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at their treaty Ports, where Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. is accorded to each Powver over it's own subjects, still the French Annexation of Annam which is virtually effected by these Treaties may open up a new reade, and that Teade if worth following up at all, will certainly fall into the

timos of the Hongkong Merchants. For there is scarcely any French Trade in that part of the world. Even at Saigon, nearly whole of the Rice Trake is in the hands of the thinese who have Established them selves out a place called "Cholen »" and the rest is in the hands of a few Ferma n and Ame. -rican Firms.

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On the whole therefore, unable to see that any special interest in the Colony of Hong. -Prong will be prejudicially affected by the proposed treaties.

At the same time one cannot but look with some apprehension at this departure on the part- If the French Government, pour "The "Entente" or

practice, which

all the Powers have hitherto observed of advancing "pari passen or at all events of

seeking no -Leges

carrying Civilization into china, and the adjoining countries. Since writing the above I have been favored with the Report of the committee the National Assembly on The

the Political Treaty, and I observe that it refers with pride to the part taken by

Exclusive prive.

or advantages for 283 Trade and foreign

France "de concert avec l'Angleters" in procuring the Opening of the Treaty Ports

China;

It may well

be asked therefore loby

in pursuing "Son cuvée de civilization et de progrès & France has Entirely abandoned the Principles of liberality and Justice towards other Foreign Porgers which Characterized the Action of to allies.

Juhan Pauncefti 27 Augt 1074.