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The General Treaty with Britain, 1820 193

Treaties and Undertakings, etc., in force between the
British Government and the Rulers of Bahrain,
1820—1914

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No. 1.

TRANSLATION ON THE PRELIMINARY TREATY WITH TIIE
SHAIKHS OP BAHRAIN, 1S20.
In the name or God, the merciful, the compassionate 1
Know all men Chore hath come into Clio presence of General Sir William
Grant Koir Che Saeed Ahdool Jalil, Vakeel on the part of thq Shaikhs
Suleiman bin Alunal and Abdulla bin Ahmed, and there have passed between
the General and Che said Ahdool Jalil, on the nart of the abovenamed, the
following stipulations:—
Article 1.
That the Shaikhs shall not permit from henceforth, in Bahrain'or its
dependencies, Iho sale of any commodities which have been procured by means
of plunder and piracy, nor allow their people to sell anything of any kind
whatsoever to such persons as may be engaged in the practice of plunder; and
if any of their people shall act contrary hereto, it shall be equivalent to an act
of piracy on the part of such individuals.
Article 2.
That they shall deliver up all the Indian prisoners who may bo i.u their
possession.
Article 3.
The Shaikhs Suleiman bin Ahmed and Abdulla bin Ahmed shall bo
admitted to the terms of the general treaty with the friendly Arabs. End of
the articles.
Issued at Shargah in triplicate on Saturday, the twentieth of Iho month of
ltabo-ool-Thany, in tho year of the ICcgira one thousand two hundred and
thirty-live, corresponding to the fifth of Ecbruary one thousand eight hundred
and twenty.
W. G. KEIR, Major-General.
The abovo articles accepted by mo in quality of Vakcol of tho Shaikh
named above.
(Sd.) SAEED ABDOOL BIN SAEED YAS AL TABATABAI.