The Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission was in charge of the territory of the

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in the period 1887–1889 and again in 1890–1906. It was briefly suspended by the constitution of the unrecognized independent state of

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History

During the 19th century, many

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, French, and German settlers settled in the territory of the New Hebrides. In 1878 the

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and

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declared all of the New Hebrides to be

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. The New Hebrides became a

under the loose jurisdiction of the Commission, established by a Convention on 16 October 1887, for the sole purpose of protecting French and British citizens, but claimed no jurisdiction over internal native affairs.

References

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