Handbooks Prepared Under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office: German African possessions (late), no. 110-114H.M. Stationery Office, 1920 |
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Page 75 - Kandeko, jusqu'à son confluent avec la Bokiba. Elle descendra celle-ci et la Likouala, jusqu'à la rive droite du fleuve Congo. Elle suivra le fleuve Congo jusqu'à l'embouchure de la Sangha, et de façon à occuper sur la rive du Congo une étendue de 6 à 12 kilomètres qui sera fixée suivant les conditions géographiques.
Page 110 - Government in 1889. 3. To the west by a line which, from the mouth of the River Kilambo to the 1st parallel of south latitude, is conterminous with the Congo Free State.
Page 110 - It is, however, understood that, on the west side of the lake, the sphere does not comprise Mount Mfumbiro. If that mountain shall prove to lie to the south of the selected parallel, the line shall be deflected so as to exclude it, but shall, nevertheless, return so as to terminate at the above-named point.
Page 76 - Les présents échanges de territoires sont faits dans les conditions où ces territoires se comportent au moment de la conclusion du présent accord, c'est-àdire à charge par les deux Gouvernements de respecter les concessions publiques et particulières qui ont pu être consenties par chacun d'eux. Les deux Gouvernements se communiqueront le texte des actes par lesquels ces concessions ont été accordées. Le Gouvernement allemand est substitué au Gouvernement de la République française dans...
Page 111 - In East Africa the sphere in which the exercise of influence is reserved to Germany is bounded — 1. To the north by a line which, commencing on the coast at the north bank of the mouth of the River Umba, runs direct to Lake Jipe...
Page 110 - English miles in width. The sphere in which the exercise of influence is reserved to Great Britain is bounded to the west and north-west by the above-mentioned line. It includes Lake Ngami. The course of the above boundary is traced in general accordance with a Map officially prepared for the British Government in 1889.
Page 107 - Germany recognize the sovereignty of the Sultan of Zanzibar over the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, and over the smaller islands which lie in the neighbourhood of the above within a radius of 12 sea miles, as well as over the Islands of Lamu and Mafia.
Page 111 - Bay is reserved for arbitration, unless it shall be settled by the consent of the two Powers within two years from the date of the conclusion of this Agreement. The two Powers agree that, pending such settlement, the passage of the subjects and the transit of goods of both Powers through the territory now in dispute shall be free; and the treatment of their subjects in that territory shall be in all respects equal.
Page 77 - Mayo-Kébi et en deçà dans la direction du Logone, des terrains à choisir en vue de l'établissement de postes de ravitaillement et de magasins destinés à constituer une route d'étapes. Chacun de ces terrains, dont la longueur sur le fleuve aux hautes eaux devra être au plus de 500 mètres, aura une superficie qui ne pourra pas dépasser 50 hectares.
Page 80 - ... réglés par la voie diplomatique, seront soumis à un tribunal arbitral constitué dans les termes de la convention .de la Haye du 18 octobre 1907. Un compromis devra être dressé, et il sera procédé suivant les règles de la même convention...