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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’ [91r] (192/448)
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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From - Ikjor S. G. Knox, C.I.E.,
offg.
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
To ---
Hie Officiating For
Government
aign Secretary to the
of India, in the Foreign and
Polit ic ai ar .-ment»
In continuation of this office letter No. 3614, dated
30th Novemoer 19i3, I have the jionour to enclose, for the
iui onnation of the Govemmejit of India, a ccmpilation of
Treaties and Undertakings in force between the Rulers of
Maskut and the British Government.
2. The Arabic versions of items Nos, 1, 2(a), 2(b), 5 and 7
on the accompanying list are not available either in the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
or the Maskat
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
records. I would request,
there!ore, that hue Government of India will kindly provide
the missing items from the archives of the Foreign and
Pou^icul Department, or failing that, authorise me to provide
translations from the English.
3, I beg that, when complete, this compilation may be dealt
with as suggested in previous cases and that this
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
may be furnished with the same number of copies as asked for
in paragraph 4 of this office letter No. 3557, dated 24th
November 1913.
ENCLOSURE IN
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
Letter. No. 97 M
Dated 22 DEC 1916
Received 27 JAN 1917
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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