Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission
Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission | ||||||||||||||
Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission (1887–1889) Franceville, New Hebrides (1889–1890) Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission (1890–1906) | ||||||||||||||
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Location of the New Hebrides, today's Vanuatu. | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Not specified | |||||||||||||
Political structure | Protectorate | |||||||||||||
Historical era | British Empire French colonial empire | |||||||||||||
• | Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
• | Disestablished | 1906 | ||||||||||||
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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
In 1878 the United Kingdom and France declared all of the New Hebrides to be neutral territory.[1]
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
- ↑ "Arrangement between Great Britain and France, respecting the Independence of the New Hebrides Group" (PDF). Jan–Feb 1878. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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