Marshall Islands



In 1885 German agents signed a treaty with local chieftains, according to which the latter would place their islands under German protection. The Marshall Islands, consisting of the Batak Group in the east and the Ralik Group in the west, overall 353 islands, have an area of aboyt 400 square km surface. Seat of the German administration was JALUIT. The main export product was COPRA.
German administration complained about almost constant rain (c. 300 rainy days per year).
In 1914, early in World War I, the Marshall Islands were occupied by Japanese forces.



EXTERNAL
LINKS 		Taxation in the German Marshall Islands, essay by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Links to the Marshall Islands, from Dirk H.R. Spennemann
DOCUMENTS Treaty of friendship between the Marshallese chiefs and the German Empire (1885), from Marshall Islands History Sources
Agreement between the Jaluit-Gesellschaft and the Reich 1888, from Marshall Islands History Sources
Marshall Islands History Sources, links 30 (!) documents up.
German regulations for the Marshall Islands, list compiled by Dirk Spennemann
Sources on German Imperialism 1884-1918, from psm-data, a chapter on the Pacific Colonies in every issue of the Kolonialatlas
Marshall Islands Historical Images, posted by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Modern map, from Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Sammlung von Aktenstücken betreffend Deutsche Interessen in der Südsee (1884-1885), from Protokolle des Reichstags, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek; click 1871-1895, click 1884-1887, Click Band 091, click Anlage 63, click pages 196-231; Doc. No.8 . from the German consul in Apia. among others on the Marshall Islands, Sept. 2nd 1884, pp.225-229
Sammlung von Aktenstücken betreffend Deutsche Interessen in der Südsee (1884-1885), from Protokolle des Reichstags, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek; click 1871-1895, click 1884-1887, Click Band 092, click Anlagen 166,167, click pages 687-729; on the Marshall Islands Doc. 8, Bericht des Kaiserlichen Konsuls fuer die Marshall-Inseln, May 29th 1883, pp.699-700
Reichstag, 17.November 1892 - Bericht betreffend das Schutzgebiet der Marschallinseln für das Jahr 1891, from Protokolle des Reichstags, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek; click 1871-1895, click 1890-1893, Click Band 148, click Anlage 40, click pages 164, 165.
Denkschrift über das Schutzgebiet der Marschallinseln 1892/1893, from Protokolle des Reichstags, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek, click 1871-1895, click 1893-1895, click Band 156, click Anlagen 104, 105, click pages 715, 716, 717
Denkschrift : Das Schutzgebiet der Marschall-Inseln, Berichtsjahr 1893-1894, from Protokolle des Reichstags, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek, click 1871-1895, click 1893-1895, click Band 162, click Anlage 89, click pages 497-500
Deutsches Kolonial Lexikon 1920, click Recherche, M, Marshall-Inseln; has numerous other articles on the colony; site in German
Documents on Germany's Colonies, web editions and links, posted by psm-data
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First posted on January 13th 2002, last revised on November 5th 2004

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