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- 1896 - 1921 (Creation)
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deutscher Jurist, Kolonialbeamter, Politiker (NSDAP), MdR, Schriftsteller und Verbandsfunktionär
ADB/NDB: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz114358.html
GND: http://d-nb.info/116819138
· 1900 Stellvertr. Gouverneur in Samoa
· 1912 Wirklicher Geheimer Rat
· Präsident des Arbeitsausschusses deutscher Verbände
· Präsident des Bundes der Auslandsdeutschen
· Präsident der Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft
· 1923 Präsident der Deutschen Liga für den Völkerbund
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Das Geheime Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (GSTA PK) ist in Berlin ansässig und besitzt historisch wertvolle Bestände bzw. Dokumente zu Brandenburg-Preußen.
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Contains: - In the Federal Foreign Office, colonial dept, later Imperial Colonial Office (26 p.); - As Imperial Judge in German New Guinea (13 p.); - First stay in Samoa (16 p.); - Second stay in Samoa (12 p.); - (unknown author:) "Dr. Schnees Samoa years" (14 p.)); - Back at the Federal Foreign Office, Kolonial-Abt (9 p.); - Colonial Advisory Council at the Embassy in London (21 p.); - Lecture by the South Pole researcher Sir Ernest Shackleton for Wilhelm II at Villa Dernburg (3 p.)); - As Governor in German East Africa (10 p.); - Characterization of the Great Admiral of Tirpitz (4 p.); - Speech of the Minister of National Defence, Smuts, in the House of Representatives in Cape Town on September 10, 1914 (6 p.); - Scout Report of the Goanese and Government employee Ribeiro on his journey from German East Africa to Germany during the war (45 p.).); - Speech by the Governor on the occasion of Wilhelm II's birthday to officers and crews of the garrison thong (2 p.); - Excerpts from the report of the government adviser, Government Building Councillor Brandes, on the activities of the civil administration during the war in German East Africa (p. 14).); - Return from East Africa (18 p.); - My relationship with Lettow-Vorbeck (46 p.); - Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1 p.); - General Groener's statements on leading personalities of the First World War. World War II (8 p.); - State Secretary Solf on Baron von Eckardtstein, former Counsellor of the Embassy in London (3 p.); - Talk with Foreign Minister Simons (5 p.); - Schnee on Wirth, Reich Minister for Reconstruction (5 p.); - Rosen, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (2 p.); - Admiral v. Truppel, Governor of Kiautschou (2 p.); - Violations of international law during the war in German East Africa (2 p.).
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Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage (Archivtektonik) >> NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVENANCES >> Companies, Families and People >> people >> State and local government and civil servants >> Ministry officials and employees in subordinate departments >> colonial administration >> Schnee, Heinrich (population) >> 03 Records, reports
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- German
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- Latin
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- German colonial empire » German New Guinea
- German colonial empire » German East Africa
- German Empire
- German colonial empire » Kiautschou Bay concession
- übriges Europa » United Kingdom » London
- German colonial empire » Samoa
- German colonial empire » German East Africa » Tanga
- Africa » übriges Afrika » Ostafrika
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- Vorbeck, Paul Emil von Lettow (Subject)
- II, Wilhelm (Subject)
- Batanga (Subject)