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the.

(tu main industry of Islands) to obtain a commercial Reciprocity Treaty with the United state, by which our

and other products

sugais

should be admitted into

California & dregon duty free

in return.

for

which Zimber

grain & certain other products

thuse Armenian States

1 e

f

chcould be admitted duty free into this kingdom.

Gree

From what I can lear sencial McCook leaves

Lan Francisco

for after confering with some leading Americans here to

bringing about this Reciprocity treaty, and I believe a deputation will from Lan Francisco

aid

be sent

after

Y

after

his arrival there,

to

washington with this object.

dam inclined to believe.

they may be enccessful. I would say in a few

Atrat such a tre

of

immense

every

one here

treaty would be importance in business,

in

and would increase the

inttin

value of all property Kingdom ; a very large proportion of which is held

British Subjects consider it my duty

bug

2p.

I

however

to state to your Loss. my- selife

Freaty

Atent ench a

might have a tendency to

engulple

Commerce

all the Fouign

of

the County

within the exurerican commence

and

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