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Commission the Free State appointed on 23 July 1904 to see whether the people of the Congo were ill-treated by private persons or State agents; it travelled in the Congo from October 1904 and reported on 30 October 1905.

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23 Jul 1904 – 30 Oct 1905

Commission of Inquiry of the Congo Free State (1904-05). Commission the Free State appointed on 23 July 1904 to see whether the people of the Congo were ill-treated by private persons or State agents; it travelled in the Congo from October 1904 and reported on 30 October 1905.

30 Oct 1905

Report of the Commission of Inquiry (1905), part of Commission of Inquiry of the Congo Free State (1904-05).

Commission of Inquiry of the Congo Free State (1904-05) involved Congo Free State, the United States government, Antwerp, Boma, Kinshasa (Leopoldville), Mbandaka (Coquilhatville), Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company (Abir), Boali and Lontulu.

Commission of Inquiry of the Congo Free State (1904-05) led to Report of the Commission of Inquiry (1905).

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