مجموعة ٥٦/٣٠ "الخليج الفارسي. زيارة أسطول السفن المدمرة الصغير الأول إلى: ١٩٣٣. دربار الشيوخ المتصالحين في دبي. إعادة تأكيد بيان سياسة اللورد كرزون عام ١٩٠٣" [و‎‎٧‎٨] (١٦١/١٥٥)

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States has bound itself, as you know, not to enter into any
agreement or correspondence with any other Power, not to
admit the agent of any other Grovernment, and not to part
with any portion of its territories. These engagements
are binding on every one of you, and you have faithfully
adhered to them. They are also binding in their reciprocal
effect upon the British Government, and as long as they are
faithfully observed by the Chiefs there is no fear that
anyone else will be allowed to tamper with your rights or
liberties.
Sometimes I think that the record of the past is in
danger of being forgotten, and there are persons who ask why
should Grreat Britain continue to exercise these powers?
The history of your States and of your families, and the
present condition of the Gulf, are the answer. We were
here before any other Power, in modern times, had shown
its face in these waters. We found strife and we have
created order. It was our commerce as well as your
security that was threatened and called for protection.
At every port along these coasts the subjects of the King
of England still reside and trade. The great Empire of
India, which it is our duty to defend, lies almost at your
gates. We saved you from extinction at the hands of your
neighbours. We opened these seas to the ships of all nations,
and enabled their flags to fly in peace. We have not seized
or held your territory. We have not destroyed your
independence but have preserved it. We are not now going to
throw away this century of costly and triumphant enterprise;
we shall not wipe out the most unselfish page in history.
The peace of these waters must still be maintained; your
independence will continue to be upheld; and the influence of
the British Government must remain supreme.
There is one respect in which the Chiefs themselves can