FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.
WHAT C-EKMAHY ASKED FOB. CONGO AND GABOON COUNTRY. (Received 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, December 15. The debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the Franco-German situation and the Moroccan agreement was opened by the Comte de Mun before a crowded house. In a telling speech he said that whifet previously in her history Prance. had lost colonies, it was always with weapons in her hand. It was now different. M. de Selves (Foreign Minister), amidst much interruption, laughter, and ironical cheers, gaid that after France had ; refused to cede any portion of Morocco, (Germany asked for the whole of the j Gaboon and Congo country between the [ ocean and the Sanga River, France being I offered Togoland and a strip of the j Cameroon?. Tension was created when 1 France refused, to agree to this proposal, j Germany then suggested that she be given access to the Congo River, and -afterwardis proposed to divide Morocco | iuto two zones, in one of which Germany ; would have the advantage. The outline of | the ultimate agreement was only decided upon in October. Spain was now asked to pay an equitable price for the benefits conferred by the Franco-German agreement. '
Comte de Hun’s interpellation was negatived "by 448 to 98.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 299, 16 December 1911, Page 5
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