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File 2830/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Sponge Fisheries. Sponge Exploration Syndicate.' [163r] (330/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 18 May 1905-11 Dec 1916. It was written in English and French. 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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Provided always that the stipulations of the present Treaty
shall be made applicable to any of the above-named Colonies or
oreign possessions, on whose behalf notice to that effect shall
Jve been given by Her Britannic Majesty’s Representative in
Muskat to His Highness the Sultan within two years from the
date of exchange of the ratifications of the present Treaty.
ARTICLE XXII.
The present Treaty has been executed in quadruplicate, two
copies being written in English and two in Arabic. These are
understood to be of similar import and signification ; in the event,
however, of doubt hereafter arising as to the proper interpretation
of the English or Arabic text of one or other of the Treaty
stipulations, the English text shall be considered decisive. The
Treaty shall come into operation within one month after the date
when the ratifications may take place.
ARTICLE XXIII.
After the lapse of twelve years from the date on which this
Treaty shall come into force, and on twelve months’ notice given
by either party, this Treaty shall be subject to revision by Pleni
potentiaries appointed on both sides for this purpose, who shall
Ije empowered to decide on and adopt such amendments as
experience shall prove to be desirable.
In witness whereof Colonel Edward Charles Ross, C.S.I., on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
and Empress of India, and His Highness Seyyed Feysal-bin-
Turki, Sultan of Muskat, on his own behalf, have signed the
same and affixed thereto their respective seals.
Done at Muskat, this 19th day of March, 1891, corresponding
to the 8 th Shaaban of the year 1308 Hijreea.
(Signed) EDWARD CHARLES ROSS, Colonel
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Signature in Arabic of His Highness the
Sultan of Muskat.
Protocol
The Undersigned in proceeding to the exchange of ratifications
of the Treaty signed at Muskat on the 19th March, 1891, between
Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and J eland. EmV resx <. i
India, and His Highness Seyyid Feysal-bin Turki> Sulfa. f
Muskat, have agreed to the present Protocol , 1 winch shall have
same force and validity as if it had been inserted in the body r
Treaty itself.
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The volume concerns the attempts of a British company called the Sponge Exploration Syndicate to obtain concessions for the fishing and exploitation of sponges in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . However, the papers indicate that it was felt by British officials that the real object of the company was to exploit the Gulf's pearl banks, which entailed the risk of infringing Britain's treaty obligations with the Arab states.
The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office; Major Percy Zachariah Cox, acting as Consul-General for Fars, Khuzistan etc., and Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; officials of the 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. and the Government of India; the Viceroy of India (the Earl of Minto); and the Sponge Exploration Syndicate Limited.
The papers include: letters of application for concession rights from the company; the granting of a concession to the company by the Government of Persia; the granting of a concession to the company by the Sultan of Muscat; a report by the British Museum, on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as a possible area for successful sponge fisheries (folios 175-176); the involvement of the company with the rulers of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; and the rights of British-protected Arabs. The volume also contains an Admiralty chart of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on folio 50.
The French language content of the volume consists of an agreement on folios 129-131.
The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence. This is mainly dated 1905-09, with one item dated 1916. The correspondence also includes enclosures dated 1892 (folios 214-215).
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2830 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Sponge and Pearl Fisheries) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/456-457. The volumes are divided into two parts with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
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