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Dispute over the territory of Jinini Gaman: transmits a copy of a report from Captain...
Catalogue reference: CO 96/358/35
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- CO 96/358/35
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900 Mar 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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Dispute over the territory of Jinini Gaman: transmits a copy of a report from Captain G W Clotworthy Soden, Officer Commanding British Gaman, who has led efforts to claim this area as British and not French territory; Governor approves of the action the Captain has taken in hoisting the British flag at Jinini and reports the 'energy and common sense' he has displayed on the frontier; transmits a copy of a sketch map and correspondence with Captain Benquey that accompanied Captain Soden's report.
Sir Frederick Hodgson, Governor.
Confidential dispatch, folios 453-480.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 13167/1900
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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