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890 GENERAL AoT.sLAvE TRADE. JULY 2, 1890. le Sieur Frédéric de Martens, Mr. Frederic de Martens, His Son Conseiller d’Etat acme], Actual Councillor of State, Membre permanent du Con Permanent Member of the seil du Ministers des Ailaires Council of Foreign Affairs of Etrangeres de Russie; Russia; SA MAJESTE LE Roi DE SUEDE Hrs MAJESTY THE Kms on SwE- ET DE NoEvEG-E, DEN AND NoEwAY, le Sieur Charles de Burenstam, Mr. Charles de Burenstam, His Son Chambellan, Son Ministre Chamberlain, His Minister Plénipotentiaire pres Sa Ma- Plenipotentiary near His Majjesté le Roi des Belges et pres esty the King of the Belgians Sa Majesté le Roi des Pays- and near His Majesty the King Bas; of the Netherlands; SA MAJESTE 1.’Em1>E1zEUE DES His MAJEsTY THE EM1>EEoE OF OTTOMANS, THE 0TToMANs, Etienne Carathéodory Efendi, Etienne Carathéodory Etendi, Haut Dignitaire de Son Em- High Dignitary of HisEmpire, pire, Son Envoyé Exlxaordi- His Envoy Extraordinary and naire et Ministre Plénipoten- Minister Plenipotentiary near tiaire pres Sa Majesté le Boi His Majesty the King of the des Belges; Belgians; SA HAUTESSE LE SDLTAN DE His HIGHNESS THE SDLTAN on ZANZIBAR, ZANZIBAR, Sir John Kirk, Sir John Kirk, and et le Sieur Guillaume Gohring; Mr. William Goehring ; Lesquels, munis de pleins pou- Who, being furnished with full voirs qui ont été trouvés eu bonne powers, which have been found to et due forme, ont adopté les dis- be in good and due form, have positions suivantes: adopted the following provisions: CHA1>1'1*1zE I. Pays de traite.—Me- CHAPTER 1. Slave-trade countries. swesapr•mdrea.u:vlica4wd’origine. —Measures to be taken in the places of origin. ARTICLE I. ARTICLE I. umm m repress Les Puissances déclarent que The powers declare that the °““'° "`“°‘ lcs moyens les plus eliicaces pour most effective means of counteractcombattre la traits a Pintérieur de ing the slave-trade in the interior l’Afrig11ie sont les suivants: of Africa are the following: p,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,.,,,1,. 1** ganisation progressive des 1. Progressive organization of ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- services administiatifs,judiciaires, the administrative, judicial, relireligieux et militaires dans les ter- gious, and military services in the ritoires d’Afrique placés sous la African territories placed under souveraineu? ou le protectorat des the sovereignty or protectorate of nations civilisées; civilized nations. Fvnwvd ¤¤¤¤<>¤¤· 2** Etablissement gradual, al’iu- 2. The gradual establishment in térieur, par les Puissances de qui the interior, by the powers to relevent les territoires, dc stations which the territories are subject, ti»rten1entoccupées,¢1emaniereque of strongly occupied stations, in leur action protectrice ou répres- such a way as to make their prosive puisse se faire sentir avec em- tective or repressive action effectcacité dans les territoires dévastés ively felt in the territories devaspar les chasses a Phomme; tated by slave hunting. c¤¤m·¤em»¤ or 3" Construction de routes et no- 3. The construction of roads, "°"*“· tamment de voies ferrées reliant les and in particular of railways, constations avancées a la cote et per necting the advanced stations with mettant d’accéder aisément aux the coast, and permitting easy eaux intérienres et sur le vours cess to the inland waters, and to supérieur des fleuves et rivieres qui such of the upper courses of the seraient coupés par des rapides et rivers and streams as are broken