Skip to item: of 448
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [‎95r] (200/448)

The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 1916-1928. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

7
Oy
] m *
No. 4. *
Col, CONVENTION BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND HIS
ksiiem ^ HIGHNESS SYUD THOWAYNEE BIN SAEED BIN SULTAN,
hlf, THE SULTAN OE MUSCAT, EOR THE EXTENSION OE THE
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH THBOUGH THE DOMINIONS SUB-
' Gol > JECT TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OE HIS HIGHNESS IN ARABIA
hlikj ANI) MEKRAN, 1865.
Iftwcai,
Article 1.
That the British Government shall be at liberty to construct one or more
telegraphic lines and to erect telegraph stations in any portion of territory sub
ject to the sovereignty of His Highness, both in Arabia and Mekran, which
A shall be most convenient to them.
Article 2 .
lhat the cost of materials, landing charges, labour, housing, provisions,
etc., etc., shall be paid by the British Government, who will make any arrange
ment they consider most convenient regarding their own supplies, labour, etc.,
the Sultan of Muscat undertaking that no impediment of any sort shall be
thrown in their way in collecting them ; on the contrary, that every protection
and assistance shall be given on his part.
Article 3.
That His Highness the Sultan of Muscat shall afford protection to the
best of his ability to the lines of telegraph, the Telegraph Stations, and the
persons employed in their construction and maintenance.
Article 4.
Should any disagreements arise in the possessions of the Sultan of Muscat,
situated near Arabia, between the Telegraph Officials and the subjects of His
Highness, the said disagreements shall be referred to the British Political Officer
at Muscat, if they cannot be satisfactorily* settled on the spot.
Article 5.
In like manner should any disagreements arise in the possessions of the
Sultan of Muscat, situate in Mekran, between the Telegraph Officials and the
subjects of His Highness, the said disagreements shall be referred to the
f Assistant British Political Officer at Gwadur, if they cannot be satisfactorily
settled on the spot.
Article 6.
This Convention, together with any supplementary Articles that may
hereafter thereunto be added, is to be considered dependent for completion and
effect upon the approval of the British Government.
Done at Muscat this nineteenth day of January in the year of Christ one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, corresponding with the twentieth day
of the month Shaban of the Hegira one thousand two hundred and eighty-one,
day of the week Thursday.
43 F. and P. 1).
(Sd.) HERBERT DISBROWE, Lient.-Col.,
Her Britannic Majesty's Bolitical Agent
at Muscat, on the part of the British Government,

About this item

Content

The volume consists mainly of six bound compilations of treaties and undertakings, together with related correspondence and other supplementary material, made between the British Government and the British Protectorates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1820-1919. These treaty compilations were published by the Government of India in 1919 and comprise: the Trucial Treaties to January 1906, Treaties with Rulers of Kuwait from 1841 to 1913, Treaties with the Sultan of Oman and Muscat from 1845 to 1914, Undertakings with the Trucial Chiefs of Oman from 1911 to 1912, Treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah from 1899 to 1919 and Treaties with the Rulers of Bahrain from 1820 to 1914. In addition, there is a separate Foreign Office ‘Memorandum on British Commitments (During the War) to the Gulf Chiefs’ made in 1916, which contains at Appendix A, the English text of the treaty made with the Ruler of Qatar in 1916. The treaty compilations are published in English and Arabic, except for the treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah, which are published in English and Persian.

Extent and format
1 volume (222 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 2902 (Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 216; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in
English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [‎95r] (200/448), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/606, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038130333.0x000001> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038130333.0x000001">File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [&lrm;95r] (200/448)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038130333.0x000001">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001f5/IOR_L_PS_10_606_0200.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001f5/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image