Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission

1887–1906 Anglo-French administration of New Hebrides (modern Vanuatu)

  • 1887–1889
  • 1890–1906
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Location of the New Hebrides, today's Vanuatu.
Location of the New Hebrides, today's Vanuatu.
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  • Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission (1887–1889)
  • Franceville, New Hebrides (1889–1890)
  • Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission (1890–1906)
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  • British Empire
  • French colonial empire
• Established
16 October 1887
• Disestablished
20 October 1906
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New Hebrides

The Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission was in charge of the territory of the New Hebrides in the period 1887–1889 and again in 1890–1906. It was briefly suspended by the constitution of the unrecognized independent state of Franceville.

History

During the 19th century, many Australian, British, French, and German settlers settled in the territory of the New Hebrides.[1]

In 1878 the United Kingdom and France declared all of the New Hebrides to be neutral territory.[2]

The New Hebrides became a neutral territory under the loose jurisdiction of the Commission, established by a Convention on 16 October 1887, for the sole purpose of protecting French and British citizens, but claimed no jurisdiction over internal native affairs.

References

  1. ^ Tufala Gavman: Reminiscences from the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, Suva 2002, p. 422.
  2. ^ "Arrangement between Great Britain and France, respecting the Independence of the New Hebrides Group" (PDF). January–February 1878. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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