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be paid by the slave to his owner before a Cadi, who shall at once furnish the slave with a paper of freedom, and such freed slaves shall receive our special protection against ill-treatment. This protection shall also be specially extended to all slaves who may gain their freedom under any of the provisions of this Decree.

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From the date of this Decree every slave shall have the same rights as any of our other subjects who are not slaves to bring and prosecute any complaints or claims before our Cadis.

Given under our hand and seal this 15th day of El Hej, 1307 (1st August, a.d. 1890), at Zanzibar.

(Signed) Ali-Bin-Said, Sultan of Zanzibar.

(Seal).

Inclosure 2.

The Sultan of Zanzibar to Colonel Euan-Smith.

(Translation).
(After compliments).

Zanzibar, August 1, 1890.

We desire to inform you, my friend, that for a long time we have had in our mind the question of the slavery that exists in our dominions, and what we could reasonably do with regard to it. And now, my friend, we have decided to issue a Decree which shall be binding upon all our subjects throughout our dominions, and we send copies in Arabic and English of such Decree herewith for your information, and with the request that you will be good enough to communicate its contents to your high Government.

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