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File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [358r] (151/818)
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64
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
—Truaal Chiefs of Oman —NO. XIX—1820.
No. XIX.
Translation of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian
Gulf—1820.
In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate !
Praise be to God, who hath ordained peace to be a blessing to his creatures.
There is established a lasting peace between the British Government and the Arab
tribes, who are parties to this contract, on the following conditions :—
Article 1.
There shall be a cessation of plunder and piracy by land and sea on the part of
the Arabs, who are parties to this contract, for ever.
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Article 2.
' If any individual of the people of the Arabs contracting shall attack any that
pass by land or sea of any nation whatsoever, in the way of plunder and piracy
and not of acknowledged war, he shall be accounted an enemy of all mankind and
shall be held to have forfeited both life and goods,. An<^ acknowledged war is that
which is proclaimed, avowed, and ordered by government against government; and
the killing of men and taking of goods without proclamation, avowal, and the
order of a government, is plunder and piracy.
The friendly
""Article 3.
terally the pacificated) Arabs shall carry by land and sea a
red flag, with or without letters in it, at their option, and
this shall be in a border of white, the breadth of the white
in the border being equal to the breadth of the red, as re
presented in the margin (the whole forming the flag known
in the British Navy by the title of white pierced red), this
shall be the flag of the friendly Arabs, and they shall use
it and no other.
Article 4.
The pacificated tribes shall all of them continue in their former relations, with
the. exception that they shall be at peace with the British Government, and shall
oot fight with each other, and the flag shall be a symbol of this only and of nothing
further.
Article 5.
The vessels of the friendly Arabs shall all of them have in their possession a
P a P°r (Register) signed with the signature of their Chief, in which shall be the
name of the vessel, its length, its breadth, and how many Karahs it holds. And
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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 two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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