. The Arabs in Central Africa and at Lake Nyassa : with correspondence with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on the attitude of Portugal . rrr; if- The first movement towards the estabhshment of the AfricanLakes Company was made in pursuance of overtures from theGovernment of Portugal, and the attention of its promoters wasspecially called to the articles quoted at page 14 of this paper. The Portuguese Government had the means to understandthoroughly the views of those wliom they desired to commencecommercial enterprise in those parts. The promoters had goodreason to expect from Art
. The Arabs in Central Africa and at Lake Nyassa : with correspondence with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on the attitude of Portugal . rrr; if- The first movement towards the estabhshment of the AfricanLakes Company was made in pursuance of overtures from theGovernment of Portugal, and the attention of its promoters wasspecially called to the articles quoted at page 14 of this paper. The Portuguese Government had the means to understandthoroughly the views of those wliom they desired to commencecommercial enterprise in those parts. The promoters had goodreason to expect from Article 70 that there would be no interferencewith them beyond the confluence of the rivers, and from Article 84that these arrangements were permanent. The Portuguese Government, which had in vain endeavoured tofind financial support for a claim of exclusive navigation of therivers, has now for ten years recognized the British flag in thesewaters. The demand for the continuance of these arrangements is simplya demand for the observance of an honourable understanding underwhich substantial interests have been created at the instance ofPortugal, an
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