Event
U.S. and British representations to Belgium (January 1908)
On 23 January 1908 the U.S. minister and the British minister told Belgium's foreign minister that their governments reserved their position on the annexation of the Congo.
- Dates
- 23 Jan 1908
- Place
- Brussels
- The Red Rubber22 scenes
- How are U.S. and British representations to Belgium (January 1908) and … connected?
Connections 3
involved
- United States government reserved its approval of the annexation Primary record 1
- Belgium its foreign minister was addressed Primary record 1
- British government the British minister spoke for his government Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 23 Jan 1908 U.S. and British representations to Belgium (January 1908)
Proof 1 source
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Minister Wilson to the Secretary of State, telegram, Brussels, 23 January 1908 (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1908, doc. 516), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 23 Jan 1908.
Primary record
we reserved our right of approval of annexation until assured that the same would provide for the carrying into effect of the humanitarian provisions of the Berlin act
Belgian minister for foreign affairs made no comment whatsoever upon the observations we offered
the British Government, while not desirous of influencing the attitude of the Belgian Parliament, found it incumbent nevertheless to make known the fact that it reserved its right as a signatory to the Berlin act
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