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4. A Political Agent or Political Officer should not give a certificate to *
slave from the territory of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman until he has obtained
the agreement of the Muscat Consulate.
5. Any special cases which are likely to cause political repercussions should
be referred to the Political Resident before action is taken. If it is considered that
the slave’s life is in danger he may be kept in safety pending the Political Resident’s
decision.
6. It should be made clear to manumitted slaves that they do not thereby
acquire quasi British nationality or any other change of national status.
7. Applications of Saudi Arabians for manumission should in all cases be
referred to the Political Resident.
8. Manumission certificates are not issued to local inhabitants in Bahrain
or Qatar, where slavery has been abolished. In Kuwait, the Trucial States and
Muscat certificates may be issued to local slaves after investigation.
9. This memorandum cancels the memorandum on the Manumission of
Slaves dated June 25, 1953.
Note.—These Rules also apply mutatis mutandis to Her Majesty’s Consulate,
Muscat.

APPENDIX C
(Paragraph 42)
Instructions for the Issue of No Objection Certificates for the Import of Firearms
and Ammunition, issued by the British Residency, Bahrain in 1954
1. No Objection Certificates for the import of all types of firearms and
ammunition will be issued by the Political Agent/Consul in the territory concerned,
after consultation, if he thinks necessary, with the Political Resident.
2. Before entertaining an application for a No Objection Certificate the
Political Agent/Consul should obtain from the Ruler concerned written
confirmation that he has no objection to the granting of the application in question;
except that such confirmation is not required for requests for permission to import
not more than 500 rounds of any one type of ammunition at any one time.
3. When considering applications, the Political Agent /Consul should bear in
mind the objects for which the No Objection Certificate system exists, namely:
(a) to prevent arms from reaching the tribes of the hinterland (especially in
the case of the Trucial States); . .
(b) to prevent the illicit supply of arms to the inhabitants of neighbour! g
countries (especially in the case of Bahrain and Kuwait);
(c) to prevent undue accumulations of arms in the Gulf States themselves.
and/or
4. The Certificates should state the type and quantity of arms
ammunition required, together with the country from which it is proposed
import them. Separate Certificates are necessary where the exporters of vario
items of a list are different.
5. The terms “ firearms and ammunition ” includes: —
Rifles and Machine-Guns (Sporting and Military).
Larger calibre guns.
Shotguns.
Pistols.
Revolvers.
Air-Rifles.
Ammunition (including blank) for any of the above.
Gun Powder.
Spart Parts.
In case of doubt, reference should be made to the Residency.