F. R. PLUNKETT.
(2) M. van Eetvelde to Sir F. Plunkett.
Brussels,
12th May, 1894.
Sir,
In signing on behalf of His Majesty King Leopold II, the Agreement of this day’s date, for a lease of certain territories in the British sphere of influence in East Africa, I reciprocate the assurance that the parties to the Agreement do not ignore the claims of Turkey and Egypt in the Basin of the Upper Nile.
I avail, etc.,
EDM. VAN EETVELDE.
Explanatory Despatch relating to the above Agreement between Great Britain and the Congo State, of 12th May, 1894.
The Earl of Kimberley to Mr. Hardinge.