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1862-Nov-08

1862-Nov-08: Vice-Consul Byron reported that President Geffrard was secretly negotiating to lease the island of La Tortue to the French.

1862-Nov-08: Vice-Consul Byron reported that President Geffrard was secretly negotiating to lease the island of La Tortue to the French. This report fueled domestic opposition to the administration, which was accused of being too servile to foreign interests.

Source  ·  p. 278 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 278