The British Prime Minister who commissions Professor Fergusson to race against slave traders to the Volta River and plant the British flag within six weeks. He officially endorses the aerial expedition and advises including Donald O'Shay as a neutral witness to legitimize the territorial claim.
The Prime Minister assigns the expedition its urgent political mission.
The Prime Minister commissions Fergusson to reach the Volta River within five weeks and plant the British flag before the slave traders claim the terr...
O'Shay's presence is given official political purpose.
The Prime Minister recommends that O'Shay accompany Fergusson as a neutral witness to the planting of the British flag.
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