Diplomatic relations Quote by Linda Colley
““In 1784, he will also order his corsairs to capture a US merchant ship, the Betsey. Once they are taken hostage, the Sultan uses the members of the Betsey’s crew as bargaining tools, and in 1786 the US Congress agrees to a treaty establishing full diplomatic relations with Morocco.49 There are clear and significant””
![“[...] the governor of the Hijaz sent an order to the district governor of Mecca prohibiting the trade in slaves. The district governor was instructed to read the order aloud at the Shari a court of Mecca in the presence of the ulema and the sharifs. This took place on October 30, 1855 [...] This…” quote by Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d4f/bernard-lewis-11653_slave-trade_the-governor-of-the-hijaz-sent-an-order_1731904.jpg)
