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Le Gouvemememt Imperial ottoman reserve ct cette occasion tons les droits
qui lui reviennent comme Puissance territoriale sur les cotes ainsi que sur les
eaux, territoriales ottomanes.
V.— Commission de Delimitation,
Article 16.
Les deux Gouvernements sont d'accord pour nommer, dans le plus bref
delai, des commissaires qui auront a appliquer sur le terrain les limites
etablies par les articles o, 7 et 10 de cette convention en en dressant un
plan detaille et un proc^s-verbal explicatif. Le plan et le proc^s-verbal
susenonces, une fois dument dresses et signes par les commissaires respectifs,
seront consideres comme partie int^grante de la presente convention.
Article 17.
La presente convention sera ratifiee et les instruments de ratification en
seront echanges a Londres aussitot que faire se pourra, et au plus tard daus
un delai de trois mois.
En foi de quoi, les Plenipotentiaires respectifs ont signe la prdsente
convention et y ont appose leurs cachets.
Eait a Londres, en double original, le , 1913.
Parafee ad referendum
le 6 mai, 1913.
I. H.
A. H.
Annexe I.
Agreement of 23rd January 1899, with Shaikh of Kuwait*
(Translation.)
Praise be to God alone {lit, in the name of God Almighty) (" Bissim Illah Ta'alah Shanuho ").
The object of writin? this lawful and honourable bond is, that it is hereby
covenanted and agreed between Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade,
I.S.C., Her Britannic Majesty's Political llesident, on behalf of the British
Government, on the one part, and Shaikh Mubarak-bin-Shaikh Subah, Shaikh
of Kuwait, on the other part; that the said Shaikh Mubarak-bin-Shaikh Subah
of his own free will and desire, does hereby pledge and bind himself, his heirs
and successors, not to receive the agent or representative of any Power or
Government at Kuwait, or at any other place within the limits of his territory,
without the previous sanction of the British Government; and he further binds
himself, his heirs and successors, not to cede, sell, lease, mortgage, or give for
occupation or for any other purpose, any portion of his territory to the Gov
ernment or subjects of any other Power without the previous consent of Her
Majesty's Government for these purposes. This engagement also to extend to
any portion of the territory of the said Shaikli Mubarak which may now be in
possession of the subjects of any other Government.
In token of the conclusion of this lawful and honourable bond, Lieutenant-
Colonel Malcolm John Meade, I.S.C., Her Britannic Majesty's Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Shaikh Mubarak-bin-Shaikh Subah, the
former on behalf of the British Government, and the latter on behalf of
himself, his heirs and successors, do each, in the presence of witnesses, affix
their signatures, on this the 10th day of Ramazan, 1316, corresponding with
the 23rd day of January 1899.
(L.S.) M. J. M eade,
Political Resident in the Fersicn Gulf,
(L.S.) M ubarak-el- S ubah.
Witnesses:
(L.S.) E. W ickham H ore, Captain, I.M.S.
(L .S.) J. C alcott G askin.
(L.S.) M uhammad R ahim-bin- A bdul N ebi S affeb.