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reason that the Treaty
Authority for the reason
is not yet ratified, but it bears the
initials of the heretary of Legation and
is introduces by a preface signature of
that
over
the
Official. The English Translation, I need not point out, is somewhat faulty
in construction.
The portion of the Treaty to — which I would draw attention is the
Second Irticle by which all past
negotiation and
agreement between
the two Goverments
on
the subject of
Macas is declared wall and void.
امیر
مد
Mo
fresh
This is singular
the territory is made and
cession of
the
former, conditional
دة
it
was,
is
because it
abrogated _ the Portuguese being this
precluded from quoting pact occupation
the basis of their
of the ground,
as
of
sight, if recupation be the tenure on which they profess to hold it, and I confere I see no
see no other claim to be
put forward
In the Preamble and in Article II the "Governor General of Macas" is
spoken of, and the Secretary in his Introduction mentions the " Colony of Macas. This latter term
was
I understand
first used, and then arbitrarily, by "the late Governor Amaral who was assassinated in 1849.
The independence of the place
is further recognised by the Chinese'