File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎477r] (389/818)

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OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. Ill—1822.
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No. III.
Treaty concluded
with the Imam of Muscat fob the Suppression of Sla
very—1822.
Translation.
ike name 0 / the Most High God l
Shi ?hfMh’»”‘he a S^*m t ouTof)Zilhoijah
?M 7 27 th Augmt 1822) from the bland of
'filSontZ part 0 . the Governor Sir
Robert Farquhar, Bahadur.
In the name of the Most High God I
Answers to the requisitions which were mad*
by Captain Moresby on the part of the
Governor Sir Robert Farquhar, Bahadur,
may his glory be eternal which (requisi
tions) are mentioned on the back of this
paper.
Article 1.
Article 1.
That you (the Imam) instruct all
the Officers in your dominions to pre
vent the subjects from selling slaves to
Christians of all nations.
That we did write last season to
all our Officers to prohibit the sale
of slaves to all the Christian nations,
and we will send further instruc
tions to them on the subjfot.
Article 2.
That you do issue orders to all your
Officers, who are on your part through
out your dominions, as well in Zanzibar
as in other places, to the effect that
if they discover persons on board any
Arab vessel buying slaves for the pur
pose of taking them to Christian coun
tries, they (the Officers) should seize
such vessel with all that she may con
tain, and should send to you the Nakhoda
(».e., the Commander) and the crew, in
order that you may punish them.
Article 3.
That it shall be obligatory on the
crew of every vessel that shall clan
destinely convey slaves to Christian
countries to give, on their return to
an Arab port, information to the Gov
ernor of that port, in order that he may
punish the Commander, and that if
they fail to give the information, all
shall suffer punishment.
Article 2.
That we will send orders* to aff
our Officers who are employed
throughout our dominions to the
effect that if they find any Arab
vessel buying slaves for the purpose
of taking them to Christian coun
tries, they must seize the vessel
and inflict punishment on persons
connected with her, even if they be
bound for the Island of Madagascar,
Article 3.
it we will instruct our Officers
notify throughout our domi-
that the crew of a vessel ton
ig slaves for sale to Christian
;ries are required, on their re-
to an Arab port, to give infot-
)n to the Governor of the port in
that he may punish the Corn
ier but that if they conceal (the
all shall suffer punishment.