ON  SLAVE  TKADE  (EAST  COAST  OF  AFEICA).  IO3
VI  That  on  a  solemn  promise  being  given  by  the  elders  of  the  Habr  Owul  faithfully  to  Appendix  No
abide  by  the  Articles  of  this  Agreement,  and  to  cause  the  rest  of  the  tribe  to  do  so  likewise  -  Vand
  to  deliver  up  to  the  Political  Resident  at  Aden  any  party  who  may  violate  it  the
blockade  of  the  Habr  Owul  coast  shall  be  raised,  and  perpetual  friendship  shall  exist
between  the  British  and  the  Habr  Owul.
Done  at  Berbera  this  7th  day  of  November  1HÕ6,  of  the  Christian  era,  corresponding ­
  with  the  8th  day  ot  Rubee-ool-Awul,  1272  of  the  Hegira.

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Mahomed  Arraleh,
Ahmed  AH  ßoukeri^
Noor  Farrah,
Ahmed  Ghalid,
Mahomed  Wai$,
Miiggnn  Mahomed^
Robhlie  Hassah,
Ate  y  ah  Hilder,
Farrah  Benin,

Ayal  Yoonus.
Ayal  Ahmed.

Makahil.

Awadth  Shermarki,  Ayal  Hamood.

Signed  in  my  presence,  at  Berbera,  on  the  7th  November  1856,

W.  M.  Coghlan,  Political  Resident,
Aden,  9  November  1856.

R.  L.  Playfair,
Assistant  Political  Resident,  Aden.

Ratified  by  the  Right  Honourable  the  Governor  General  in  Council  at  Fort
William,  this  23rd  day  of  January  1857.  '
Canning.
Geo.  Anson.
J.  Dorin.
J.  Low.
J.  P.  Grant.
B.  Peacock.
By  order,
G.  F.  Edmonsione,
Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India.

MUSCAT  AND  ZANZIBAR.

Agreement  with  the  Sultan  of  Muscat.  2  October  1845.
Agreement  between  Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain
and  Ireland  and  his  Highness  Saeed  Saeed  bin  Sultan,  the  Sultan  of  Muscat,  for  the  termi
M^scat^^  of  slaves  from  the  African  dominions  of  his  Highness  the  Sultan  of
wishes  ol  Her  Majesty  and  of  the  Biuish  nation,  and  in  furtherance  of  the  dictates  of
humanity,  which  have  heielotoie  induced  him  to  enter  into  engagements  with  Great  Britain
Iieland,  her  heirs  and  successors,  have  agreed  upon  and  concluded ­
  the  tollo  wing  articles.  ^  ^
severest  penalties,  the  export  o^filavef  fim^tós  AfriS  dZSJ^jTtotsiiròrdlrMo
his  officers  to  prevent  and  suppress  such  trade.
I  enidties,  the  Importation  of  sZls  wZuiJp'mTof  AMca  into  Cpos^sIwiTin  As^Ind
tonse  his  utmost  influence  with  all  the  chiefs  of  Arabia,  ihe  Red  Sea,  and  the  Persian
tmitoHei!^''  manner  to  prevent  the  introduction  of  slaves  from  Africa  into  their  respective
0.116.  ^  A

III.  His