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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'