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I now enclose copies to the Governor of the letters which I have recorded to the India Office on the subject of claims last week.

You will see that whilst one set of officials in India were disposed to modify their views on this subject as abroad and known to Govt. "Nevertheless you will be of opinion that as stated in Govt. Desp. No 428 of the 25th May last it is most desirable that the assurance given by the French Govt to the temporary character of some of the objectionable privileges conferred by the Commercial Treaty being rendered binding either by a formal alteration in the wording of the Treaty, or otherwise.

Lord Salisbury's opinion is shared by the Earl of Carnarvon, who considers that the mere assurance contained in the French Memorandum regarding the liberty of other Powers to conclude Treaties with Annam, and the restriction thereby of the jurisdiction conferred by the present Treaty to persons of other European Nationalities under French Officers can hardly be deemed sufficient, but that the Treaty itself should be amended so as to be equally explicit in this respect. If there are any practical difficulties in the revision of the Treaty itself, that some other means should be adopted for obviating any possible misinterpretation.

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I now enclose copies to the Governor of the letters which I have recorded to the India Office on the subject of claims last week. You will see that whilst one set of officials in India were disposed to modify their views on this subject as abroad and known to Govt. "Nevertheless you will be of opinion that as stated in Govt. Desp. No 428 of the 25th May last it is most desirable that the assurance given by the French Govt to the temporary character of some of the objectionable privileges conferred by the Commercial Treaty being rendered binding either by a formal alteration in the wording of the Treaty, or otherwise. Lord Salisbury's opinion is shared by the Earl of Carnarvon, who considers that the mere assurance contained in the French Memorandum regarding the liberty of other Powers to conclude Treaties with Annam, and the restriction thereby of the jurisdiction conferred by the present Treaty to persons of other European Nationalities under French Officers can hardly be deemed sufficient, but that the Treaty itself should be amended so as to be equally explicit in this respect. If there are any practical difficulties in the revision of the Treaty itself, that some other means should be adopted for obviating any possible misinterpretation.

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Inow exclose to

to Gr. Copier

the letters which I have record

سلام

the India & Colonial Fries on the onliget of games last Deeps.

will see that whilst

Fone sety of tate for India in aust dispersed to modich his views thies onlyect as abread and Known to 4424. "Nevertheles

you, of opinion theat

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Ted in

Gro Desp. No 428 of the 25+ MayCast it is most deserable that the afourance given byther ben Decayer

to the tetuprary clearacter opsome of the objectionable privileges conferred

the Coml Treaty

bung

Freuch

Appato in Annam ot? be rendered

bending

either lega

I manner,

Farmal

an atteration.

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320

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1.8.

perceive, in shared by the Earl of

Carnarvon, who considers that

the mer

apurance.

the French Mem. as

contained in

regards the

liberty Gother Pawers to conclude

Treaties with Annam,

& the

repation thereby of the paris diction conferred byther present Treaty to persons of other

French Officers over

European Nationalities, can

Lardly

be deemed sufficient, but that the Treaty itself eh? be amended to as to be equally explicet in this respect,

if there she ke

any practical difficulties in the recision of the real stself, that

Ronce other nieaus de? be adopted

for boiating any posille mienta

instraction

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