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The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

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The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902

Name: The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902
Author: Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

South Africa -- History; South African War, 1899-1902

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[Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected, all
other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has
been maintained.]

[Illustration: _The Signatories to the Peace Treaty on behalf of the South
African Republic._]

[Illustration: _The Signatories to the Peace Treaty on behalf of the
Orange Free State._]

ARMY HEADQUARTERS, SOUTH AFRICA.

PRETORIA. 4th March, 1902.

Your Honour,

By direction of His Majesty's Government, I have the honour to forward
enclosed copy of an Aide-Memoire communicated by the Netherland Minister
to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, together with his reply
thereto.

      I have the honour to be,
  Your Honour's Obedient Servant,

                         [Signature of Kitchener.]

                                          General.

                   Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa.

  To
      His Honour,
          Mr. Schalk Burger.

_Facsimile of the letter from Lord Kitchener upon which the Peace
Negotiations were entered into._

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

  _Between the Governments of the South African Republic
  and the Orange Free State, and the Representatives
  of the British Government, which terminated
  in the Peace concluded at Vereeniging
  on the 31st May, 1902_

BY

REV. J. D. KESTELL

_Secretary to the Orange Free State Government_

AND

D. E. VAN VELDEN

_Secretary to the Government of the South African Republic_

TRANSLATED AND PUBLISHED BY

D. E. VAN VELDEN

_WITH PHOTOS AND FACSIMILES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS_

  LONDON
  RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LTD., BRUNSWICK STREET, S.E.
  1912

  RICHARD CLAY AND SONS, LIMITED
  BRUNSWICK ST., STAMFORD ST., S.E., AND
  BUNGAY SUFFOLK

CONTENTS

                                                                  Page

  PREFACE                                                           ix

  Introduction by S. W. Burger, M.L.A., Acting State President
  of the Late South African Republic                              xiii

  TRANSLATOR'S NOTE                                                xix

  CHAPTER I
  Preliminary Correspondence                                         1

  CHAPTER II
  Proceedings at Klerksdorp                                         18

  CHAPTER III
  First Negotiations at Pretoria                                    33

  CHAPTER IV
  Vereeniging                                                       46

  CHAPTER V
  Further Negotiations at Pretoria                                  98

  CHAPTER VI
  Vereeniging and Peace                                            138

  APPENDIX--The Middelburg Proposals                               210

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  The Signatories to the Peace Treaty on behalf of the South
  African Republic.                                     _Frontispiece_

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