The 1903 agreement on offshore islands

The Sultan identified islands associated with the 1878 arrangement. The published text records an additional annual payment of 300 dollars and arrears for past occupation.

Date

22 April 1903

Document type

Agreement translation

Issuing authority / creator

Sultan of Sulu; British North Borneo Government

Citation

Confirmation by Sultan of Sulu of Cession of Certain Islands, 22 April 1903; English reading copy.

Why it matters

The English copy uses cession terminology and records the Company returning to the Sultan to formalise the islands’ status, with an additional annual payment of 300 dollars.