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In a letter to Strauch, Leopold II left no doubt about his intentions: "In your letter to Stanley, you have to reiterate that the sole goal of our efforts is to obtain des concessions des chefs noirs", and not the humanitarian cause he pretended to advocate at international level. Microfilm copy of a letter from the sovereign to Strauch, 1882.
NAB, Papers Maximilien Strauch, Film 2740. The original document is preseved at the NPO Dynasty and Cultural Heritage.
NAB, Papers Maximilien Strauch, Film 2740. The original document is preseved at the NPO Dynasty and Cultural Heritage.
