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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’ [167v] (345/448)
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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rent that shall please Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait,
or his heirs after him, and there shall be to Shaikh Mubarak-us-
Subah, ruler of Kuwait, and to his heirs after him a house, near
the house of the precious Imperial English Government, should
■ the aforesaid Government desire the lands and the house which f
shall be to Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait,
and to his heirs after him, shall be a square, each side of which
, ' shall be 300 cubits long, the total 1,200 cubits long, and to the
subjects of Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, the
land which does not oppose the desire of the aforesaid English
Government and, if it should be necessary, Shaikh Mubarak-
us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, and his heirs after him will leave to
the aforesaid English Government a road to the sea, within
their limits, the breadth of which shall not be less than ten
cubits.
Seventhly .—In explanation of the preceding paragraph, whenever anyso-
ever may come and desire to buy or to take on lease the lands, detailed in the
sixth paragraph above, either in part or the whole, every time before that Shaikh
Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, or his heirs after him, accept the offer of
the buyer or the lessee, it behoves and is incumbent on Shaikh Mubarak-us-
Subah, ruler of Kuwait, or his heirs after him, that they should inform the
Agent of the English Government in Kuwait or the Consul-General of the
precious Imperial English Government in Bushire, and that they should give to
the aforesaid friend a full opportunity not less than three months, that he may
consult higher authority and decide whether the precious Imperial English
Government wishes to buy or to take on lease the aforesaid lands or no.
Eighthly. —If the opinion of the aforesaid English Government is fixed on
the purchase or the lease of the lands sought for in accordance with the offer
and conditions of the purchaser or the lessee, the offer of the aforesaid English
Government will be accepted without further talk or demand and the
demnnded lands will be sold or leased to the aforesaid English Government
on these conditions.
Ninthly. —And it is clearly understood and agreed upon between the two
parties and I, Major S. G. Knox,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
of the precious Imperial
English Government, am duly authorised on behalf of the precious Imperial
English Government to promise, and do hereby promise, that the town of Kuwait
and its boundaries likewise belong to Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subab, ruler of Kuwait,
and to his heirs after him, and that all Shaikh Mubarak’s arrangements in the
matter of customs, etc., and all his arrangements at the present day shall
remain in the hands of Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, and to his
heirs after him and that, in the matter of the Shwaikh lands and of the lands
which the aforesaid English Government may hereafter rent from Shaikh
Mubarak-us-Subah, or from his heirs after him, the aforesaid English Govern
ment will not take customs on anything in all the lands which they may rent
or in which they may dwell within the limits of Kuwait.
Tenthly. —In consideration of the above promise, Shaikh Mubarak-us-
Subah, ruler of Kuwait, on behalf of himself and on behalf of his heirs after
him, promises that they will not collect customs dues on goods imported or ex
ported by the subjects of the aforesaid English Government—I mean English
subjects and people of India and other than them of the subjects of the aforesaid
English Government—at a rate in excess of 4 per centum per invoice value of
goods at the port of export. Should, however, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler
of Kuwait, or his heirs after him, at any time find it necessary to increase the
rate of customs beyond 4 per cent, ad valorem. Shaikh Mubarak on behalf of
himself, and on behalf of his heirs after him, promises that such an increase
shall be levied on the subjects of the aforesaid English Government only after
the consent of the precious Imperial English Government has been duly asked
for and obtained to such increase.
Eleventhly.—And, further, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, on
behalf of himself, and on behalf of his heirs after him, promises that the rate,
levied on goods imported or exported by the subjects of the aforesaid English
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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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- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:21r, 23r:42r, 43r:44r, 45r, 48v, 59v, 62r, 74r, 77r:77v, 79r:79v, 80v:91v, 93r, 121v, 123r:130v, 147r:162v, 167r:168r, 172r:173v, 178r:182v, 188r, 201r:206r, 209v, 210v, 214v:216v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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