"قائمة تكميلية بمواثيق إلخ، ذات طابع سري بين حكام عُمان المتصالحة والحكومة البريطانية، ١٩١١-١٩١٢" [و‎‎٤‎٨] (١٣٤/١٠١)

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Treaty of Peace in perpetuity agreed upon by the
Chiefs of the Arabian Coast in behalf of
themselves, their heirs and successors,
under the mediation of the Resident
in the Persian Gulf, 1853.
"We, whose seals are hereunto affixed, Sheikh Sultan
bin Suggur, Chief of Ras-ool-Kheimah Sheikh Saeed bin
Tahnoon, Chief of Aboo Dhebee, Sheikh Saeed bin Butye,
Chief of Debay, Sheikh Hamid bin Bashed, Chief of
Ejman, Sheikh Abdoolla bin Hashed, Chief of Umm-ool-
Keiweyn, having experienced for series of years the benefits
and advantages resulting from a maritime truce contracted
amongst ourselves under the mediation of the Resident in
the Persian Gulf and renewed from time to time up to the
present period, and being fully impressed therefore, with a
sense of the evil consequence formerly arising, from the
prosecution of our feuds at sea, whereby our subjects and
dependents were prevented from carrying on the pearl-
fishery in security, and were exposed to interruption and
molestation when passing on their lawful occasions, accord
ingly, we, as aforesaid, have determined for ourselves, our
heirs and successors, to conclude together a lasting and
inviolable peace from this time forth in perpetuity, and do
hereby agree to bind ourselves down to observe the
following conditions:—
Article 1.
That from this date, viz., 25th Rujjub 1269,4th May 1853,
and hereafter, there shall be a complete cessation of hostilities