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Two hundred years
Salman and Sheikh Abdullah that to Ras El Juffair in Bahrain
sons of Sheikh Ahmed El Fateh) (1935 -1971 ) (it is reestablished
by Abd El Galil El Tabtabaay , In nowadays). In 1930 a center for
latter time General Grant Kair the air squad was established on
visited Bahrain and latter the two the islands El Moharaq, Masirah,
Sheikhs Signed in Refa fort. El Shareqa and Salalah in Oman.
This treaty which is called The The treaty of 1835 which was
Naval Safety was followed by signed by Abu Dhabie, Dubai,
peace treaties in 1843 and a Ajman and El Shareqa forbids
special treaty for preventing any conflicts or wars in the
slave trade 1847 and another season of pearls fishing. A
in 1856 and preventing slavery second treaty followed in 1836
in 1873 and it was signed in El and the Sheikh of Um El Qawin
Sharga and Abu Dhabi. . joined this treaty. After that there
After signing all these treaties, were renewal of the treaties
the British Empire extended annually (1843 – 1853) and then
from India to include all the every 10 years.
Gulf (in an unannounced way). In 1853 The name the
Britain founded the first Political Reconciled Coast was changed
Administrative Centre in the to Reconciled Emirates. The
island of El Gesm or Qeshm in Sheikhs of Bahrain joined these
1820 and it was transferred in treaties in 1861 and Sheikhs of
1822 to Boshahr next to the Qatar in 1916. This meant that
residence of the Resident which any naval military actions were
was opened 59 years before. The forbidden for the reconciled
name of the Resident changed Sheikhs in return a naval
into the Political Resident to be protection rendered to them by
responsible for the relations Britain.
between Britain and the Gulf. The After that came many treaties
Gulf waters watched by ships between Britain and the Sheikhs
which centered in Island Qashem of the Gulf that Britain became
(1822 – 1863) and after that to overwhelming the foreign
Hangam (1911 – 1935 ) and after
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