Peace Handbooks Volume 16 British Possessions (2). The Congo. 96-99 Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar; British Somaliland and Sokotra; Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; Belgian Congo. (Issued by the Historical Section of the Foreign Office)

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Belgiasi Congo TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 . I. GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL ( 1 ) Position and Frontiers (2) Surface, Coast, Lakes, and River System Surface Coast . Lakes River System (3) Climate .

(4) Sanitary Conditons (5) Race and Language Race . Language (6) Population Distribution Nomads Settled Tribes Europeans 5 11 11 11 13 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 20 O .

II. HISTORY Chronological Summary ( 1 ) The International African Association (2) Leopold II and Stanley . (3) The Anglo-Portuguese Convention (1884) · (4) The Berlin Conference (5) Recognition of the International Association (6) King Leopold's Sovereignty of the Congo .

(7 ) Frontier Conventions with France (8) King Leopold and the Nile (9) Anglo-Congolese Agreement (1894) ( 10) German Intervention (11 ) Further Frontier Agreements with France and Great Britain (12) Events leading to Annexation (13 ) Cession of the Congo to Belgium Wt. 11787/939 . 1000. 7/20 . O.U.P.

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