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'Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905 (With a Retrospect into previous history from 1852) By J A Saldanha BA, LL B' [‎38] (46/126)

The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1906. 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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AO. Two slavers were captured by Her Majesty 's Philomel, contammg 205
Africans, chiefly women and children. The slave dealers captured were mp
soned by His Highness the Sultan.
41. Seyyid Turki was thanked by the Government of India for his friendly
action regarding slave traffic.
42. Four fugitive slaves took asylum at the telegraph village
subsequently got on board His Majesty Ship Dragoon and were landed at
Karachi.
43. There was then a discussion of the measures that should be taken for
o„rmression of the slave trade. 1 ne
external a., may 1685. nos. 131141. suppression u1 ckwt
e*ternai a., march 1886, nos. 257-261. following correspondence on tne suojeci
might be read
No. 19, dated Bushire, 23rd January 1885.
Fro m -L .EOTE ».NT.CouoNEL E. C. Ross, C.S.I., 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. , and Her
Majesty's Consul»General for Fars,
. To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
I have the honour to acknowledge your office letter No. 3 0 53-E., dated 1 ith ultimo,
on the subject of prevention of slave traffic during the next season.
2. Before replying I requested Colonel Miles to furnish me with a report on the
subject, and I now submit a copy of his letter No. 28, dated 18th January 1885.
All experience has shewn that the slave-running traffic between Africa and North
ern Arabia can only be effectually checked by action on the African coast. However
vigilant Her Majesty's cruizers stationed on the Arabian coast, or in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
mfv be, thev can only be expected to capture a few out of the total number ot slavers
running when that number is large. In my opinion, therefore, the attention of G 0 ^f rn -
ment should chiefly be directed to the measures which can be adopted on the A fncan
coast. I gather from paragraph 7 of Colonel Miles' report that he consid-rs that the syst 1
of stationing a special vessel as Zanzibar, provided with steam -launches, pr ove ^ a success,
and certainly whilst that system was in force the number of slavers reaching Oman grea y
diminished. It is to be remembered that besides being more effectual it is also more
humane to stop the slavers on the African coast.
4. As regards measures to be adopted within the jurisdiction of this 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. , I
would recommend that during the seasons indicated by Colonel Mi es, one vessel-of- war
should watch the neighbourhood of Ras-el-Had, keeping, when possible to the southward
of that Cape, and a second vessel patrol the Arabian coast from Ras-el-Had to Cape
Musendum. If a third vessel wsre available, one would be oest stationed near the entrance
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , patrolling occasionally along the Batineh coast.
C I would in conclusion respectfully draw the attention of Government to the want
of some arrangement for disposing of released slaves—a want which is much felt.
No. 28, dated Muscat, 18th January 1885.
From— Libutenant-Colonel S. B. Miles, Her Britannic Majesty 's 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. and Consul,
M uscat
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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Her Majesty's Consul-General for Pars.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram dated 31st December
1884, and of your memorandum No. 2, dated 3rd January 1885, forwarding, for any sugges
tions I may have to offer, copy of a letter No. 3053-E., dated nth December 1884, from
the Assistant Secretary to the Government of India to your address, requesting the sub
mission of early proposals regarding the measures to be adopted for the prevention 01 the
sea transport of slaves next season, should such be considered necessary by you.
2. i presume that the suggestions called tor are required in reference to the disposition
of Her Majesty's cruizers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and I beg respectfully to submit the following
remarks as to what appear to me the most advantageous points at which ships can station
themselves to intercept slavers on their way up from Zanzibar.
4. The vessels in which the trade in Negro slaves is carried on belong exclusively to
Arabs, and, as is well known, they are able to make but one voyage to Africa out and
home during the year. Sailing from Arabia as legitimate traders during the prevalence of
the north-east trade winds which blow from November to February, they remain at Zanzi
bar until the change of the monsoon when, having purchased a cargo of slaves at one of the
mainland ports, they begin to turn their bows northward.
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This volume is a summary of events, treaties and correspondence about the suppression of slavery and the slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , curated by Jerome Anthony Saldanha, and printed in Simla in June 1906.

The volume is marked as secret and divided into chapters:

  • Measures for the suppression of slavery and slave trade in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , up to 1873 (ff 5-7);
  • Measures against traffic in slaves by Natives of India (ff 8-16);General measures taken for the suppression of Slave Trade from 1874 to 1905 (ff 16v-22);
  • Anti-Slave Trade Operations (ff 22v-30);
  • Runaway slaves at Gwadur (ff 31-34);
  • Trade in Baluchi slaves from Mekran to the Arab coast (ff 34-35);
  • Reception of fugitive slaves on board Her Majesty's ships of war and other British vessels (ff 35v-38);
  • Grant of protection to fugitive slaves on the Coast (ff 39-40);
  • Some questions of practice of courts (ff 41-45);
  • Miscellaneous questions and facts (ff 45v-48.

In Appendix, Reports on Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1852-1859 (folios 59-61).

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1 volume (63 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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