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Casement, Roger, 1864-1916

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Memorandum regarding the Congo and Lord Lansdowne

Memorandum regarding the Congo and Lord Lansdowne

The government of the Independent State of the Congo responds to a dispatch from Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne regarding developments in the Congo. It details a decree outlining the rights, responsibility, and duties of a committee of inquiry being established in the Congo, and outlines the government’s role in managing the committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-05

Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour

Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour

Secretary of State Hay responds to a letter from Thomas S. Barbour, secretary of the American Baptist Missionary Union and chairman of the Conference of American Missionary Societies, to President Roosevelt. Hay advises Barbour about the process of bringing complaints about violations by the Independent State of the Congo of any part of the 1891 Treaty with the United States. Hay clarifies the role that Roger Casement, the British consul, could play in any such action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-02