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'Papers Respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression' [40r] (19/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (34 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1869. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Mr. Churchill to the Secretary to Government, Bombay.
Sir, Zanzibar, May 8, 1868.
I HAVE the honour to acquaint you with the departure for Paris of Her Highness
the Queen of Mohilla, to complain of the proceedings of the French naval authorities to
the Emperor.
The last arbitrary act of the French at Mohilla is the forcibly hauling down of the
Mohilla flag, and the display of a white ensign with the French eagle in the centre. I have
advised the Queen to protest against this encroachment of her rights to fly her own flag,
and to abtain from hoisting the new colours in future.
The Queen takes letters from me to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Aden, and to Her
Majesty's Ambassador in Paris.
1 have, &c.
(Signed) HENRY A. CHURCHILL.
Inclosure 12 in No. 15.
Bombay Castle, June 9, 1868.
THE
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Zanzibar, Eo. 30—100, dated the 8th May, 1868.
Announces the departure for Paris of Her Highness the Queen of Mohilla to complain
of the proceedings of the French naval authorities to the Emperor, and adds that he has
advised the Queen to protest against their encroachment of her right to fly her 6wn flag,
and to abstain from hoisting the white ensign which has been substituted for the Mohilla
flag by those authorities.
Adds also that the Queen takes letters from him to the Resident at Aden, and to Her
Majesty's Ambassador at Paris.
Resolution. —Copy of this letter should be forwarded to the Government of India and
Her Majesty's Secretary of State.
Inclosure 13 in No. 15.
The Secretary to Government, Bombay, to the Secretary to the Government of India.
Sir, Bombay Castle, June 9, 1868.
AS connected with the correspondence forwarded with my letter No. 85 dated the 7th
April last, I am directed to submit, for the information of the Government of India, the
inclosed copy of a letter from the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Zanzibar dated the 8th ultimo,
reporting the departure for Paris of Her Highness the Queen of Mohilla, to complain of
the proceedings of the French Naval authorities to the Emperor.
I have, &c.
(Signed) C. GONNE.
Inclosure 14 in No. 15.
The Acting Assistant Resident in charge, Aden, to the Secretary to Government, Bombay.
Sir, Aden, May 23, 1868.
I HAVE the honour to report to you, for the information of the Right Honourable
the Governor in Council, the arrival here this day of the Sultana Fatima, Queen of
Mohilla, with a letter of recommendation from Her Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar.
Her Majesty is en route for Paris, where she intends laying the subject of her complaint
before His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French.
I h^ve caused a house to be placed at her disposal during her sojourn here, and am
granting a free passage for herself and attendants as far as Suez. I am at the same time
writing to Her Majesty's Consul at Cairo to assist Her Majesty in the prosecution of her
journey.
1 have also paid her all the attentions due to her rank and position. Hoping these
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This file contains printed copies of correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's attempts to prohibit slave traffic on the East Coast of Africa, relations between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar's relations with Muscat. The correspondence dates from September 1866-July 1869.
The file contains translated copies of correspondence between the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Saeed and the Viceroy of India, John Laird Mair Lawrence as well as translated correspondence between an Envoy of the Sultan of Zanzibar and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Stanley [Edward Henry Stanley].
On folio 42r, the file contains a translation of a letter from Queen Victoria to the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Saeed. The letter confirms the friendly relations between the two and informs the Sultan that a sword has been specially commissioned for him as a gift.
The file also contains translated correspondence between the Sultan of Johanna [Anjouan Island, now part of the Comoros Islands] and Henry Adrian Churchill, Britain's Agent in Zanzibar.
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- 1 volume (34 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough chronological order, with the earliest correspondence at the beginning of the file and the latest at the end of the file.
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Condition: the file is contained within a bound volume that contains a number of other files.
Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 31, and terminates at f 66, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-134; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'Papers Respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression'
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- 31r:54r, 55r:66v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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