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‘File 5/6 I Brussels Conference and general rules and procedure on slave traffic’ [54r] (124/297)
The record is made up of 1 volume (137 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1892-21 May 1925. It was written in English, French, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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«Wishing to give a fresh sanction to the decisions already taken in the same sense and at
L. rent periods by the Powers ; to complete the results obtained by them ; and to draw up a collec-
of measures guaranteeing the accomplishment of the work which is the object of their com
mon solicitude ;
"Have resolved, on the invitation addressed to them by the Government of His Majesty the
L v 0 f the Belgians, in agreement with the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the
T ited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, to assemble with this object a
Conference^at Brussels, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say :
"Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of
L ij a . L or( i Vivian, Peer of the United Kingdom, Her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni
potentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ; and Sir John Kirk ;
"His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, in the name of the German
FmDire; M.Frederic-Jean, Comte d'Alvensleben, His Chamberlain and Privy Councillor, His
■Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians; and
Guillaume Gohring, His Privy Councillor of Legation, Consul-General of the Empire of Germany
at Amsterdam;
!" His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, and Apostolic King of Hungary ;
Rodolphe, Count Khevenhiiller-Metsch, His Chamberlain, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ;
"His Majesty the King of the Belgians ; Auguste, Baron Lambermont, His Minister of State,
h : c Fnvov Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; and Emile Banning, Director-General of
[he By o( Foreign Affairs of Belgium ; '
"His Majesty the King of Denmark; M. Frederic-George Schack de Brockdorff, Consul-
f General of Denmark at Antwerp ;
"His Majesty the King of Spain, and in His name Her Majesty the Queen-Regent of the
Kingdom; Don Jose Gutierrez de Aguera, His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
I to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ;
"His Majesty the Sovereign-King of the Congo Free State; M. Edmond van Eetvelde,
Administrator -General of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Congo Free State ; and M.
iAiK r uste van Maldeghem, Councillor of the Ccurt of Cassation of Belgium ;
"The President of the United States of America; Mr. Edwin H. Terrell, Envoy Extraordinary
; and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to His Majesty the King of the
Belgians ; and Mr. Henry Shelton Sanford ;
"The President of the French Republic; M. Albert Bouree, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
| Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ; and M. George
Cogordan, Minister Plenipotentiary, Chief of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
France;
"His Majesty the King of Italy; M. Francis de Renzis, Baron de Montanaro, His Envoy
Extraordinary and Ministe* Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ; and M.
Thomas Catalani, His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
;
" His Majesty the King of the Netherlands; Grand Duke of Luxemburg ; Louis Baron
postolic Kin;I Gericke de Herwynen, His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
to His Majesty the
[King of the Belgians ;
"His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia; General Nazare Aga, His Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians;
"His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves; M. Henrique de Macedo Pereira
Coutinho, Member of his Council, Peer of the Realm, Minister and Honorary Secretary of State,
His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
to His Majesty the King of the
Belgians;
"His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias ; Leon, Prince Ouroussoff,^ Master of His Court,
His Lnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians ;
and M. Frederic de Martens, His Councillor of State, Permanent Member of the Council of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia ;
" His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway ; M. Charles de Burenstam, His Chamberlain,
His Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, and to His Majesty the
King of the Netherlands ;
" His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans ; Etienne Caratheodory Efendi, High Dignitary
of His Empire, His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
to His Majesty the King o
the Belgians;
eland, Empr
erman Empira
Regent of
, ^ " His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar ; Sir John Kirk ; and M. Guillaume Gohring,
al population "Who, furnished with full powers which have been found in good and due form, have adopted
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Correspondence related to the distribution of the text of the General Act of the Brussels Conference of 1890 throughout the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region. The English version of the Act is on folios 32-37. William Lee-Warner, Secretary to the Government of India in Bombay, sent Adelbert Talbot ( Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1891-93) 100 copies of the Act in Persian (folios 5-19), and 100 in Arabic, for distribution to the Political Agencies on the Persian and Arab coasts of the Gulf respectively. Talbot sent 25 copies of the Persian translation of the Act to his Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bandar-e Lengeh, and a further 25 copies to the Agent of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (Gray Paul & Co.) at Bandar-e Abbas. The Governor of Turkish Arabistan, Nizam-es-Sultaneh was critical of the distributed Persian translation of the Act, which had been produced under the authority of British Government staff in Bombay. In response Talbot commissioned and distributed a new translation (folios 73-88), produced under his authority at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire.
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- 1 volume (137 folios)
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The contents of the volume have been arranged chronologically, with the earliest documents at the front, and the latest at the rear.
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Foliation: The volume has been foliated with small circled numbers in the top right corner of each front-facing page. The front cover has been foliated 1, then there are two unfoliated pages, before foliation restarts at 2 on the title sheet. After the title sheet and contents page (folio 4) there are a further three unfoliated blank pages before foliation restarts on the first piece of correspondence.). Folio 100 is missing.
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- ‘File 5/6 I Brussels Conference and general rules and procedure on slave traffic’
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