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'Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf and Adjacent Territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913' [15r] (38/98)
The record is made up of 1 volume (45 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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19
Dated Bahrein, the 13th March, 1892, corresponding with the
14th iShaaban, 1309.
(Signature of Esau-bin-Ali, Chief of Bahrein.)
A. C. Talbot, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Resident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
LANSDOWNE,
Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Ratified by his Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General
of India at Simla on the 12th day of May, 1892.
H. M. D urand,
Secretary to the Government of
India, Foreign Department.
(7.)
Agreement with the Sheikh of Bahrein for the Suppression
of Trade in Arms.
Agreement by the Sheikh of Bahrein, dated the 8th Zil Hijjah,
1315 (April 30, 1898).
(Translation.)
I agree to absolutely prohibit the importation of arms into
Bahrein territory or exportation therefrom, and, to enforce this,
I have issued a notification and proclamation to all concerned.
Sub-Enclosure 1 in (7).
Proclamation from Sheikh Esa-bin-Ali A1 Khalifa, Chief of
Bahrein, dated the 8th Zil Hijjah, 1315 (April 30, 1898).
(Translation.)
Be it known to all who see this that British and Persian
vessels of war have permission to search vessels carrying their and
our flags in Bahrein territorial waters, and to confiscate all arms
and ammunition (weapons of war) in them, if those arms and
ammunition are intended for Indian or Persian ports or the
islands of Bahrein. Bahrein vessels found in Indian and Persian
waters by British and Persian vessels of war suspected to contain
arms and ammunition for Indian and Persian ports and the islands
of Bahrein are liable to be searched by the said vessels, and all
such arms and ammunition found in them will be confiscated as
property of the State.
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The volume contains the following two documents: Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and adjacent territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913 and Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Boundaries of Aden and of Ottoman Territory in Southern Arabia, (With Maps), Signed at London, March 9 1914, (Ratifications exchanged at London, June 3 1914) .
The articles of the conventions appear in both French and English in parallel columns.
The Arabic content of the volume consists of bilingual English and Arabic place names and in the keys to references, and symbols and abbreviations in the maps on folios 37-40.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (45 folios)
- Arrangement
There are tables of contents toward the front of both documents, on folio 2 and folio 25.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1A on the front cover and terminates at 47 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. The following pagination ranges occur: ff. 5-6; ff. 35-36. The following folio number is not used: 44. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 7, 8, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
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- English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf and Adjacent Territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:5r, 6, 9r:34v, 35:36, 42r:43v, 45r:46v, 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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- Open Government Licence