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PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Bahrein —NO. XI-1868 AND XII-1880
75,000 dollars by three annual instalments of 25,000 dollars • + i
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3rd. To consider Mahomed bin Khalifeh as permanently excluded h,m U
participation in the affairs of Bahrein and as havine no cla m to tn * /
and in case of his returning to Bahrein I promise to seise and make him TverTo
l^ed 6 ; pirate, 'as Ma 0 hored a hin'' P Krali,t e h M^ 1 ^
4th.-ln view of preserving the peace at sea, and precluding the occurrence
Of further disturbance, and in order to keep the Resident informed of what han-
pens, I promise to appoint an agent on my part at Bushire. ^
Written on the 18th Jemadi-ool-awul 1285-6th September 1868.
No. XII.
Translation of Agreement signed by the Chief of Bahrein, dated 22nd De
cember 1880.
I, Isa bin Ah A1 Khalifeh, Chief of Bahrein, hereby bind myself and successors
in the Government of Bahrein to the British Government to abstain from entering
into negotiations or making treaties of any sort with any State or Government
other than the British without the consent of the said British Government, and
to refuse permission to any other Government than the British to establish di
plomatic or consular agencies or coaling depots in our territory, unless with the
consent of the British Government.
This engagement does not apply to or afiect the customary friendly corre
spondence with the local authorities of neighbouring States on business of minor
importance.
The above Agreement is subject to the approval and acceptance of His Ex
cellency the \ iceroy and Governor-General of India in Council.
Isa bin Ali.
Ahmad bin Ali.
Signed and sealed at Bahrein on the twenty-second day of December one
thousand eight hundred and eighty in my presence.
E. C. Ross, Leiut.-Col.,
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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The above Agreement was accepted and ratified by Her Britannic Majesy’s
Government in 1881 .
E. C. 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. , Persian, Gulf.