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File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [165v] (341/448)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 1916-1928. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Fourthly .—There is included in the aforesaid rent, without other rent or
demand of any kind, the right to all land above ground or under sea between
the two sides, the east and the west, produced in the north-west direction to three
fathoms of sea-water at the time of the lowest tide opposite to the north-west
boundary, and it is lawful for the precious Imperial English Government to build
and construct between the aforesaid limits any building of any kind, coal-
sheds, harbour-works, etcetera.
And, also, it is lawful for the aforesaid English Government to put down
buoys and do all works needful for the ease of the ships from the open sea to
the Bander Shwaikh such as, inter alia, the construction of lighthouses and beacon
in Kuwait territory, as may at any time he found to be necessary.
And, also, it is lawful for the aforesaid English Government that they should
lease the lands in part or in whole for a fixed term of years or in perpetuity to
English subjects or to thei subjects of British India—I mean the people of India—
or to the subjects of me, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait— I mean
the people of Kuwait, at their perfect will and desire.
Fifthly. —And, further, in consideration of the rent detailed, I, Shaikh
Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, on behalf of myself and on behalf of my
heirs after me, confirm my former promise that, neither I, nor my heirs after me,
will grant, sell or lease to a Eoreign Government, and in this is included the
Ottoman Government, nor to the subjects of any foreign Government, any of
our land within Kuwait boundaries, or around it, without the permission of the
precious Imperial English Government.
Sixthly. —And, also, I, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, on
behalf of myself and on behalf of my heirs after me, am bound in this paper
that we will give to the precious Imperial English Government the right of pre
emption in sale or lease of the lands detailed below :—
Firstly .—The lands which lie adjacent to the lands leased at a distance
of 2,000 cubits in any direction from the nearest boundary of
the leased lands, but to my subjects, the people of Kuwait to
them shall be a right of pre-emption, stronger and prior to that
of the English Government in this special land.
Secondly .—The entire island of Shwaikh and its surrounding foreshore:
only the fishing nets are to me, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah.
Thirdly. —The entire island of Warba, situated near the Khor Abdulla,
and its surrounding foreshore.
Fourthly .—All the lands and the foreshore in the direction of Bas
Kathama to a distance of two sea-miles, I mean 8,000 cubits,
in any direction from Bash Kathama: if the precious Imperial
English Government should have any desire in the aforesaid
place, I mean, Kathama, then it will be on lease, separate from
the lands of Shwaikh, at a rent that shall please me, Shaikh
Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, or my heirs after me, and
there shall be to me, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait,
and to my heirs after me, a house near the house of the precious
Imperial English Government, should the aforesaid Government
desire the lands and the house which shall be to me, Shaikh
Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, and to my heirs after me,
shall be a square, each side of which shall be 300 cubits long, the
total 1,200 cubits long and to the subjects of me, Shaikh Mubarak-
us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, thje land which does not oppose the
desire of the aforesaid English Government and, if it should he
necessary, I, Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, and
my heirs after me will leave to the aforesaid English Govern
ment a road to the sea, within our limits, the breadth of which
shall not be less than ten cubits.
Seventhly .—In explanation of the preceding paragraph, whenever anyso-
ever may come and desire to buy or to take on lease the lands, detailed in the
sixth paragraph above, either in part or the whole, every time before that I,
Shaikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Kuwait, or my heirs after me, accept the
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The volume consists mainly of six bound compilations of treaties and undertakings, together with related correspondence and other supplementary material, made between the British Government and the British Protectorates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1820-1919. These treaty compilations were published by the Government of India in 1919 and comprise: the Trucial Treaties to January 1906, Treaties with Rulers of Kuwait from 1841 to 1913, Treaties with the Sultan of Oman and Muscat from 1845 to 1914, Undertakings with the Trucial Chiefs of Oman from 1911 to 1912, Treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah from 1899 to 1919 and Treaties with the Rulers of Bahrain from 1820 to 1914. In addition, there is a separate Foreign Office ‘Memorandum on British Commitments (During the War) to the Gulf Chiefs’ made in 1916, which contains at Appendix A, the English text of the treaty made with the Ruler of Qatar in 1916. The treaty compilations are published in English and Arabic, except for the treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah, which are published in English and Persian.
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- 1 volume (222 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 2902 (Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 216; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
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- 164r:166v, 168v:171v, 174r:176v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah
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