I want to sync my iCloud Address Book with my partner's iPhone 3GS

My partner and I have two iPhone 3GS's. I have just spent a lot of time updating my iMAC's Address Book and got it to sync correctly with my iCloud account. Now I want to sync my Address Book with my partner's iCloud account. I have his account marked in my iMAC's Address Book Preferences, but it is not syncing. What to do?

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