and signed by the contracting parties at the places and times underwritten.
Signed at Ras-ool-Kheimah at the time of issue by—
(L.S.) W. GRANT KEIR,
Major-General.
(L.S.) H ASSUN -BIN -RAHMAH,
Sheikh of Halt and Faina,
formerly of Ras-ool-Kheimah.
(L.S.) RAJ IB-BIN-AHMED,
Sheikh of Jourat-al-Kamra.
An exact translation:
J. P. Thompson, Captain,
llth Light Dragoons, and Interpreter.
Signed at Ras-ool-Kheimah on Tuesday, the 25th of the month of Rabe-ul-Awul,
in the year of the Hegira 1235, corresponding to the llth January, 1820.
(L.S.) SHAKBOUT,
Sheikh of Aboo Dhebbee.

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The correspondence relates to the Anglo-Turkish Convention and assistance provided by the Shaikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahommerah [Khorramshahr] in the negotiation process, which results in the decision to bestow the award of KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India) on both Shaikhs.

Also discussed are:

  • the negotiations between the Ottoman Government and the Bagdad Railway Company;
  • a request by the Turkish Government for copies of agreements and conventions made by the British Government with Koweit, Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Trucial Chiefs;
  • the decision to also bestow honours of a CSI (Companion of the Order of the Star of India) on Shaikh of Bahrein and CIE (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire) on Haji Rais, trusted confident and adviser to the Shaikh of Mahommerah.

The principal correspondents include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), the Secretary of State for India (Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Lord George F Hamilton, and Lord Crewe), the Viceroy of India (Lord Curzon, Earl of Minto), 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Arthur Henry McMahon), and representatives of the Foreign Office.

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123 folios
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Foliation: The foliation sequence for this description commences at f 86, and terminates at f 208, as part of a larger physical volume; 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.

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