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persönlich und dann durch Stanley mit dem ihm 
nahestehenden Vorsitzenden der Imperial British 
East Africa Company, Sir William Mackinnon. 
Man einigte sich in dem Wunsche, zto come to 
an understanding regarding the delimitation 
of certain parts of their respective spheres of 
action in Africa auf folgende Abmachungen 
(vgl. Karte Nr. 1): 
„The Independent Congo State and the Imp. 
British East Africa Co. agree not to take any 
Political action, the former to the Eastward, 
the latter to the Westward of a line drawn 
3 miles from the shore along the whole western 
shore of lake Albert up to the mouth of the 
Semliki River, thence following the course of 
this River to its exit out of the lake Albert 
Edward, thence the whole of the western and 
southern shore line of that lake to the centre 
of the scuthern shore of the said lake, the 
islands and the waters between the said shore 
line and the meridian of the centre of the lake 
to be included within the limits of the Indep. 
Congo State, and thence from the centre of 
the southern shore of lake Albert Edward a 
straight line to the north corner of lake Tan- 
ganyika and the present frontier of the Indep. 
Congo State. 
It is also hereby understood by the under- 
signed, that in consideration of tlhe Imperial 
British East Africu Company agreeing not to 
take any political action on the left bank of 
the Nile between Kavalli's territory on the left 
bank of the mouth of the Semliki River at 
the south west end of the Albert Nyanza, as 
far as Lado, and the recognition by the afore- 
said Imperial British East Africa Company of 
the sovereign rights of the Indep. Congo State 
Over those territories, the Indep. Congo State 
recognizes on its part the sovereign rights of 
the Imper. British East Africa Company, from 
a line drawn from the centre of the southern 
shore of lake Albert Edward straight to the 
north corner of lake Tanganyika — or, if con- 
venient to the Indep. Congo State, a few miles 
westerly and about parallel with the frontier 
line of the State, and in that case so arranged 
as not to impede the absolute control of the 
State over this portion of its territory, which 
may lie East of this line — over a territor) 
which shall be on an average live miles in 
breadth and inclusive of the district of Uzige 
of ten square miles at the northern end of 
lake Tanganyika. 
The present agreement being entered upon 
by Sir William Mackinnon on behalf of the 
Imperial British East Africa Company, after 
  
it had been ascertained that the British 
Government have no objection to it, and 
NMr. Henry Morton Stanley on behalf of the 
Independent Congo State, and accordingly 
signed by them, after exchange of their respeec- 
tive full powers, and subject the ratification 
of the Independent Congo State and of the 
Board of Directors of the said Company within 
a delay of ten days. 
In witness whereof the parties have hereinto 
set their hands this 24th day of may 1890. 
H. M. Stanley. 
W. Mackinnon. 
Vor der Unterzeichnung dieses Abkommens 
hatte der König den Entwurf desselben dem 
Marquis of Salisbury, Premier-Minister und 
Minister der Auswärtigen Angelegenheiten, zur 
Prüfung und Einverständniserklärung vorgelegt. 
Daraupfhin hatte er folgende Antwort erhalten: 
May 21, 1890. 
Sire " 
I have the honour to return the papers 
with which Vour Majesty was pleased to in- 
trust me. 
Ihave satisficel myself that no objections 
will be raised on the part of the Foreign 
Office to the engagements which have been 
entered into br Vour Majesty as Head of the 
Congo State, and Sir William Mackinnon’s 
Company. 
I have the honour to be 
Vour NMajesty's obedient servant 
Salisbury. 
H. M. the King of the Belgians. 
Auf diese Außerung hin hatte der Court ok 
Directors der Kompagnie das Abkommen am 
24. Mai ebenfalls genehmigt. 
Am 9. Juni sah sich Salisbury jedoch veran- 
laßt, dem König mitzuteilen, daß nach näherer 
Prüfung der Einzelheiten des Abkommens und 
besonders mit Rücksicht auf die von seiten der 
Kongoregierung mit Frankreich im Jahre 1884 
stattgehabten Verhandlungen (betreffend das Vor- 
kaufsrecht) I remain fully of the opinion which I 
have already expressed, that there is nothing 
to which the British Foreign Office is entitled 
to objectc. Aber er müsse vom Standpunkt einer 
Regierung, die ein freundliches Interesse am 
Kongostaat habe, doch sagen, daß, wenn aus dem 
Vertrag nicht mit aller Deutlichkeit hervorgehe, 
daß die Abtretung von Souveränitätsrechten an 
die Kompagnie über gewisse Gebiete nicht eine 
Abtretung von Landgebiet überhaupt bedeuten 
solle, die Abmachung Frankreich zu unerwünschten 
Einspcüchen auf Grund des Abkommens von 1884