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No. 2.
Agreement 1889.
Sagar-bin-Khalid
(After compliments.) 2 1306 3, 1889).
With reference to tlie matters in reference to which you acted as intermediary
between me and Salim-bin-Sultan with a view to his being reconciled to me, and the
meeting which we had, I hereby take upon myself the oath of God and of sincerity,
so that he who fears may feel secure There shall be no deceit and no duplicity in the
fulfilment of the conditions which I gave to Sheikh Salim in regard to the display of
honour and ] iberality towards him and in my exchanging views with him in matters
affecting our interests, and in the payment to him of the amount of his fixed pension,
namely 400 French dollars, and I will not give any one's opinion preference to his,
and he can live where he pleases from among the following particular places :
Shargar, or Khan, or Hijra. And I hope that God will prosper relations between us
and will make the result auspicious both lor him and me. This is what had to be
written.
(Seal of Sagar-bin-Khalid.)
Agreement of 1889, dated 5 Sha 1306 6, 1889).
This is what we have assembled to arrange. We have come to an agreement in
the name of God and in all sincerity, without trickery and deceit, we the Sheikhs
Salim-bin-Sultan and Sagar-bin-Khalid through the mediation of Abdul Latif-bin-
Abdurrahman, the Agent of Government. What I, Sheikh Sagar, have bound myself
to do in regard to Sheikh Salira is that I will continue the payment of the pension
fixed at 400 dollars per annum, and will show him honour and complete magnanimity,
and will exchange views with him in regard to matters needing consultation and
expression of opinion; and in these which are needful in our own interests, and I
will not put any one's opinion before his, and he can live where he likes—-from. Khan
to Hijra,
And what I, Sheikh Salam, have bound myself to do in regard to Sheikh Sagar is to
fulfil the obligations of docility and obedience and the display of energy in ad vising him
in matters affecting our interests inwardly and outwardly. And if we came to know of
anything in the way of misunderstanding that might tend to cause soreness in our
minds one against the other, then we will explain it to one another with a view to the
removal of misunderstanding and the suppression of the efforts of the mischief makers
and intriguers to make misunderstanding between us. And of our own wish and pleasure
we have bound ourselves to the British Government to the effect that in the event of
any violation on the part of either of us of what is outlined in this deed in the way of
conditions, he will be worthy of being held responsible, and will accept what results
to him in. the way of punishment and revenge from the aforesaid Government as a
recompense for his breach. This is what was arranged and settled peaceably. We
hope that God will prosper the results of it between us in the direction of prosperity
and happiness.
Executed and written 5 th Shaaban, 1306.
(Signed) SAGAR-BIN-KHALIT) (by his own hand).
SALIM-BIN-SULTAN (ditto).
IBBAHIM-BIN-SULTAN,
No. 3.
Sheikh Sagar-hin-Khalid to
(After compliments.)^ 21, 1884.
Previous to this I wrote to you a letter, but received no reply. I hope nothing
untoward has prevented you from doing so. You are acquainted with the arrange
ments which were effected between me and Sheikh Salem, through the medium of