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Notes of a Meeting Held in M. Pichon’s Room at Quai d’Orsay, Paris, on Tuesday, May 6, 1919, at 5:30 p.m.

when, in his opinion, an understanding had nearly been reached. In regard to the Cameroons there was complete agreement. The Cameroons he stated were divided by a mountain range, and he explained on a map how one part could be conveniently joined to Nigeria and the other part to French territory. He had agreed this with Lord Milner, and they had arranged their scheme to suit the Tribes. Mr. Lloyd George made the following proposal that France should become the mandatory for the Cameroons, subject to an arrangement between France and Great Britain for a readjustment between the Cameroons and Ni…