ART. IV.——The “African International Association” agrees to pay to the chiefs of Ngombi and Mafela the following articles of merchandise, viz: One piece of cloth per month, to each of the undersigned chiefs, besides presents of cloth in hand; and the said chiefs hereby acknowledge to accept this bounty and monthly subsidy in full settlement of all their claims on the said Association. ART. V.——The “African International Association” promises:—— 1. To take from the natives of this ceded country no occupied or cultivated lands, except by mutual agreement. 2. To promote to its utmost the prosperity of the said country. 3. To protect its inhabitants from all oppression or foreign intrusion. 4. It authorizes the chiefs to hoist its flag; to settle all local disputes or palavers; and to maintain its authority with the natives. Agreed to, signed and witnessed, this 1st day of April, 1884. HENRY M. STANLEY, WITNESSES TO THE SIGNATURES: E. SPENCER BURNS. D. LEHRMAN. DUALLA. SONKI (his x mark), Senior Chief of Ngombi. MAMYNPA (his x mark), Senior Chief of Mafela. JOINT AGREEMENT AND TREATY. We, the undersigned chiefs of the districts placed opposite our names below, do hereby solemnly bind ourselves, our heirs and successors for the purpose of mutual support and protection, to observe the following articles:—— ARTICLE I.——We agree to unite and combine together, under the name and title of the “New Confederacy,”——that is, our respective districts, their homes and villages shall be embraced by one united territory, to be henceforth known as the _New Confederacy_. ART. II.——We declare that our objects are to unite our forces and our means for the common defence of all the districts comprised within said territory; to place our forces and our means under such organization as we shall deem to be best for the common good of the people and the welfare of the Confederacy. ART. III.——The New Confederacy may be extended by the admission of all such districts adjoining those mentioned before, when their chiefs have made application, and expressed their consent to the articles herein mentioned. ART. IV.——We, the people of the New Confederacy, adopt the blue flag with the golden star in the centre for our banner. ART. V.——The confederated districts guarantee that the treaties made between them shall be respected. ART. VI.——The public force of the Confederacy shall be organized at the rate of one man out of every two men able to bear arms; of native or foreign volunteers. ART. VII——The organization, the armament, equipment, subsistence of this force, shall be confided to the chief agent in Africa of the “Association of the Upper Congo.”