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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [193r] (379/410)
The record is made up of 1 item (204 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1928-11 Apr 1929. It was written in English and French. 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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ADEN—rmen-r-NO. LXXVII—
shall be levied than 2| per cent,
upon imports and exports.
This Article is expressly granted
by separate
Firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
from His High
ness as a particular mark of his
friendship to the British nation.
Wm. Bruce,
Govt. Agent.
Mokha,
15th January 1821
Signed and sealed by Umeer Fut-
teh-oolla and all the Members of
the Mokha Council to each sepa
rate Article, as also by Captain
Bruce.
Approved,
John Kish Lumley,
Capt. of H. M.'s Ship,
“ Topaze and Senoir
Officer.
1840.
of Mokha shall be like that for the
English Government and for the English
merchants.
The seventh Article is (one) of the
two Articles which were referred for
the consideration and decision of His
Highness the Shureef Mehdi, and to
which the answer returned by the
Shureef was as follows :—
“We have reduced the duties three-
quarters of a dollar per cent, out of
three dollars, and this is upon all goods
imported into the port in the name
of the English Cirkar and their mer
chants ; there is not (to be) more (re
quired) from them than two and a
quarter dollars per cent, alone, both
upon goods imported and on goods
exported, and this is as a mark of our
regard and respect for the said two
(the English Government and their
merchants) and for the preservation
of the intercourse and friendship bet
ween us both* as was (the case) with
those who existed before us (in former
times).
“ Dated Eubbee-oo-Sanee 1236 of the
Hijra, A.D. 1821.
Signed by the six Members."
No. LXXVII.
Commercial Treaty entered into between Sharif Hussain bin Ali bin Haidar
ul Husaini, Governor of Mokha, for himself and posterity, and Captain
Bobert Moresby, of the Indian Navy, on the part of the Hon’ble the
East India Company,—1840.
It being advantageous to both parties to enter into a treaty of peace and
commerce, and that a mutual good understanding should exist between each
other, Sharif Bu&ai^ bin Ali bin Haidar ul Hus&ini and Captain Robert Moresby,
Wi
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains a proof of the revised narrative for the section regarding Aden and the south coast of Arabia (ff 26-63), followed by copies of numerous related treaties and agreements covering the period 1802-1919 (ff 64-208).
Also included is a small amount of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the accuracy of the revised proof, and the question of whether all the related treaties and agreements that have been concluded since 1909 should be published in the revised edition, as proposed by the Government of India. Correspondents include the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, and Colonial Office.
The French language material consists of several articles among the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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