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Title: The Peace Negotiations
Between the Governments of the South African Republic and
the Orange Free State, etc....

Author: J. D. Kestell
D. E. van Velden

Translator: D. E. van Velden

Release Date: December 14, 2008 [EBook #27529]

Language: English

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[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