V. Prelude to Intervention: Madagascar and the Failure of Anglo-French Diplomacy, 1890–1895
The last decade of the nineteenth century brought to a climax Anglo-French tensions on many colonial issues. Generally overlooked in the roll-call of disputes which centred upon Egypt but extended to Newfoundland fisheries, Siam, and West Africa as well, is the position of Madagascar between the two...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0018246x00003514 2024-03-03T08:46:42+00:00 V. Prelude to Intervention: Madagascar and the Failure of Anglo-French Diplomacy, 1890–1895 Schmidt, Martin E. 1972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x00003514 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0018246X00003514 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms The Historical Journal volume 15, issue 4, page 715-730 ISSN 0018-246X 1469-5103 History journal-article 1972 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x00003514 2024-02-08T08:41:33Z The last decade of the nineteenth century brought to a climax Anglo-French tensions on many colonial issues. Generally overlooked in the roll-call of disputes which centred upon Egypt but extended to Newfoundland fisheries, Siam, and West Africa as well, is the position of Madagascar between the two powers at the commencement of the difficult decade. Madagascar warrants greater attention than it has received, for, with Egypt and Newfoundland, it became in 1891 and 1892 the central problem in colonial discussions between the two governments. On the side of France the issue left feelings of bad faith and broken promises which contributed to the strained tone of relations with Great Britain during the decade. This was all the more unfortunate since Madagascar was an issue apparently settled by the colonial arrangement of 5 August 1890 between the two powers. But the instrument which might have been expected to improve relations became instead another source of discord. Madagascar, at the heart of the agreement for France, presents therefore a striking and significant example of lost opportunity in colonial diplomacy. For the diplomatic failure led inevitably to a military solution to the problems confronting France on the Grand Isle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Cambridge University Press The Historical Journal 15 4 715 730 |
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The last decade of the nineteenth century brought to a climax Anglo-French tensions on many colonial issues. Generally overlooked in the roll-call of disputes which centred upon Egypt but extended to Newfoundland fisheries, Siam, and West Africa as well, is the position of Madagascar between the two powers at the commencement of the difficult decade. Madagascar warrants greater attention than it has received, for, with Egypt and Newfoundland, it became in 1891 and 1892 the central problem in colonial discussions between the two governments. On the side of France the issue left feelings of bad faith and broken promises which contributed to the strained tone of relations with Great Britain during the decade. This was all the more unfortunate since Madagascar was an issue apparently settled by the colonial arrangement of 5 August 1890 between the two powers. But the instrument which might have been expected to improve relations became instead another source of discord. Madagascar, at the heart of the agreement for France, presents therefore a striking and significant example of lost opportunity in colonial diplomacy. For the diplomatic failure led inevitably to a military solution to the problems confronting France on the Grand Isle. |
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