THE CONGO.
ITS -FREEDOM DEMANDED. VIEWS OF TH£ BRITISH SECRETARY. £[FSES3 ASSOCIAnON. — COFSBIOBT. J (Received- March 5, 9.40 a.m) ' ..>, ■:,. - LONDON, Thursday. Replying. to. a deputation of commer. cial men; urging", that the Goveiument should j insist:, on the. restoration of the Congo. -State to Natives and freedom to trade,- ■Sir'.'. Ed. Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, emphasised that Britain,: as the .aggrieved party, expected Belsnmvto fulfil treaty 'rights upon the faith whereof, the Contto State had originally betn recognised.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 March 1909, Page 3
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79THE CONGO. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 March 1909, Page 3
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