Send of the Port Office of Japan, for the purpose of counidemus certain representations wh: they had to make relative to postal
arrangements.
These two gentlemen told me that Japan had recently concluded a portal Convention
with the US. of America & wished to do the same with
France, formany & ft Britain, "That consequently Hot Bryan, the agent sent to the US. had been commissioned to moct those
countries in order to open rejotiations with each foot
thorough
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through the Diplomatic RR. of Japan, a the foot of Japan now desired that I shd write to my foot to recommend the adoption of the proposals that wa be made to them.
I first enquired what thon proposals were and was told that the Japanese for? wd propose
to the fort the same convention as that wh: they
had concluded with Americ.
course to ouch
subject of modifications
muight
local conces
render necessary
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there asked to be supplied with
a copy of that convention in
order