File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎558r] (551/818)

PERSIAN GLLF— Bahrein —NO. TX
1856.
above.
The above articles accepted by me in quality of Vakeel of the Sheikh
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named
Saeed Abdool Jalil bin Saeed Yasal T
abatabay
No. IX.
Translation of a further Engagement entered into by She, eh Mahomed bin
Khaleefa, with the British Government, for the more effectual suppres-
sion of the Slave Trade—1856. 68
It having been notified to me by Captain Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
that an article was omitted to be inserted in the Conventions entered into by the'
Mantime Chiefs of the Arabian Coast and Oman with the British Government
for the purpose of prohibiting the importation of, and traffic in, slaves which Con
vention on my part bears date the 22nd Jumadee-ool-awal 1263 A H =8th May
1647, accordingly, I, Sheikh Mahomed bin Khaleefa, Chief of Bahrein' do hereby
engage and bind myself (purely out of friendship to the Sircar, and to assist it
in effectually attaining the object it desires) to put into execution the said Article.
The article is this :—
Whensoever it shall become known and certain that from any quarter what
ever slaves have been brought to my territories, or to any places subject to
my authority, I, of my own free will and accord, will seize the said slaves and
deliver them over to the British vessels of war. Further, should it be ascertained
that slaves have been carried in any of my vessels or in the vessels of people, my
subjects, or dependents, and it should happen that the Government cruizers did
not fall in with the said vessels then, no matter where the slaves have been landed,
do I hereby bind myself to place an^ embargo upon the delinquent boat and her
Nakhoda until such time as instructions have been received from the Resident
at Bushire regarding them,
Dated this 15th day of Ramzan, A. H. 1272 (or 10th day of May 1856 A.D.)
Sheikh Mahomed bin Khaleefa.
A similar engagement was entered into by the Maritime Chiefs of Rasool-
Kheirmar, Ummool Keirweyn, Debay, Ejman, and Aboo Dhebbee.
No. X.
ierms of a friendly Convention entered into between Sheikh Mahomed bin
Khulfefa, independent Ruler of Bahrein, on the part of himself and
successors, and Captain Felix Jones, Her Majesty’s Indian Navy,
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. of Her Britannic Majesty in the Gulf of Persia
on the part of the British Government—1861.
i '"climinary.—Considering the tribe disorders which arise and are perpetu-
irom maritime aggressions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , I, Sheikh Mahomed bin