'Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf and Adjacent Territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913' [‎3v] (17/98)

bonne et due forme, sont con-
venus de ce qui suit:
I.— Koueit.
Article l er .
Le territoire de Koueit, tel
qu'il est delimite par les articles
5 et 7 de cette convention, forme
un kaza autonome de I'Empire
ottoman.
Article 2.
Le cheikh de Koueit arborera
comme par le passe le drapeau
ottoman, avec, s'il le desire, le
mot " Koueit" inscrit au coin, et
il jouira d'une autonomie ad
ministrative complete dans la
zone territoriale definie a I'article
5 de cette convention. Le
GouvernementImperial ottoman
s'abstiendra de toute immixtion
dans les affaires de Koueit, y
compris la question de la suc
cession, et de tout acte d'admim-
stration ainsi que de toute
occupation et tout acte militaire,
dans les territoires qui en font
partie. En cas de vacance, le
GouvernementImperial ottoman
nommera kaimakam, par firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
Imperial, le successeur du cheikh
defunt. II aura aussi la faculte
de nommer aupresdu cheikh un
commissaire pour proteger les
int^rets et les indigeties des
autres parties de I'Empire.
found in good and due form,
have agreed as follows :—
I.— Koweit.
Article 1.
The territory of Koweit, as
delimited by articles 5 and 7 of
this convention, forms an auto
nomous kaza of the Ottoman
Empire.
Article 2.
The Sheikh of Koweit shall,
as heretofore, fly the Ottoman
flag, with the word "Koweit"
inscribed in the corner, if he so
desire, and he shall enjoy com
plete administrative autonomy
in the territorial zone defined
in article 5 of this convention.
The Imperial Ottoman Govern
ment shall abstain from any
interference in the affairs of
Koweit, including the question
of the succession, and from any
administrative act or occupation,
and from any military act, in
the territories forming part
thereof In the event of a
vacancy, the Imperial Ottoman
Government shall appoint the
successor of the late Sheikh, by
Imperial firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). ,to bekaimakam.
The Imperial Ottoman Govern
ment shall also be free to
accredit to the Sheikh a commis
sioner to protect the interests
and the natives of other parts
of the Empire.
A rticle 3.
Le Gouvernement Imperial
ottoman reconnait la validite
oes ^conyentions que le cheikh
de Koueit a conchies precedem-
'^ eri t avec le Gouvernement de
8a Majeste britannique en date
Article 3.
The Imperial Ottoman Go
vernment recognise the validity
of the conventions previously
concluded by the Sheikh of
Koweit with His Britannic Ma
jesty's Government, dated the