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No.| Name. | Date. | SUBJECT. |Page.
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1 | Sir C. Phipps | Mar. 13, 1904 | Transmits Notes prepared by |
| | | Congo Government as a |
| | | preliminary reply to Mr. |
| | | Casement’s Report | 1
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2 | To Sir C. Phipps | April 19, | Observations upon the “Notes”|
| | | of Congo Government. |
| | | Satisfaction of His Majesty’s|
| | | Government at learning that |
| | | inquiry will be made into the|
| | | allegations against |
| | | administration of Free State | 40
| | | |
3 | Mr. Nightingale | “ 7, | Cases of Caudron and Silvanus|
| | | Jones. Transmits Judgment in |
| | | Appeal | 42
| | | |
4 | Sir C. Phipps | May 14, | Transmits Memorandum drawn up|
| | | at Congo Ministry in reply to|
| | | No. 2 | 58
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5 | To Sir C. Phipps | June 6, | Memorandum on further points |
| | | calling for observation in |
| | | “Notes” of Congo Government, |
| | | and reply to M. de Cuvelier’s|
| | | Memorandum of May 14 | 60
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Further Correspondence respecting the Administration of the Independent
State of the Congo.
[In continuation of “Africa No. 1 (1904)”.]
No. 1.
_Sir C. Phipps to the Marquess of Lansdowne.--(Received March 14)._
NIND
My Lord,
_Brussels, March 13, 1904._
I have the honour to inclose the rejoinder on the part of the Congo
Government to the Report of His Majesty’s Consul at Boma on the
condition of the Congo.
In handing these “Notes” to me this afternoon M. de Cuvelier was
instructed to call my attention to the passage where his Government
expresses a desire to be placed in possession of the full Report,
including names, dates, and places referred to. The “Notes” will be
communicated to-morrow to the Representatives of the other Powers.
I have, &c.
(Signed) CONSTANTINE PHIPPS.
Inclosure in No. 1.
_Notes on the Report of Mr. Casement, Consul of His Britannic Majesty,
of the 11th December, 1903._
A la séance de la Chambre des Communes du 11 Mars, 1903, Lord Cranborne
avait dit:--
“We have no reason to think that slavery is recognized by the
authorities of the Congo Free State, but reports of acts of cruelty
and oppression have reached us. Such reports have been received
from our Consular officers.”
Le Gouvernement de l’État du Congo demanda, par lettre du 14 Mars, 1903,
à son Excellence Sir C. Phipps, de bien vouloir lui communiquer les
faits qui avaient été l’objet de rapports de la part des Consuls
Britanniques.
Cette demande ne reçut pas de suite.