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1912

1912: The British diplomat Joseph Pyke reports that every steamer arriving in the country brings foreign experts intent on “spying out the land” for commerci…

1912: The British diplomat Joseph Pyke reports that every steamer arriving in the country brings foreign experts intent on “spying out the land” for commercial exploitation. This influx documented the intense international interest in gaining control over Haiti’s natural and financial resources.

Source  ·  p. 144 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 144