His Serene Highness Prince Bismarck then speaks as follows:—
jjjj G e n t l eme n , b e l i e v e I express the feeling of the Assembly
in greeting with satisfaction the step taken by the International
Association of the Congo, and in acknowledging its adhesion to
our resolutions. The new Congo State is destined to be one of the
chief protectors of the work we have in view, and I hope it will
have a prosperous development, and th a t the noble aspirations of
its illustrious founder may be fulfilled.”
At the President s invitation, the Plenipotentaries then proceed
to the signature of the final Act.
The President announces th a t the sitting is at an end, and the
High Assembly separates a t half-past Pour o’clock.
(Signed)
SziCHfcm. P . p . TAN DER HoEVEN.
C t e . A u g t e . V a n d er M arquis d e P e n a f ie l .
S t r a t e n P onthoz. A. d e S e r f a , P im e n t e l .
B n . L ambermont. C t e . P . K a pn is t ,
E . V in d . • G il l is B il d t .
C omte d e B enomar. S a id .
J ohn A. K asson. V . B ismarck. .
A l p h . d e C ourcel. B usch.
E dward B. M a l e t . V . K usserow.
E a u n a t .
Certified as agreeing with, original,
B a in d r e .
C omte W . B ismarck.
S chmidt.
THE GENERAL ACT OP THE BERLIN CONFERENCE.
I n t h e N a m e o f A l m i g h t y G o d .
His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia, His
Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and King
Apostolic of Hungary, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His
Majesty the King of Denmark, His Majesty the King of Spain, the
President of the United States of America, the President of the
French Republic, Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
Berlin,
of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, His Majesty the
King of Italy, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand
Duke of Luxemburg, His Majesty the King of Portugal and the
Algarves, &c., &c., &c., His Majesty the Czar of all the Russias,
His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, &e., &c., and His
Majesty the Sultan of the Turks.
Desirous of settling in a spirit of mutual goodwill the most
favourable conditions for the development of commerce and civilisation
in certain districts in Africa, and ensuring to the natives
the advantages of the free navigation of the two chief African
rivers th a t flow into the Atlantic Ocean; desirous, moreover,
of preventing misunderstandings and disputes which may in
the future arise as new territories are annexed on the African
coast, and at the same time anxious to promote the moral and
material welfare of the native races, have resolved a t the invitation
addressed to them by the Imperial Government of Germany,
in accord with the Government of the French Republic to meet
for these purposes in a Conference at Berlin, and have nominated
as Their Plenipotentiaries the following:—
His M a je s t y the E mperor of G erm a ny , King of P ru ssia ;
Le Sieur O tho, . Prince B ismarck, His President of the Council of
Ministers of Prussia, Chancellor of the Empire;
P a u l , Count H a t z fe ld t , His Minister of State and Secretary of
State for the Department of Foreign Affairs;
Le Sieur A uguste B usch, His Privy Councillor of Legation, and
Under-Secretary of State for the department of Foreign Affairs;
and
Le Sieur H e n r i d e K usserow, His Privy Councillor of Legation of
the Department of Foreign Affairs.
His 'M a je s t y t h e E mperor op A u s t r ia , King of Bohemia, &c., and
King Apostolic of Hungary ;
Le Sieur E m er ic , Count S z £ch£n y i d e S a r v a r i F elso-V id e k , Chamberlain
and Privy Councillor, His Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor, of Germany,
King of Prussia.
His M a je s t y t h e K in g op t h e B e lgians ;
Le Sieur G a b r ie l A u g u st e , Count V a n d er S tr a t e n P onthoz, His
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His
Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; and
Le Sieur A u guste, Baron L ambermont, Minister of State, His Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.