'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [‎79v] (158/178)

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purposes of their business, the Sheikh under
takes as far as possible to assist the said Com
pany in procuring the said land at favourable
rates of lease. It is to be understood that
such rent will be paid by the Company them
selves.
(11) In consideration of the lease of the
lands mentioned in paragraph 1, the Company
undertakes to pay rent at a rate of £050 sterling
per annum j such rent to be paid in advance
€very ten years, namely, the amount due to be
paid to the Sheikh by drafts of the Company:
such payment to be made through His Britan
nic Majesty’s Consul at Moharamerah, in
^exchange for the receipt of the Sheikh.
The first payment shall be made by the
Company within three days of notice ^ being
received by the Directors of the completion of
this Agreement.
(12) The Company on their own^ part
agree not to engage, without the cognisance
of the Sheikh, tribesmen for their work, or in
any way to interfere in tribal matters.
(13) The Company as lessees of these lands
agree that all treasure-trove throughout the
lands leased to the Company and other lands
given under this Agreement, belongs to the
Sheikh alone. By “ treasure-trove” is meant
coins, jewellery and objects of antiquity.
(14) '(Under Article 14 the Company bind
themselves to employ only such guards and
watchmen as the Sheikh or his representatives
may select, and to comply, under certain con
ditions, with the Sheikh’s demand for their
dismissal.)
(15) (Article 15 fixes the scale of pay
ment of guards and watchmen.)
(10) (Article 16 provides for the giving
of one month's notice prior to leaving, on the
part of the native employes, on pain of forfeit
ing 15 days’ pay.)
(17) (Article 17 governs the punishment
of the Company’s native employes.)
(18) This Agreement and all the Articles
therein are accepted by the Sheikh and admit
ted to be binding on himself and heirs and
successors and on his tribesmen, whoever they
may be.
(19) This Agreement is considered to be
in force from the date on which it is sigaed,
from which date the Company become liable
for the abovenamed rental.
(20) (Article 20 governs the settlement
of differences between the Sheikh or his rep
resentative, and the Company or their rep
resentative.)
10. {Vide paragraph 12 of the Memo-
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cession. In view of the difiicul-
ties which in Sir G. Barclay’s opinion might
arise in the way of giving effect to the Sheikh's