Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 972 Casement, Roger 1864 1916 Casement, Roger, Sir Correspondence and Report from His Majesty's Consul at Boma Respecting the Administration of the Independent State of the Congo [and Further Correspondence] The Casement Report Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casement_Report Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Correspondence and Report from His Majesty’s Consul at Boma Respecting the Administration of the Independent State of the Congo" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work comprises a collection of official correspondences addressing the administration of the Congo Free State during a period marked by scrutiny over colonial practices. The likely topic revolves around the assessment of the Belgian administration's impact on the local populace, particularly in terms of labor relations and governance. The opening of the text presents a detailed introduction to a report by His Majesty’s Consul at Boma, providing observations from the Congo region between January and February of 1903. The consul recounts his visits to various Belgian stations, contrasting them with British-controlled areas and noting differences in the presence and reception of native populations. He describes the general conditions of the Belgian stations, including their cleanliness and the wellbeing of soldiers stationed there, while highlighting the notable absence of native inhabitants in the region run by the Belgian administration. Through his reflections, the consul reveals the complexities surrounding the local people's trust in British versus Belgian rule, framing a narrative critical of the Belgian administration's practices, which are depicted as fostering fear and distrust among the native population. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government Congo (Democratic Republic) Rubber industry and trade -- Congo (Democratic Republic) DT Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 879814 2025-07-20T09:59:39.696276 text/html 867479 2024-10-22T23:30:59 text/html 382119 2025-07-20T09:59:48.647711 application/epub+zip 395675 2025-07-20T09:59:40.926753 application/epub+zip 364243 2025-07-20T09:59:40.313795 application/epub+zip 637459 2025-07-20T09:59:54.474706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582018 2025-07-20T09:59:47.893726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550592 2022-09-22T20:54:33.205039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809313 2025-07-20T09:59:38.294305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 788964 2024-10-22T23:30:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18131 2025-07-20T09:59:54.617715 application/rdf+xml 15651 2025-07-20T09:59:40.417773 image/jpeg 3069 2025-07-20T09:59:40.367760 image/jpeg 372476 2025-07-20T09:59:39.758764 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia