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Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–1871

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402:, the issue was put off the agenda for the time being. In the meantime, though, minister De Waal secretly began negotiating with the British about relinquishing the Gold Coast to British control, provoking an official British proposal to that effect in 1870. On 21 June 1870, the Council of State replied positive to this proposal, on the condition that such a cession be coupled with a recognition of Dutch control and influence in the East Indies. 294: 223: 152: 81: 307: 236: 165: 94: 328: 413:
Meanwhile, the British put forward some additional conditions on the cession of the Gold Coast, requesting that the Siak and Recruitment treaties should be ratified simultaneously, so that recruitment could only happen if the British would have their equal rights in Siak. For reasons of personal
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by a vote of 38–36, while the Gold Coast Treaty was adopted by a vote of 34–30. Instead of withdrawing all three treaties, the British conceded to renegotiating the Siak Treaty, eager as they were to gain equal rights in Siak. As per Dutch requests, the new treaty, now termed Sumatra Treaty,
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as part of the Dutch area of influence. The British rejected these requests, and because the Netherlands itself had provoked the British request for cession of the Gold Coast, the Dutch government could do little more than signing the Recruitment and Siak treaties on 8 September 1870.
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prestige, minister De Waal requested that the Gold Coast treaty would be ratified simultaneously as well, making the three treaties dependent on each other. The Gold Coast Treaty was signed on 25 February 1871.
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Protocol additional to the Convention of February 25, 1871 between Great Britain and the Netherlands for the transfer to Great Britain of the Dutch Possessions on the Gold Coast, (Recruitment of Free Labourers)
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to its rule, drawing protest from the British. At the same time, the British were dismayed by the duties their citizens had to pay to do business there. It was clear to both parties that the
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In 1868, two treaties were being drafted which regulated colonial affairs between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The first was regarding Dutch control over the island of
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had to be revised; in return for recognition of full control over Siak, the Dutch awarded the British with equal commercial rights in Siak. The other treaty regulated the
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To this effect, the Dutch requested a more extensive application of the recruitment treaty for contract workers, and an extra clause in the Siak Treaty establishing the
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands relative to the treatment of British Subjects in the Kingdom of Siak Sree Indrapoora, in the Island of Sumatra
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands relative to the treatment of British Subjects in the Kingdom of Siak Sree Indrapoora, in the Island of Sumatra
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adopted the three treaties on 17 and 18 January 1872, paving the way for full Dutch ratification on 17 February 1872. On 6 April 1872, the
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, for the transfer to Great Britain of the Dutch Possessions on the Coast of Guinea
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, relative to the Emigration of Labourers from India to the Dutch Colony of Surinam
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, for the transfer to Great Britain of the Dutch Possessions on the Coast of Guinea
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, relative to the Emigration of Labourers from India to the Dutch Colony of Surinam
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on 2 November 1871, together with an additional protocol to the Gold Coast Treaty which allowed the Netherlands to once more
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, for the Settlement of their Mutual Relations in the Island of Sumatra
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Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, for the Settlement of their Mutual Relations in the Island of Sumatra
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Around the same time, Engelbertus de Waal, the new liberal Dutch Minister for Colonial Affairs, wanted to cede the costly
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to Britain, drafting a report to that effect in 1869. Due to the negative opinion on the report by the Dutch
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In a curious twist of events, the Siak Treaty was rejected in the Dutch
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Index

Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–71
The Hague
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Sumatra Treaty
Wikisource
treaties
Great Britain
Netherlands
Sumatra
Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
First Sumatra Treaty of 1824
recruitment of contract workers
British India
Suriname
Dutch Gold Coast
Council of State
Aceh Sultanate
House of Representatives
Aceh Sultanate
The Hague
recruit soldiers for the Netherlands Indies Army
Senate

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