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under British protection or (directly) under British Government, if there
should (arise differences between me and the Chiefs of the said towns and
complaints be made in (these) matters, they should be decided according to the
ownership of ^fathers and ancestors.
3. That^all existing jurisdiction in all my territories shall continue in
accordance w r ith the laws of the sacred Mahomedan Sharit a according to the ^
sect of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal-as-Salafi and all who dwell therein shall
be subject to them in all matters or (shall be subject) to the customary law of
the towns in which they may be, whether my own subjects or the subjects
of States adjacent to my territories,—by reason of religious ^obligation w e are
helpless without it nor can we exceed it.
4 . There shall be no permission to any foreigner to acquire a hand’s-breadth
of my territories (within the defined) boundaries, not even by a substitute,
except after reference to myself and wdch my permission.
1 5. After acknowledgment of the above clauses that she (Great Britain)
will promise to prevent and to defend from all oppression and aggression
which may come upon or happen to my territories by land or by sea from
whatever Pow er it may be.
6 . That she (Great Britain) will promise that she will not permit nor
encourage nor accord sanctuary to accused persons or fugitives from our
territories whether townsmen or nomads.
7. That she (Great Britain) will respect and protect the rights of my
subjects and deal wdth them as she deals with her own subjects while they may
be (resident) in her territories and dependencies.
8 . If she (Great Britain) accepts and acknowledges the foregoing clauses
then I accept and acknowledge severance of dealings with any other Power in
( all (matters of) concessions, interference and intercourse, except with reference
to the Great British Government.
9. I bind myself to protect trade within my territories from all aggression
and that I will deal (with her subjects) according to the treatment my own
subjects receive in all matters of Government and business in her (Great
Britain’s) countries and dependencies.
10 . I bind myself to the protection (in) the coasts and ports which are
under my Government from all aggression to the subjects of the British
Government and those under their protection.
11 . I will forbid the traffic in arms and ammunition whether by a
Government or by (way of) merchandise from all the ports which are under
my Government on condition that if I should be in need of anything in arms
and ammunition I will refer to the British Government in order to obtain my
wants.
Dated Basrah, the 19th January (received 1st February) 1915.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel Siu P. Z. Cox, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., 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. ,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
In continuation of my letter dated January 12 th, I have the honour to
enclose, for the information of the Government of India, a translation of the
Dated January w. isjs. marginally cited letter which has since
reached me from Bin Baud.
Translation of a letter from Abdul Aziz-bin-Abdur Rahman-al-Faisal
“ Fin Saud, ” to LieutenanUColonel Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
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. , dated the 15th Sa/ar 1333 (1st
January 1915).
After compliments. —In an auspicious hour I read with the greatest
pleasure your letters dated 29th Muharram (16th December 1914), 1 st Safar