Correspondence from the Foreign Office on matters relating to British Guiana. Subjects...

Correspondence from the Foreign Office on matters relating to British Guiana. Subjects covered are as follows:

• Venezuelan boundary as shown on certain maps of British Guiana;
• Lighthouse at Barima Point;
• Venezuelan boundary question [various items of correspondence scattered throughout volume];
• Differences between Great Britain and Venezuela;
• Proceedings of Venezuelan gunboat: Royal Navy ship to patrol British Guiana coast;
• New Chili Gold Mining Company's rights at Chili and Guacipati;
• Cost of reference of boundary question to Sir T Twiss;
• Venezuelan impost on export of gold;
• Police stations in disputed territory;
• Claim of New Chili Gold Mining Company to mining concession in Venezuela;
• Threatened rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuela;
• Venezuelan intention to occupy Barima Point;
• Protection of British subjects against acts of violence by Venezuelan Government;
• Relations with Venezuela: Spanish offer to mediate;
• Relations with Venezuela: United States offer to mediate;
• Claim of Venezuelan Austin Gold Mining Company on Venezuela;
• Suspension of diplomatic relations with Venezuela;
• Questions pending with Venezuela;
• Jurisdiction of police magistrates at Georgetown over Swedish seamen;
• French penitentiary establishment in Guiana;
• Proceedings of HMS Comus off Venezuela coast;
• Arrest of Arabs on the Orinoco by Venezuelan soldiers;
• Action of Venezuelan consul regarding Islamee case;
• Venezuelan contract of Polly, Aurrecoechea & Company: Venezuelan concessions to French;
• Position of British subjects in Venezuela and Mr Watt's mining concession;
• Mr Watt's mining interests in Yuruari Valley;
• Colombian offer to negotiate on boundary question;
• Mr Watt's representations on boundary question;
• Recall of Colombian minister;
• State of affairs in Venezuela;
• Grant of mining concessions within boundary line claimed by Britain;
• Railway concessions by Venezuela;
• Petition for adoption of Yuruari River as north-west boundary;
• Venezuelan mining law;
• Seizure of the Islamee by Venezuelans;
• Frontier between Brazil and Venezuela;
• Venezuelan action in Yuruari District;
• Discussion of Schomburgk and Hebert's map of British Guiana;
• Venezuelan railway concession to Duc de Morny;
• Supposed rebellion in Yuruari District;
• Alleged danger to life and property of British subjects in Yuruari District;
• Mr Turnstall's mining interests;
• Brazilian boundary.

Topics

International

Litigation

Railways

Trade and commerce

Conflict

Maps and plans

Treason and rebellion

Nationality

Navy

Americas

Mining and quarrying

Prisons