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File 2182/1913 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf Katr Treaty' [27r] (62/254)
The record is made up of 1 volume (122 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1913-11 Sep 1918. 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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The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Z. Cox K C,S I K.CLE-
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 Qulf,
-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment.
In continuation of my
telegram
No. T.-14 of
. . „ , „ -- to-day’s date, reporting
conclusion of the Treaty with the_ Shaikh of Qatar, I have the honour tP
forward the [original and two copies of the said Treaty, with accompaniments,
together with English versions of the same. One example is with the Shaikh
and one I have retained with myself for the present in case reference is re
quired to it,
2. I have a few observations to make in regard to points on which I have
departed from the previous draft.
Article 2 .—I duly placed Shaikh Abdullah in possession of {a) The com
pilation of our Treaties with the Trucial Chiefs, 1906, and {b) The supplemen
tary compilation of 1912, with each item endorsed by me ; “ Communicated
and delivered to Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim this 3rd day of November 1916
in conformity with Articles (1) and (2) of the Treaty of same date ” ; but at
the moment of signing up, after being thoroughly bored by the laborious
comparison, signing, and sealing of 5 examples of the Treaty, when Shaikh
Abdullah was asked to proceed with the affixing of his “ signature and seal
to each and every one of the aforesaid Treaties and engagements in two other
printed copies of the same ” he demurred greatly to the task, on the ground
that he had accepted them as a whole in his Treaty with us and that that
should be sufficient. To have insisted would have involved going through with
him carefully every page and every item that he had to sign, and arguing again
many unimportant details of them which are obsolete or inapplicable to the
case of Qatar at the present time ; I therefore did not insist. In point of fact
the call for such a plethora of seals and signatures is one that any unsophisti
cated Arab Shaikh would jib at. We do not exact them from new Trucial
Qhiefs on accession, it being consideied, in their case, sutficient _ to make sure
that they are in possession of a copy of the Compilation or Treaties and to take
their assurance that they accept the obligation to abide by them.
This Shaikh Abdullah has specifically done in Article (1) of his treaty
with us and I hope that it will be regarded as sufficient.
R. Article 3. —In pursuance of your telegram No. 331-S., dated 29th June
1916 , this article has been amplified in order to provide reasonable safeguards
ao-ainst the sale to the public of rifles obtained by the Shaikh through our
auspices ; and the annual allowance of them is reduced from not exceeding
1,000 *’ to “up to five hundred.”
4 Articles 6, 7, 8 and p —These were the 4 articles regarding which
difficulty was to be expected. As we had decided not to press for the admission
of British traders for the present, article (6) was altered so as to apply to
British merchandise only and not to traders, and was placed before the three
following items as being more likely of acceptance _ As now worded it is
intended to protect British Indian merchants residing m Bahrein consigning
goods to their agents in Qatar. I was prepared, as authorised, to eliminate the
next three Articles if it should prove necessary, but the alternatn e course ot
allowing them to stand, while postponing action on them hy a separate
letter seemed preferable, as obviating the alteration of the Treaty at some
future time, and the possible citation to us by other Shaikhs of the special
treatment of Qatar in these respects. I trust the Government of n la will
be of like opinion. „ „ , , .
5 My subsidiary letter to Shaikh Abdullah-—Tie first presse or^ a
definite respite of 10 years from the operation of these Articles, as well as ror
the assuranc P e that they should not be put into ^^UTlmi^sa W v
While not agreeing to specify any particular period I thought 1 might sately
say that action would noJ he taken on the articles “ n H"f c T^rencT
his consent, seeing that ultimately we are m a position to compel concurrence.
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- Content
This volume contains part 3 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It concerns a treaty between Britain and El Katr (also spelled Katar in the file) [Qatar].
In a copy of a telegram to the Secretary of State for India, dated 13 August 1913, the Viceroy of India acknowledges the former's wish to negotiate a treaty as soon as Britain's convention with the Turkish government comes into force [the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, which was never ratified]. However, the Viceroy suggests that, following the recent death of Shaikh Jasim [Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar], any action should be deferred until his successor, Shaikh Abdullah [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], has established himself as ruler.
The volume contains the following:
- a draft agreement between the British Government and Shaikh Abdullah;
- British officials' views on the perceived attitude adopted by Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] towards the British authorities and British interests, following his recent settlement with the Turkish government;
- discussion on the importance of concluding negotiations with Bin Saud prior to completing a treaty with El Katr;
- the ejection of the Turkish garrison from El Katr;
- discussion as to whether to retain an arms traffic clause in the draft agreement, following the near collapse of arms traffic during the first year of the First World War;
- an account of treaty negotiations between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey, accompanied by the Bahrain Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Major Terence Humphrey Keyes) and Shaikh Abdullah;
- a copy of the final treaty, signed on 3 November 1916 and ratified on 23 March 1918.
The volume features the following principal correspondents:
- 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, and Major Stuart George Knox, officiating Resident in Cox's absence);
- Viceroy of India [Charles Hardinge; Frederic John Napier Thesiger];
- Secretary of State for India (Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe; Joseph Austen Chamberlain; Edwin Samuel Montagu);
- Foreign Office;
- Secretary to the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department [Alfred Hamilton Grant];
- Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey).
The part includes a divider that gives the subject and part number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (122 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2182 (Persia Gulf) consists of 8 volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/384-391. The volumes are divided into 12 parts with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, parts 4-5 comprising the fourth volume, part 6 comprising the fifth volume, parts 7-8 comprising the sixth volume, parts 9-10 comprising the seventh volume, and parts 11-12 comprising the eighth volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 121; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the one leading flyleaf.
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- File 2182/1913 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf Katr Treaty'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:14v, 16r:27r, 30r:55v, 57r:64v, 67r:78v, 79ar:79av, 79r:98v, 100r:121v, back-i
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