Convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands for an Interchange of Territory on the Gold Coast of Africa[1] | |
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Signed | 5 March 1867[1] |
Location | London, United Kingdom[1] |
Effective | 1 January 1868[2] |
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The Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty of 1867 redistributed forts along the Dutch and British Gold Coasts in order to concentrate the parties' areas of influence. All forts to the east of Fort Elmina were adopted by Britain, and all forts to the west by the Netherlands.