File 2182/1913 Pt 5 'Arabia Nejd: Policy Bin Saud' [‎364v] (304/308)

British Draft.
As finally accepted.
(Ill)
Bin Sand hereby agrees and promises to
refrain from entering into any correspond
ence, agreement or treaty with any Foreign
Nation or Power, and further to give im
mediate notice to the political authorities of
British Government of any attempt on the
part of any other Power to interfere with
the above territories.
(Ill)
Bin Sand hereby agrees and promises to
refrain from entering into any correspond
ence, agreement, or treaty, with any
Foreign Nation or Power, and further to give
immediate notice to the political authorities
of the British Government of any attempt
on the part of any other Power to interfere
with the above territories.
(IV)
Bin Saud hereby undertakes/or ever that
he will not cede, sell, mortgage, {lease)
or otherwise dispose of the above territories
or any part of them, or grant concessions
within those territories to a Foreign Power
or to the subjects of any Foreign Power,
without the consent of the British Govern
ment, whose advice he will unreservedly
follow, J
(IV)
10.| Bin Saud hereby undertakes that he will
11* absolutely not cede, sell, mortgage, lease or
12. otherwise dispose of the above territories or
13. any part of them, or grant concessions with
in those territories to any Foreign Power or to
the subjects of any Foreign Power, without
the consent of the British Government.
14. And that he will follow her advice un
reservedly provided that it be not damaging
to his own interests.
(V)
Bin Saud hereby promises to keep open
the roads leading through the above terri
tories to the Holy Places and to protect
pilgrims on their way to and from the said
shrines.
(V)
Bin Saud hereby undertakes to keep open
V*. within his territories, the roads leading to
the Holy Places, and to protect pilgrims on
16. their passage to and from the Holy Places.
(VI)
Bin Saud undertakes as his fathers did
before him to refrain from all aggression on,
or interference with, the territories of
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman Coast
or other tribes and Chiefs who are under
the protection of the British Government,
and the limits of whose territories shall be
hereafter determined.
(VII)
The British Government and Bin Saud
agree to conclude 50 soon as this can conve
niently be arranged, a further detailed treaty
in regard to other matters, jointly concern
ing them.
(VI)
Bin Saud undertakes as his fathers did
before him to refrain from all aggression on,
or interference _ with, the territories of
17 '~ uwa ^ Bahrain, and of the Shaikhs of
17. Qatar and the Oman Coast, who are under
the protection of the British Government
and who have treaty relations with the said
Government j and the limits of their terri
tories shall be hereafter determined.
(VII)
The British Government and Bin Saud
is. agree to conclude a further detailed treaty
in regard to matters concerning the two
19. parties.
Dated 18th Safar 1334 corresponding to
26th December 1915.
(Signed and Sealed) ABDUL AZIZ AL SAUD.
P. Z. COX, Lieut.-Colonel,
British Besident m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .