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In OTL, Leopold II of Belgium was given the Congo because that way there would be a neutral Congo without any single power dominating it (France, Germany, Portugal and Britain all had claims to the area) and a promise that all powers would have access for movement and trade.

Therefore my question is, in a TL where the Netherlands remains united and the German Confederation (dominated by Austria) survives, would it be possible for the German Confederation to be the neutral power that is given the Congo?
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