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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [88] (130/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. 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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S8
treaties with the arar tribes
Perpetual Treaty of Peace, agreed upon on the \t}i May 1853,
by the C hiefs of the A rabian C oast, under the Mediation of
Captain A rnold B urrowes K emball, Resident in the Persian
Gulf.
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
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
We, whose seals are hereunto affixed. Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur,
Chief of Ras-ool-Khyma ; Shaikh saeedbin Tahnoon , Chief of Abootha-
bee; Shaikh Saeed bin Butye , Chief of Debaye ; Shaikh Humaid bin
Rasiiid , Chief of Ejman ; Shaikh Abdoolla bin Rashid , Chief of
A mulgavine:
Having experienced for a series of years the benefits and advanta
ges resulting from a Maritime Truee* contracted amongst ourselves,
under the mediation of the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and renewed
from time to time up to the present period ; and being fully im
pressed, therefore, with a sense of the evil consequences 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; accordingly we, as aforesaid, have deter
mined, 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 I.
That from this date, viz. 25th Rujub 1269 (4th May 1853), and here
after, there shall be a complete cessation of hostilities at sea, between
our respective subjects and dependents, and a perfect Maritime Truce
shall endure between ourselves, and between our successors respec
tively, for evermore.
Article TI.
That in the event (which God forbid !) of any of out subjects or
dependents committing an act of aggression at sea upon thte lives or
property of those of any of the parties to this Agreement, we will imme
diately punish the assailant, and proceed to afford full redress, upon the
same being brought to our notice.
* Vide pasrc Rfi of f.liis Selectioa.
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
- Physical characteristics
Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:28, 1:48, 50:688, 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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