Official: Cabinet: Congo: Correspondence and prints., 16 Mar 1903 - 05 Nov 1909
Scope and Contents
Material on the Belgian annexation of the Congo including: telegrams and memoranda from Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary]; telegrams from [Etienne] Davignon, the Belgian Foreign Minister; a memorandum on taxation and currency; reforms promised by Belgium; a map of the Belgian Congo [later Zaire, then the Democratic Republic of the Congo]; allegations of illegal treatment of natives by the Belgian company Societe Anonyme Belge and a letter from Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dates
- Creation: 16 Mar 1903 - 05 Nov 1909
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 bound file (28 folios including 11 pamphlets))
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Repository Details
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