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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’ [164r] (338/448)
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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UNDERTAKING OE RULER OF KUWAIT REGARDING THE ARMS
TRAFFIC, 1900.
I agree absolutely to prohibit the importation of arms into Kuwait or
exportation therefrom and to enforce this I have issued a notification and
proclamation to all concerned.
Dated this 24th Muharram 1318 (=24th May 1900).
(L. S.) MUBARAK-BIN-SUBAH.
No. 3 (&).
NOTIFICATION BY SHAIKH MUBARAK-BIN-SUBAH, CHIEF OF
KUWAIT.
Be it known to all who see this that British and Persian vessels of war
have permission to search vessels carrying their and our flags in Kuwait
territorial waters and to confiscate all arms and ammunition in them if these
arms and ammunition are intended for Indian or Persian or Kuwait ports.
Kuwait vessels found in Indian and Persian waters by British and Persian
vessels of war suspected to contain arms and ammunition for Indian, Persian
and KuAvait ports are liable to be searched by the said vessels and all such arms
and ammunition found in them will be confiscated.
Dated this 24th Muharram 1318 (=24th May 1900).
(L. S.) MUBARAK-BIN-SUBAH.
No. 3 (c).
NOTIFICATION BY SHAIKH MUBARAK-BIN-SUBAH, SHAIKH OF
KUWAIT.
Be it known to all who see this that whereas it has become known to us that
the traffic in arms in British India and Persia, is prohibited, we have therefore
decided to do all that lies in our power to assist the British and Persian
Governments in putting a stop to this illegal traffic, and we hereby declare that
from the date of this notification the importation of arms and ammunition into
Kuwait and the territory under my control, and the exportation of the same
are absolutely prohibited. All arms and ammunition imported into any part of
Kuwait territory or exported therefrom will in future be seized and confiscated,
Dated this 24th Muharram 1318 ( = 24th May 1900).
(L. S.) MUBARAK-BIN-SUBAH.
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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.
- 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.
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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/606
- Title
- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
- Pages
- 164r:166v, 168v:171v, 174r:176v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah
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- Public Domain