CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 507

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advantageons & him in

a

Commercial

pon't of view; and that according

of the latest news it appeared probable "that the smener of Saigon intended to

call upon heir of withdraw.

with regard of the supposed.

that Incaty all the Paper says is repitiations have been going in for

and that they. "been recasioned by the necessits of

mitting things

on a regular forting

squeral years, i

have

de régulariser la situative").

He Duc Secages addish havener

verbally some

further explanations.

He said that in the year

1865 the Reuch had conquered three Annamit Provinces and had maspored upon the annemite fovernment the obligation

f 5 pay

a war indemnity. One

u

ustalment

of the undemnity had, he had, been

pard

but

30 NeenQ

The general dea

with which the French fresumentives

was that it would

nno regotiating

be well of Excuse. the nest of the indemnity, & relinquish the noncial expereignty of the thence Provices, & to make friendly arrangements with Annam for the advantage of commen The refutiations had not hunener

: an issue, nor (the Duke Decases obcerned in conclusion) did it seem Whely that any

Incaty would be

consluded for same time.

Exemacher that if a

cave

Sovereignty, real or nonurial, had been established by France over

Timel

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