File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [426r] (287/818)
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OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. VI—1845.
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her cargo. But if the said vessel shall pass beyond the aforesaid line owing to
stress of weather, or other ease of necessity not under control, then she shall not
be seized.
Article 3.
As the selling of males and females, whether grown up or young, w r ho are
“ Hoor ” or free, is contrary to the Mahomedan religion, and whereas the Sooma-
lees are included in the Hoor or free, I do hereby agree that the sale of males and
females, whether young or old, of the Soomalee tribe, shall be considered as piracy,
and that four months from this date, all those of my people convicted of being
concerned in such an act shall be punished as pirates.
Dated 10th Showal 1255 A. H., corresponding to the 17th December A.D. 1839.
Seal of Syud Bin Sultan.
No. VI.
Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and His Highness Syud Saeed bin Sultan, “ the
Sultan of Muskat,” for the termination of the Export of Slaves from the
African Dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat —1845.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
being earnestly desirous that the export of slaves from the African dominions
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat should cease, and His Highness the Sultan
of Muscat, in deference to the wishes of Her Majesty and of the British nation,
and in furtherance of the dictates of humanity which have heretofore induced
him to enter into engagement with Great Britain to restrict the export of slaves
from his dominions, being willing to put an end to that trade, and Her Majesty
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and His High-
ness the Sultan of Muscat having resolved to record with due form and solemnity
this further restriction of the export of slaves, and Her Majesty having given
due authority to Captain Hamerton, Her Representative at the Court of the Sul-
t&Q of Muscat, to conclude an agreement with His Highness, accordingly His
ghness Saeed Syud bin Sultan, for himself, his heirs and successors, and Cap-
tam Hamerton, on behalf of the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, her heirs and successors, have agreed upon and concluded the follow-
lQ g Articles :—
Article 1.
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat here engages to prohibit, under the severest
^^Ities, the export of slaves from his African dominions, and to issue orders
Officers to prevent and suppress such trade.
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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