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December 1884: Belgian King Tells US There WIll Be No Duties on American Imports to Congo

Campaigning to win recognition of the “Congo Free State,” King Leopold II of Belgium assures the United States there will be “complete freedom from duties on all American goods exported to the Congo.” [Pakenham, 1992, pp. 224]