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File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [625r] (685/818)
The record is made up of 1 item (408 folios). It was created in 16 Aug 1929-9 Dec 1932. 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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PERSIAN GVLFr-TfucM Afo& Chiefs r of r Qmm.
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cles gare tlie BritisL. Governmajit tlie right to search and confiscate slavg
iVessels found beyond a line from Cape Delgado, on the African coast,
passing two degrees east of Sokotra, and ending at Cape Guadel, on tKd
'Makran coast, unless driven beyond that line by stress of weather or other,
necessity. By the third article the sale of persons of the Somali tribe;
,was declared to be piracy. The same Chiefs, and also the Chiefs of
•Ajmnn and Bahrein, entered into Engagements* (No. XXIII) in 1847,’
binding themselves to prohibit the exportation of slaves from the African'
coast, or elsewhere, in vessels belonging to themselves or their subjects,
and authorizing British cruisers to confiscate vessels found engaged in
the forbidden traffic. In 1856 the Trucial Chiefs signed an Agreement
similar to that concluded with the Chief of Bahrein (No. IX).
The treaty concluded with the maritime Arab Chiefs in 1820 did not
limit the right of the Chiefs to carry on acknowledged war with each
other by sea, that is to say, war proclaimed and avowed by one Chief
upon another. All other hostile aggressions, however, were declared to
be piratical. But under the name of acknowledged war many acts of
piracy were committed, especially during the pearl-fishing season. The
Chiefs were therefore induced in 1835 to bind themselves, by a maritime
truce, not in any circumstances to engage in hostilities by sea for a period
of six months, on the understanding that the British Government would
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not interfere with their wars by land. The effects of this truce were so
iff a Chiefs were easilv persuaded in the following year, and
their territories,
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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- 283r:318v, 331r:332v, 379r:390v, 396r:412v, 429r:429v, 468r:474v, 491r:491v, 543r:543v, 590r:601v, 607r:691v
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