Under its provisions Britain pledged to protect the territorial integrity of Kuwait in return for restricting the access of foreign powers to the Sheikhdom and regulating its internal affairs.
[1] Fearing that Sabah's two sons might seek revenge, Mubarak requested the Ottomans to grant him the title of Kaymakam in order to get rid of his status as usurper.
The situation changed when Russian entrepreneur Vladimir Kapnist laid out his plan to erect a railway connecting the Mediterranean port of Tripoli with Kuwait.
In return the British were to grant the Kuwaiti Sheikh the sum of 1,000 pounds sterling on an annual basis, furthermore Britain pledged to protect the territorial integrity of Kuwait against external threats.
[1] The 1899 treaty was followed by a number of minor agreements that cemented Britain's role in the country, including the management of its pearling and oil resources.