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Fournier, François Ernest, 1842-1934 (French naval officer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1842 - 1934

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Papers on relations between China and France, circa 1883

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 33/57
Scope and Contents An O.H.B.M.S. envelope containing documents concerned chiefly with military and diplomatic relations between China and France. The envelope is labelled in Parkes' hand 'Tricou & French Question'. It contains the following items:Telegram from an unnamed sender, Hong Kong, to Dunn (John George Dunn?), 9 September 1883, received in Shanghai, 1 folio.Incomplete telegram concerning military preparations in Canton, undated (possibly Hong Kong, c. September 1883), possibly...
Dates: circa 1883
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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The Fournier Memorandum, circa 1884

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 34/18
Scope and Contents

'The Fournier Memorandum': 'Communication écrite déposée entre les mains de son Excellence Li Hung-chang, le 17 Mai, 1884, à Tientsin' (in French) by François Fournier, concerning articles in the preliminary convention signed on 11 May 1884: an undated printed copy 'From a fac-simile'.

Dates: circa 1884
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.