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'Egyptian Claims to Sovereignty over the Somali Coast.' [11r] (21/62)
The record is made up of 31 folios. It was created in 1876-1879. It was written in English and French. 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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oy their own laws, and customs of the countries they belong to. ^
Article V.
Syud Mahomed Bar makes over the island called Aubad, near Zevla. to the
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Shoa, 1840 .
Captain th Ha 1 rri!' a ,.. C . otnmerclal Tr eaty was concluded between
Sela ne KW Sh I'W .. Her , M ? eS A V * he Queen ’ and His Ma j“‘y Pahela
principal provisions'— 3 ’ “ the Galla8 ’ ° f which the following were the
1st. That for the purpose of preserving and maintaining the friendly relations
Article n. of Treaty, dated 15 th November s J b ® lstin g between the t^vo nations. His Majesty
1841, No. 96, p. 310 of Aitchison’s Treaties. ^ fenoa and liis lineal successors should receive
AT • , , , , an( ^ cherish any ambassador whom Her Bri-
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Tllat ’ Unilur the f 011 ""'*"® conditions, a commercial intercourse be allowed and
Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 , of 15th November encoura ged betwixt the subjects of Shoa and
1841, No. 96. the countries beyond that kingdom and the
xi. + r £ , subjects of Great Britain. That an imnort
P er cent v and no more, shall be levied and received by His Majesty upon
a British goods and merchandise imported into the kingdom, whether for Lie
therein, or in the countries beyond. That, the said import duty having been duly
hscharged^the merchant shall be at full liberty either to dispose of his goods Lithin
the territories of Shoa, without prejudice to the buyer, or to convey them elsewhere
wi hout restraint or molestation. That British merchants shall be IT UbZy to
purchase within the territories of Shoa all such commodities as they shad think
pioper, whether the produce of those territories or imported from Bie countries
beyond them and export the same without the payment of any duty whatever
That, for the better security of merchants and their property, His Majesty of Shoa
Articles 12 and 13 of Treaty. and his lineal successors, and Her Britannic Majesty
• 1 ant * her bneal successors, would respectively to the
be t pf them power, endeavour to keep open and secure the avenues of approach
betwixt the sea coast and Abyssinia. That, with a view to the promotion and
encouragement of reciprocal intercourse between the respective subjecTof the two
na ions no hmdrance or molestation be offered to British travellers, whether residing
within the terntones of Shoa, or visiting the countries beyond. ^
Mait, IIais, Rakoda, Unkoor, Kurrum, Ain Tarad, 1855.
fromLhe^Eld 7 ^ nfto \^- 5 ’ Brigadier Co g hlan oht ^ bonds
rliTi f J hG tnbe ° f the Habr Gerha J ls (Mait), and the HabrTaffala fHais
Bakoda, Unkoor, Kurrum, and Ain Tarad), covenanting with him and with each
ther to abolish and prohibit the exportation of slaves from any part of Africa to any
otheyilace m Africa or Asia. The bond runs thus 7
VYe whose names and seals are set-to this Bond do therefore, in the sight of God
No. 85, p. 291, of Aitchison’s “ and T 1 ®"’ 8 °l enin ly proclaim our intentions
‘ to prohibit the exportation of slaves from
“ export none ourselves nor will w " hj ^ means in our P ower '> we wil1
found carrying slaves ’shall he ° ° Ur ® ub J e ^ ts to do 80 ’ and any vessel
«released.” 7 b h b d and confisca ted, and the slaves shall be
Treaty,
Treaties.
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A historical memorandum relating to Egyptian claims to sovereignty over the Somali coast, written by A W Moore, Assistant Secretary to the 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. , in two parts, submitted 26 February 1876 and 11 October 1879.
The first part of the memorandum provides a historical narrative of events leading from the discovery in June 1870 of an Egyptian warship at Berbera on the Somali coast, with consequent suspicions that the Egyptian Government wished to occupy that place, up to the production of a draft Somali Coast Convention in 1876. The memorandum reproduces correspondence between the Resident at Aden, the Secretary of State for India, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in which the authors consider the impact of Egyptian and Turkish influence at Berbera on British trade interests at Aden; on the independence of local Somali tribes; and on British efforts to suppress the slave trade. The memorandum also includes the terms by which HM Government agree to recognise Egyptian sovereignty.
Appendices to the first part of the memorandum reproduce several 'Treaty Relations with Tribes on the African Coast' and 'Geographical Notes'.
The second part of the memorandum opens with an account of events which preceded the signing in 1877 of the Somali Coast Convention by the British Government and by the Egyptian Khedive, describing the Khedive's attempts to extend the limit of proposed Egyptian sovereignty as far south as the Juba River, and subsequent British threats to enter into agreements with Somali chiefs independently of the Khedive.
The memorandum goes on to describe renewed discussions in connection with the procedure in Constantinople necessary to give validity to the Convention after it was signed by the Khedive, and reproduces a note issued by the Ottoman Porte, which asserts Turkish sovereignty over the territory covered by the Convention, but falls short of providing assurances against ceding any of that territory to other foreign powers.
The memorandum closes with the reproduction of correspondence discussing the text of a proposed firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). , to be issued by the Ottoman Porte, which would give validity to the Convention signed by the Khedive.
Appendices to the second part of the memorandum reproduce the text of the 'Somali Coast Convention' and an 'Agreement in regard to the Island of Socotra'.
- Extent and format
- 31 folios
- Arrangement
This file is in two parts - the first part consists of a historical narrative (ff 1-9), followed by two appendices (ff 10-12); the second part consists of a historical narrative (ff 13-29), followed by two appendices at the end (ff 30-31).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; 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. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Egyptian Claims to Sovereignty over the Somali Coast.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:27r, 28r:30v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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