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The General Treaty with Britain, 1820 213
150 Part V-Chap. XXXIV.
disposition to voour to piracy, they must bo confined to tbe destruction of tbo boats nod on no
account bo carried on ou shore.
18. Thoso treaties you will obsorvo aro limitod to tho potty Slates in tbo Arabian sido of
tbo Porsion Gulf. As tho Government of Persia has pledged itself to be answerable for the
conduct of the Chiefs on the Persian side, your vigilanco and thoso of tho Commanding
Oflioore o£ oruizore must thoroforo be constantly exercised in observing their proceedings and
should any pirotioal acts bo committed by any boats or vossols belonging or resorting to
thoso ports or should thoy adopt any measures directly tending to tho revival of piracy, you
will, on tho faot, being fully ostablishod, represent tho ciroumstnnce to tho Govornraont of
Furs (to whioh all tho possessions of Porsia, inoluding Bushiro in the Persian Gulf, aro imme­
diately subordinate) and domnnd reparation, and should your roprosoutalion load to no. satis­
factory rosult, you will forward your proceedings to tho British Envoy at Tohrau and to tho
Govornor in Counoil.
19. It is dosirnblo that you should suggest a plau for roouring aulhontio intolligonco of
tho proceedings of tho sovornl Chiefs on tho const and a roady communication with them
should thoy appoar of a quostiounblo charnotor. You will adopt tho plan at onco if not
nttondod with muoh exponso. Tho modo in which tho piratical Chiofs purohaso their boats
or materials for oonstruotiog thorn and tho sources whouco thoy aro supplied with arms aud
ammunition for tboir equipment, it is also desirable to asccrtaiu.
20. With the political affairs of Persia, with its disputes with the Imam of Mas hat ]
or the different Powers in the Gulf, or the hostilities of these with each other unconnected
with piracy, the Resident has no concern whatever, you will therefore maintain on the /V
occurrence of any such disputes or national warfare the strictest.neutrality. //'
21. Tho Governor in Counoil is dosirous that you should mako youreolf fully acquainted
with tho constitution of tho different potty States iuto whioh both eidcH of tho Porsian Gulf
aro dividod, tho nature of thoir rotation to caoh othor or thoir subordination to any higher
authority, oithor as tributaries or dopondent branohes of tho soveroign State inoluding°tho
several islands in the Gulf, ascertaining and reporting any chaogos that may ooour in the
Chiefs oithor by death or othorwiso, and tho oharactcre of their successors or any principality
offocting its original relation with or dopcudeuce ou auothcr State; affording in faot n
succinct history of oaoh as events may ariso. '
22. Your personal salary has boon fixod at rupocs twolvo hundred per monsem.
R000 per monsem for a fcablo aud B600 for office establishment and bouse-ront inoluding
boats, orows and RlBU contingencies oxolusivo of prosonts, tho avorago amount of whioh for
the last four or fivo years you will nsoortnin and limit your expenditure on that account
nooordingly. On your quitting your station to visit tho different ports iu the Gulf or
proocodiug on duty to Shiraz whioh may bo uocessnry with the viow of oxecuting thoso
instructions, you will draw rupees five hutidrod (RdOO) por mensom ns additional salary until
your roturn. Your expanses by laud or to tho Commandor of oruizers on whioh you may
ombark, being a soparato ohargo. Should you havo occasion to prococd to Shiraz iu tho
excootiou of these instruotious, you will report the oiroumstanoe to tho Envoy at Tehran aud
bo guided by any suggostious he may offer on the occasion.
23. Tho Superintendent of tho Mariuo has boon dirooted to furnish you with a suitable
accommodation iu my vosaol undor ordors for tho Gulf. You should proceed diroot to
Kishra or to Maskat in the first instanco and rogulnlo your mca6iiros according ns you may
nscortain to bo tho offoot of Captain Uruoo's nogotintions, should thoy not havo boon promul­
gated nor any alarm bson exoited in tho Gulf by a knowledge of tho terms, it would be
advisable that you should repair to Bushiro and receivo clmrgo of tho Residency and after
entoring into the prosoribod explanation with tho Priuco of Shiraz iu disavowing tho Hgroe-
mout, oarry into offoot tho othor part of theso instructions having rotation to Maskat, Bahrain
Rnd the Arab States whioh ore parties to Sir William Koir's treaty. *