For the present we may affirm with some confidence that the tidings of the Franco-congolese compact of August 1894 and of expeditions sent under Monteil and Liotard towards the Nile basin must have furnished the real motive for the despatch of the Sirdar's army on the expedition to Dongola.
"The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)"
John Holland Rose
If it does happen, King Leopold and the Belgian Parliament recognise the prior claim of France to all the congolese territory.
"The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)"
John Holland Rose
Having now traced the steps by which the congolese Government reached its present anomalous position, we will proceed to give a short account of its material progress and administration.
"The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)"
John Holland Rose