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and Annam which have been

communicated to Lord Lyons by the

Freach Minister for Foreign Affairs, -

analysis

And the second Containing an

ley Load dyons of the variow articles

Comprising these documents, with

certain observations thereupon.

His Excellency, it will be seen

poriets to the

privileges

fact

that

special

are secured to France by

these Tresties which are

far from being

of

Annam

confined to opening the Commerce

Annam to all foreign nations on

equal

ttoms. The French minister for Foreign Affairs

has intimated to Lord Lyons that he shall be in no hurry to submit these Freatie o to the Assembly for ratification, but is Ame to request that you will state to the Earl of Carnarvon, that dood

broby proposes, with His Lordships Concurrence, to protest against

any

exclusion of

British Trade av

a consequence of any Freaky

Stipulations between France and

Annam, and would be

glad

whether

to know

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