Sheikh of Ajman. Both Rulers signed the treaty at Falayah, an inland dependency of Ras Al Khaimah.

Abdullah bin Rashid was also signatory to the 1847 'Engagement to Prohibit Exportation of Slaves' before signing the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce. This treaty had been preceded by a number of interim treaties agreed by the rulers of what became known as the Trucial Coast with the British designed to maintain peace at sea during the pearling season. Following a number of these six-monthly treaties,