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No. 362, dated British Residency, Baghdad, the 2.5th July 1896.
From— Colonel E. Mockler , Political Resident in Turkish Arabia,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
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I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Govern
ment of India, copy of marginally-noted
letter from the Assistant Political Agent
at Easrah (with copy of my reply) on the
subject of the furnishing by him of free
passages to slaves manumitted at Basrah.
From Assistant Political Agent, Basrah, No. 433,
dated thel6th July 1896.
To Assistant Political Agent, Basrah, No. 361,
dated the 25th July 1896.
2. As regards the two applications made to him by manumitted slaves
for free passages to Bahrein and Maskat, the opinion I have expressed to him
that ho was right in refusing to accede to such applications will, I trust,
be considered correct. For if we do deport a manumitted slave from the place
of his manumission, such deportation should be, I imagine, to a place w r here
there are no slaves and not to one where slavery is still existant.
Males.
1894.. 1895.
15 80
Females.
1894. 1895.
65 165
3. The number of slaves who have during the past two years obtained
manumission at Basrah through the
good offices of Her Majesty's Consul
there is placed in margin (weekly returns
of all such are kept and sent to Her
Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople).
4. At Maskat very many Africans manumitted under treaty arrangements
have been for years past sent by British Indian craft to Bombay at a small
charge for their passages (food being also provided to them), and it appears to
me that some facilities for leaving the country in which they have been in
slavery might be afforded by the British Government to the numerous slaves
now continually manumitted at Basrah by orders of the Sultan of Turkey, but
doubtless under pressure from us; and I would ask that I and Her Majesty's
Consul at Basrah may be allowed to deport to India manumitted slaves
(desirous of leaving Turkish Arabia) if such can be done at small expense.
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No. 433, dated the 16th July 1896,
From— Captain J. F. Whyte , Assistant Political Agent, Basrah,
To—The Political Resident in Turkish Arabia.
•Mhbub.
Varda.
I have the honour to inform you that two African slaves* recently manumit
ted have applied to me for free passages
to Maskat and Bahrein respectively.
2. It does not appear to have been the custom at this Consulate to provide
such passages, and I have been unable to trace on the files any instructions
bearing on the point.
3. I have declined to accede to the applications pending a reference to
you for orders, and I shall be glad if you will inform me whether I am
authorised to grant free passages in such cases.
4. I would in conclusion request that you will cause me to be supplied
with the marginally-noted book for use
" Instructions for c^iidance of naval cfficera em- i n fljo offipp of this rrm«»nlitA
ployed ia the suppression of slave trade," Oc u illlS vOnSUiaie.