Although not a member of the Government, the States-Procureur, L.Jacobsz, was also present.
On behalf of the Orange Free State appeared:--States-President M.T.
Steyn; Commander-in-Chief C.R.de Wet; Vice-Commander-in-Chief Judge J.B.M.

Hertzog; States-Secretary W.J.C.

Brebner; and General C.H.
Olivier.
It was decided that no minutes should be taken.

Accordingly, I am only able to give a summary of the proceedings.
The meeting having been opened with prayer, the Vice-President of the South African Republic said that the fact that Lord Kitchener had sent in a copy of the correspondence between the Governments of the Netherlands and England, was looked upon by himself and his Government as an invitation on the part of England to the two States to discuss the matter dealt with in that correspondence, and to see if peace could not be concluded.

Before, however, the meeting could make a proposal, it would be necessary to hear what the state of affairs really was.
Thereupon, firstly, Commandant-General Louis Botha, then I, and lastly, General De la Rey, gave a report of how matters stood.
President Burger now asked whether an interview with Lord Kitchener should be asked for, and (in case Lord Kitchener acceded to this) what we were to demand, and what we should be prepared to sacrifice.