File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎478r] (391/818)

OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. Ill—1822.
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Article 4. Article 4.
That Your Highness give us a written
order, on your part to the Governor
0 f Zanzibar and your other Governors
^ in that quarter, to the efiect that they
do allow a person to be stationed on our
part in any place in those countries
which we shall see fit, and that they
do allow us a place for residence in
order that we may obtain intelligence
of any vessel that may convey slaves
to Christian countries.
That a written order which you
wish to have, permitting the sta
tioning of a person on your part
in Zanzibar and the neighbouring
parts for the purpose of obtaining
intelligence of the sale of slaves to
Christian nations, has been granted,
and will reach through the hands
of the respected Captain Moresby.
May his dignity endure for ever!
Article 5.
Article B.
* That you give us a written permis
sion that if we find any vessel laden
with slaves for sale, carrying them to
Christian countries, after four months
from the date of such written permis-
eion, we may seize her.
That written permission which you
wish to have, permitting you, after
four months, to seize vessels con
veying slaves for sale to Christian
countries, will reach through the
hands of the said Capthfh.
Article 6 .
Article 6 .
That you do write to all your Gov
ernors that yn the sailing of every vessel
they shall write out a pass for her,
stating clearly what port she is leaving
and what she is bound to, in order that
if our ships should meet a vessel having
no pass, but having on board slaves
for sale and proceeding in the direction
of the Christian countries, they (the
British ships) may seize her; such a
vessel, if found within the line of the
Island of Madagascar and the neigh
bourhood of Zanzibar and Lamoo, to
be carried into Muscat for punishment
by you; but if found sailing beyond
the Island of Madagascar and in the
sea of Mauritius, to be seized by them-
That we will write to our Gover
nors regarding the granting of a
pass to every vessel proceeding on
a voyage, specifying therein the port
she sails from, and the port she is
bound to, and you may seize every
vessel you may fall in with beyond
the Island of Madagascar and in the
sea of Mauritius after four months
from the date of the written per
mission alluded to in the fifth requi
sition ; and if any vessel be found on
this side, the matter should come to
us, provided she do not possess a
pass from the Governor of the port
of departure.