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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' [‎47] (55/126)

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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transpired at an interview between the 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 the Sultan on the and of De»
camber last (particulars of which are quoted in
"During the conversation, His Highness en- ^ m argin), that His Highness's sympathies are
quired if it were true thai the Germans had pro- . j •*! i.u ft-
claimed that slaves might be bought and sold in in acCOrd With those of his people, and that
their territory on the East African Coast, remark- be would not willingly endanger hlS popularity
ingthatif it were true their doing so would draw vvith his subjects, and weaken his hold over the
to them the hearts of all Arabs." ChiefS) by taking active steps f or t he
suppression of slavery in his dominions.
5. We therefore concur with Colonel Ross that some inducement would have to be
held out to the Sultan if it were decided to press him to undertake measures for abolishing
slavery within Oman^ and we are of opinion that the only form in which such an induce
ment could, at the present time, be offered is that of an assurance of support in the event
of his position being endangered by compliance with any demands of the British Govern
ment relating to slavery. We think that such an assurance had better be avoided, and
in any case we could not, In view of the instructions contained in Lord Kimberley's Des
patch No. 25 (Political), dated the 31st March 1886, take such action without previously
referring to Your Lordship.
65. The Secretary of State concurred in the views of the Government of
0 India (despatch No. 13-Secret, dated the
Secret E., luly l8 9 t, Nos. 99-100. jjth Aprii ,89-).
66. In a demi-official letter, dated 21st February 1891, Colonel Mockler
„ T , 0 XT suggested that one of the most fea-
ecret juyigi, os. 390 394. sible and effectual steps that could be taken
to put an end to the importation of slaves from the African coast into Oman
would, in conjunction with a return to the "slave cruising " by a sufficient number
of gun-boats, be for Government to issue an order or proclamation forbidding for
(say) two years any Omani boats (badans and zeimahs) from proceeding to
Zanzibar or the East Africa Coasts under the penalty of being summarily des
troyed if caught beyond a certain distance from the Oman coasts by our cruisers,
whether slaves or not. He also suggested a system of license signed by the
Sultan and countersigned by the 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. being given to larger vessels for
carrying passengers to Africa.
67. The Government of India thought that the probable result of adopting
these suggestions would be to put an end to legitimate as well as illegitimate com
merce, and that so stringent a measure for merely checking abuses in the passen
ger traffic carried on by the Oman boats, would, on the one hand, be unneces
sary, and, on the other, difficult, if not impossible, to enforce. The further diffi
culty was Whether if Her Majesty's ships proceeded in the manner proposed their
action, if challenged, could be supported by law (despatch to the Secretary
of State, No. 97-Secret—External, dated 16th June 1891.)
(iv) Importatioa of slaves on the Arab and Batineh Coasts, 1892-94.
68. There was discovered a good deal of activity in slave trade on the
Batineh and the Pirate coasts in 1892, and
Secret e., March 1893. os. 3 -27. j n November of that year, Colonel Talbot
visited the latter coast in the Sphinx^ the Cossack and Lawrence accompany
ing
(1) At Khor Fakan. —One Salim-ul-Badi, a dealer on slaves, was reported
to have brought 33 slaves from Zanzibar on a Suri boat to Ras-ul-
Khima, and to have then taken them to Khor Fakan, where they
were disposed of.
The Resident inflicted on the Chief of Ras-ul-Khima the usual fine of
70 dollars for each of the slaves imported with some reduction, as
the main responsibility rested on the slave dealer and the Sheikh
of Khor Fakan (a cousin and feudatory of the Chief of Ras -ul-
Khima).
At Himriyeh. —At this place five slaves had been lately landed, and the
Chief of Shargah was made to recover 350 dollars from the princi*
pal men of Hemriyeh, whose Chief had absconded.

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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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