Édouard C. André was a

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consul to

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in 1898. His services were sought by the American admiral

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in order to assist in

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's surrender of

after the mock

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. André took this role after the sickness and death of British consul Edward Henry Rawson-Walker, and acted as intermediary with the Spanish governor Fermín Jáudenes.Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War - Page 175 Donald H. Dyal, Brian B. Carpenter, Mark A. Thomas - 1996 "After Rawson-Walker's sickness and death, Belgian consul Edouard André carried on the diplomatic exchanges between Dewey, General Wesley Merritt,* and Jaudenes. Through these diplomatic exchanges, early in August Jaudenes began to ..."

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Trask, David F. ''The War with Spain in 1898'', p.414
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''Belgians Aid Filipinos'', The New York Times, February 20, 1901
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NYTimes.com * ttps://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronphil.html ''Chronology for the Philippine Islands and Guam in the Spanish–American War - August 13, 1898'' Loc.gov
Shaw, Albert. ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'', p. 736
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