"ملف 19/163 II (C 77)‎ علاقات نجد-البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٥] (٤٤٤/٤١٠)

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i rather agree with sir Hugh ±siscoe that', it would
be inadvisable to insert the slave clause* uur present
treaty with Bahrain insures that anybody applying for
manumission to the and proving that he is a slave,
shall be manumitted, But because a slave is made a free man,
that does not mean that he cannot be tried for his alleged
crimes, to apply these principles to the present case.
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Subject of Bin baud^ takes refuge in Bahrain, and is accused
of (say) theft by Bin Saud' s tfovernment. ihe individual
states he is a slave, xhe j^.a . takes evidence on this point,
and finds that his statement is either true or false, xf
former he is given his certificate, and becomes a free man.
if false he is still a free man. ihe uahram uovernment then
takes up the charge against him, and if they are satisfied
that it is genuine return him to Bin baud, but he is returned
not as a slave but as a criminal, ihat is the legal side to
it. The practical difficulty lies in the fact that in order
to get back escaped slaves, who have committed no crime,
Bin Saud*s officials will of course trump up false charges
against them, xhese charges the Bahrain uovernment will not
be in a position to scrutinise properly, and in any case
will be ready to return the fugitive in order to please
Bin Saud.
There does not seem any hurry about the ireaty
from our point of view. As far as jl can see it's one of the
few things B.S. wants from us (except financial assistance
which he won't get) in return for quite a number of things
we want from him.
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