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File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [‎98r] (206/448)

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. .

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purpose of being handed over to the owner, Captain, Agent of the ship, or
British Consul, subject always to rights of salvage.
His Highness’s authorities shall further see that the British Consulate is
at once informed of such disaster having occurred.
Should a British vessel, wrecked on the coast of His Highness’s dominion,
be plundered, the authorities of His Highness shall, as soon as they come to
know thereof, render prompt assistance and take measures to pursue and
punish the robbers, and recover the stolen property. Likewise, should a vessel
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, or of one of his subjects, enter a
British port in distress, or be wrecked off the coast of Her Majesty’s dominions,
the like help and assistance shall be rendered by the British authorities.
Article 12 .
Should sailors or others belonging to a British ship of war, or merchant
vessel, desert, and take refuge on shore or on board of any of His Highness’s ships,
the authorities of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, shall upon request of a
Consular official, or, in his absence, of the Captain of the ship, take the neces
sary steq)s in order to have them arrested and delivered over to the Consular
official or to the Captain.
In this, however, the Consular officer and Captain shall render every
assistance.
Article 13.
Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, as regards their person and
property, enjoy within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat
the rights of ex-territoriality.
The authorities of His Highness the Sultan have no right to interfere in
disputes with subjects of Her Britannic Majesty amongst themselves, or
between them and members of other Christian nations; such questions whether
of a civil or criminal nature shall be decided by the competent Consular autho
rities. The trial and also the punishment of all offences and crimes of which
British subjects may be accused within the dominions of His Highness the
Sultan, also the hearing and settlement of all civil questions, claims, or
disputes in which they are the defendants, is expressly reserved to the British
Consular authorities and Courts, and removed from the jurisdiction of His
Highness the Sultan.
Should disputes arise between subjects of His Highness the Sultan or other
non-Christian Power, not represented by Consuls at Muscat, and a subject of
Her Britannic Majesty, in which the British subject is the plaintiff or com
plainant, the matter shall be brought before and decided by the highest autho
rity of the Sultan, or some person specially delegated by him for this purpose.
The proceedings and final decisions in such a case shall not, however, be consi
dered legal unless notice has been given and an opportunity afforded for the
British Consul or his substitute to attend at the hearing and final decision.
Article 14.
Subjects of His Highness the Sultan, or any non-Christian nation, not
represented by Consuls at Muscat who are in the regular service of British
subjects within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, shall
enjoy the same protection as British subjects themselves.
Should they be charged wdth having committed a crime or serious offence
punishable by law, they shall, on sufficient evidence being shown to justify
further proceedings, be handed over by British employers, or by order of the
British Consul, to the authorities of His Highness the Sultan for trial and
punishment.
Article 15.
Should a subject of Her Majesty residing in the dominions of His High
ness the Sultan of Muscat be adjudicated bankrupt, the British Consul shall

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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.

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1 volume (222 folios)
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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.

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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.

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