File 2182/1913 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf Katr Treaty' [‎99r] (208/254)

OQNFIDENTIAL.
No. C, ^.-52, dated Busbire, tbe 2ist July (received 3rd August) 1914.
From—M ajor S. G. Knox, C I.E., Officiating 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,
To The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political
Department, Simla.
In amplification of my telegram No. 812, dated 21st July 1914 to your
address l have the honour to forward herewith the promised draft agreement
and notification which l propose when duly authorised by Government to do s.o,
to endeavour to obtain from Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim bin Fhani. ! he draft
has been prepared from the material at my disposal in Sir Percy Cox’s despatch to
the Government of India dated 22nd June 1913 on this subject and Government
of India telegram dated 1 ith September 1913 to the Marquess of Crewe together
with the considerable light, thrown on the attitude and intentions of the A 1 Tham
family by Sir Percy Cox’s earlier despatch to the Secretary to the Government ot
India in the Foreign Department, No. 755, dated 2nd March 19 <3.
2. It appears to me to be a matter for considerarion on the spot whether
the Treaty should be made with the natural head of the Jamdy only, s h all jh
Abdullah bin Jasim bin Than! or whether the other sons of old Shaikh Jasim should
sign also. It would no doubt be preferable to deal with one mar b 01 J l y t0 P re ‘
vent family squabbles in regard to the distribution of the subsidy I propose
should be granted, but the local situation may render this unsatisfactory. Some
latitude should also, l venture to submit, be given to me m regard to he amount
of the subsidy and possibly with regard to the question of the settlement of a
compassionate allowance to Salih al Mana, the Qatar owner of the d^w, men
tioned in Foreign Department telegram No. S -497 dated 26th August to 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. , in case that question is raised.
O It will be noted that the draft agreement falls naturally into three por-
tionsf of which the ist and second must be secured, if we are h ^^nyth ng
tangible from the Shaikh of Qatar in the way of a Treaty The^thwd^tmn
contains several clauses that might be dropped if t e sfJm a D itv not to
I have enclosed these portions in brackets. It wou ow t , ^ w -p raa k e
try and obtain them if possible, and l do not imagine ^ t q es : n r e S nect of the
difficulties over what will appear to him to be compara ' clauses and receiv-
to him serious obligations of stopping the arms tra c, y
ing a British Agent.
’irajt Agreement between the British Government and Shaikh Abdulla bin
Jasim bin Thani, Shaikh of Qatar,
I, Shaikh Abdulla bin Jasim bin ^ n !> underta n® ‘^haima and* Umm-
riendly Arab Shaikhs of Abu Dthab. Deba, Ajman, Ras-ul-Khaima a^d u
d-Qawain, co-operate with the High Bnt.sh Government in^hesup^essioj.^^
slave trade, piracy, and the Arms 1 raffle, lo . » nr ; n f P( i C odv of the
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , has f a y' oure i shaikhs above mentioned and
Freaties and engagements, entered into between 11 accent and w 11 abide
the High British Government and I hereby declare , Shaikhs by those
by each and all of the obligations imposed on the aforesaid Shaikhs by
Treaties and engagements aforesaid and will observe the Y
On the other hand, the British Government undj^
jects and my and their vessels shall receive all . subiects and their
vantages that are conferred on^ the friendly ai » • . e w - t h t h e date
vessels. In token whereof, Major Knox has an( i g Engagements in the
thereof to each and everyone of the aforesaid ^ th the date
copy granted to me and I have also an d Engagements^ two
thereof to each and everyone of the aforesaid rf „ CTfimpnts that it may not be
other printed copies of the same Treaties and Eng j,
hidden. „ — — - '.
And, in particular, 1, Shaikh Abdulla, have fur ^ he 0 r and
forbidding the import of Arms into my territories 9 ernment w in arrange to
islands. It is Understood, however, that the Bnti h ^"^^‘wSuse
grant me facilities to purchase and import, from ^ n , aS v qat fo f ™ personal use
pr such other place as the British Government may approve, for my personal
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