Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission

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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.

Establishment

October 1887: For the protection of the French and British citizens in New Hebrides, a joint naval commission was established under the Convention of 16 October 1887.

Chronology

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1. Events

August 1889: In 1889, the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission awarded the territory to the Independent Commune of Franceville. Franceville was founded by French explorer Savorgnan de Brazza and was declared an independent commune by French naval officer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.

July 1890: In 1889, French naval officer Victor Girard established the Independent Commune of Franceville in present-day Gabon. The commune was intended to be a utopian society, but it was short-lived. By June 1890, the commune had been dismantled by the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission.

October 1906: France and Great Britain signed an agreement making Vanuatu an Anglo-French condominium.