Chapter XXIV: Founding of the Free Congo State

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CONGO SEEKS RECOGNITION FROM
FOREIGN POWERS -- TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL -- EARL
GRANVILLE -- CLAIMS OF PORTUGAL -- CONCESSION OF ENGLAND -- KING
LEOPOLD OBTAINS THE ASSISTANCE OF THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND THE
SYMPATHIES OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC -- PRINCE BISMARCK PROTESTS --
LETTER TO BARON DE COURCEL, FRENCH AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN -- THE
BARON’S REPLY -- FRANCE AND GERMANY IN ACCORD -- CALL FOR A
CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS AT BERLIN -- THE CONFERENCE ASSEMBLES --
PRINCE BISMARCK OPENS THE CONFERENCE WITH AN ADDRESS STATING ITS
OBJECT -- MR. STANLEY A DELEGATE -- ASKED TO GIVE HIS VIEWS --
MR. STANLEY’S SUGGESTIONS -- DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE --
RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE -- PROTOCOL SIGNED BY ALL THE
PLENIPOTENTIARIES -- THE UNITED STATES THE FIRST TO PUBLICLY
RECOGNIZE THE FLAG OF THE FREE CONGO STATE -- HONORS TO MR.
STANLEY IN GERMANY 431