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which became the foundation of the Imperial British
Erect Africa Company
(I)
Many members of the Enin.
committee were later `directors of the Company.
Eriin Pasha was a German (his real name was Eduard
Schnitzer) who had boon appointed to rule Equatorial
Province by the Egyptians, and who since the Mahdist revolt
had been in an isolated and dangerous position. The Foreign
Office had connidered the poaaibility of an official rescue
expedition in September 1886, but the idea was rejected as
too dancerouo and impracticabl&.
(2)
As Salisbury said
"Eriin Boy was not placed in hin present position by us,
and he is not a British aubjocts"
In. the course of the Ervin agitation distinct preature
groups interested in Imperial expansion in Africa, emerged.
Emin's position was publicised as a result of his letter
to 2tackay of the C, N. S. Uganda Mission. Mackay by 9886,
was becoming convinced that the success of the mission depended
on some British intervention in Uganda. The murder of
Bishop Pennington on the borders of Uganda in 1885 had been
particularly disturbing Muck ay wrote to the C. H. S. "1 have
(1) E. I#. Stanley, In birkent Africa' Lcndo'n 1890, Vol 19 PPo"5r6.
(2) F 0, Print, 403/? 81 Memorandum by Iddenleigh 25th Vove ºbe r
ib86. IddeoleiEh to Portal 9th October 1886, Brackenbury
to F. O. 29th September 1886s
(3) Salisbury C5S. C16 1otttr book 1881-7s letter of 16th
November 188G.
(3)