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‘File 5/6 I Brussels Conference and general rules and procedure on slave traffic’ [‎35v] (87/297)

The record is made up of 1 volume (137 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1892-21 May 1925. It was written in English, French, Arabic and Persian. 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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shall be paid within a period of six months from
the date of the Judgment acquitting the captured
vessel.
ARTICLE LIX.
In case of condemnation, the sequestered vessel
shall be declared lawfully seized for the benefit of
the captor.
The captain, crew, and all other persons found
guilty shall be punished according to the gravity
of the crimes or offences committed by them, and
in accordance with Article V.
ARTICLE LX.
The provisions of Articles L to LIX do not
affect in any way the jurisdiction or procedure of
existing special Tribunals, or of those which may
hereafter be formed to take cognizance of Slave
Trade offences.
ARTICLE LXI.
The High Contracting Parties undertake to
make known to each other reciprocally the instruc
tions which they shall give to carry out the pro
visions of Chapter III to the Commanders of their
men-of-war navigating the seas of the zone referred
to.
Chapter IV.—Countries to which Slaves are
sent, whose institutions recognize the
Existence of Domestic Slavery.
ARTICLE LXII.
The Contracting Powers whose institutions recog
nize the existence of domestic slavery, and whose
possessions, in consequence thereof, in or out of
Africa, serve, in spite of the vigilance of the autho
rities, as places of destination for African slaves,
pledge themselves to prohibit their importation,
transit, and departure, as well as Trade in Slaves.
They shall organize the most active and the strict
est supervision at all places where the arrival,
transit, and departure of African slaves takes place.
ARTICLE LXIII.
Slaves liberated under the provisions of the
preceding Article shall, if circumstances permit, be
sent back to the country from whence they came.
In all cases they shall receive letters of liberation
from the competent authorities, and shall be entitled
to their protection and assistance for the purpose of
obtaining means of subsistence.
ARTICLE LXIV.
Every fugitive slave arriving at the frontier of
any of the Powers mentioned in Article LXII shall
be considered free, and shall have the right to claim
letters of liberation from the competent authorities.
ARTICLE LXV.
Any sale or transaction to which the slaves
referred to in Articles LXIII and LXIV may have
been subjected through circumstances of any kind
whatsoever shall be considered as null and void.
ARTICLE LXVI.
Native vessels bearing the flag cf one of the
countries mentioned in Article LXII, if there is any
indication that they are employed in Slave Trade
operations, shall be submitted by the local autho
rities in the ports frequented by them to a ri^
verification of their crew and passengers bof,
arrival and departure. Should African slav
on board, judicial proceedings shall be taken - The
Sigi
the vessel and against all persons who rnar mmunica
implicated. Slaves found on board shall r the ^P 1
letters of liberation through the authorities en ^ s 1(
have carried out the seizure of the vessels, iriodically
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ARTICLE LXVII. crated, a
easures 1
Penal provisions in connection with those ^e Slave r l
ded for by Article V shall be published agu "s
persons importing, transporting, and tradii. HA1 ''
African slaves, against the mutilators of chil
or of male adults, and those who traffic in then >5 I- ^
well as against their associates and accomplice;
ARTICLE LXVIII.
In accoi
The Signatory Powers recognize the ^
importance of the Law respecting the prohiff^'t ''.'ll
of the Slave Trade sanctioned by His Majestr
Emperor of the Ottomans of the 4th (16tli -
cember 1889 (22 Rebi-ul-Akhir, 1307), and: T1 , ofr
are assured that an active supervision will be a llic y ni
nized by the Ottoman authorities, espeoMlf 0 ^ 1 ^ \T
the west coast of Arabia and on the routes ir — '
place this coast in communication with the- 1xei< ^- n f i'
possessions of His Imperial Majesty in Asia. i',! v
ARTICLE LXIX. Ifdedd'e
His Majesty the Shah of Persia consents !;? osslble tir
ganize an active supervision in the territorial w
and those off the coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Gulf of Oman which are under his sovereia IP 16 ex P €
and on the inland routes which serve for the :" IU e( l u ^ P
port of slaves. The Magistrates and other j^wned in ti
rities shall, with this view, receive the nece
powers.
The obj
ARTICLE LXX. centralize £
to facilitat
His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar conser. the maritir
gi\o his most eiiective support tor the repvessir.Powers ur
crimes and offences committed by African s!i possible tu
traders on land as well as at sea. The Trik: |
created for this purpose in the Sultanate of Za: ' 10
bar shall rigorously apply the penal provk . 2 - Sun
mentioned in Article V. In order the bette ^^ Ilute8 r€
insure the freedom of liberated slaves, both intf 3. The
of the provisions of the present General Act ant rities and
the Decrees adopted in this matter bv His Higk action as
and his predecessors, a Liberation Office sU terms of A
established at Zanzibar. . ^
4. Coj
accordance
ARTICLE LXXI.
5 All
Diplomatic and Consular Agents and the m discovery -
officers of the Contracting Powers shall, witk the above-
limits of existing Conventions give their assist
to the local authorities in order to assist in rep
ing the Slave Trade where it still exists, T ,
shall be entitled to be present at trials for y fl u ' aV(
trading brought about at their instance, ffitk ?
being, however, entitled to take part in the* ^ti
berations. 1 r L1 lc e .,.
authorities
thereto by
The Of
Liberation Offices, or institutions in lieu tk agents aui
shall be organized by the Administrations cf into a Euj
countries to which African slaves are sent, fot an Orient
purposes specified by Article XVIII. municatioi
b 23i
ARTICLE LXXII.

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Correspondence related to the distribution of the text of the General Act of the Brussels Conference of 1890 throughout the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region. The English version of the Act is on folios 32-37. William Lee-Warner, Secretary to the Government of India in Bombay, sent Adelbert Talbot ( 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1891-93) 100 copies of the Act in Persian (folios 5-19), and 100 in Arabic, for distribution to the Political Agencies on the Persian and Arab coasts of the Gulf respectively. Talbot sent 25 copies of the Persian translation of the Act to his 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. in Bandar-e Lengeh, and a further 25 copies to the Agent of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (Gray Paul & Co.) at Bandar-e Abbas. The Governor of Turkish Arabistan, Nizam-es-Sultaneh was critical of the distributed Persian translation of the Act, which had been produced under the authority of British Government staff in Bombay. In response Talbot commissioned and distributed a new translation (folios 73-88), produced under his authority at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire.

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1 volume (137 folios)
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The contents of the volume have been arranged chronologically, with the earliest documents at the front, and the latest at the rear.

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Foliation: The volume has been foliated with small circled numbers in the top right corner of each front-facing page. The front cover has been foliated 1, then there are two unfoliated pages, before foliation restarts at 2 on the title sheet. After the title sheet and contents page (folio 4) there are a further three unfoliated blank pages before foliation restarts on the first piece of correspondence.). Folio 100 is missing.

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