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the

discovery of a Treaty, it had on

cartrany led heir of doubt whether he had not gone too far when he had spoken to me on the 12th of arrangements made between France & Auram in 1975. He said. that in fact in order & find a

Ineaty it was recessary to go back to the original conquest of Saigon in

Re abremed that there seemed

1859

to be

very

little definite informations

at the mannie Office with regard to

a new

Treaty

the regotiations for a which had been so long pending; and he added confidentially that with a view to clearing up matters,

was intended tapponit at

it

arvce

once a successor to Rear Admiral

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Dupné, the present fivemos of Saigon,

where term of office Expine.

was abnet o

I confessed & the Sur Decazes that what he had now told me

had not at all cleaved

сер

the

confusion which had existed wing mund, but that in the contrary.

was weare

e puzzled than before. Ah. replied that he could not be surprised

was

Care-

at this.

as

he

huwself exactly in the same

I do not know whether in

fact the Treaty mentimed to Ivernor bis Arthur Kennedy, both by the acting

French (mul

2 Hong Marg a the Annamere

Minister

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