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No. 79.

Lord Lyons to the Earl of Derby.-(Received May 26.)

357

(No. 428.) My Lord,

Paris, May 25, 1875. IN the paper respecting the Annam Treaties which the Duc Decazes gave me yesterday, and of which a copy is inclosed in my immediately preceding despatch No. 427 of to-day, the Duke refers to his confidential communications with me respecting his answer to the Memorandum presented to him by Lord Lytton, on the 15th November last.

Your Lordship may remember that these communications began by the Duc Decazes putting into my hand, confidentially, in the month of January last, a draft of the answer he proposed to send; that I informed him that an answer in the terms of that draft would be considered as most unsatisfactory by Her Majesty's Government; and that on the 16th February I had a long conversation with him on the question of the Annam Treaties, and put into his hand a Memorandum containing observations on the draft answer.

The answer which he gave me yesterday is certainly, both in tone and in substance, less unsatisfactory than the original draft; but I cannot say that it very much modifies the opinions expressed in my despatches No. 58, of the 18th January, and No. 149, of the 16th February last.

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No. 79. Lord Lyons to the Earl of Derby.-(Received May 26.) 357 (No. 428.) My Lord, Paris, May 25, 1875. IN the paper respecting the Annam Treaties which the Duc Decazes gave me yesterday, and of which a copy is inclosed in my immediately preceding despatch No. 427 of to-day, the Duke refers to his confidential communications with me respecting his answer to the Memorandum presented to him by Lord Lytton, on the 15th November last. Your Lordship may remember that these communications began by the Duc Decazes putting into my hand, confidentially, in the month of January last, a draft of the answer he proposed to send; that I informed him that an answer in the terms of that draft would be considered as most unsatisfactory by Her Majesty's Government; and that on the 16th February I had a long conversation with him on the question of the Annam Treaties, and put into his hand a Memorandum containing observations on the draft answer. The answer which he gave me yesterday is certainly, both in tone and in substance, less unsatisfactory than the original draft; but I cannot say that it very much modifies the opinions expressed in my despatches No. 58, of the 18th January, and No. 149, of the 16th February last. [81
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No. 79. Lord Lyons to the Earl of Derby.-(Received May 26.) 357 (No. 428.) My Lord, Paris, May 25, 1875. IN the paper respecting the Annam Treaties which the Duc Decazes gave me yester- day, and of which a copy is inclosed in my immediately preceding despatch No. 427 of to-day, the Duke refers to his confidential communications with me respecting his answer to the Memorandum presented to him by Lord Lytton, on the 15th November last. Your Lordship may remember that these communications began by the Duc Decazes putting into my hand, confidentially, in the month er January last, a draft of the answer he proposed to send; that I informed him that an answer in the terms of that draft would be considered as most unsatisfactor by Her Majesty's Government; and that on the 16th February I had a long conversation him on the question of the Anuarı Treaties, and put into his hand a Memorandum containing observations on the draft answer. The answer which he gave me yesterday is certainly, both tone and in substance, less unsatisfactory than the original draft; but I cannot say that it very much modifies the opinions expressed in my despatches No. 58, of the 18th January, and N., 149, of the 16th February last. [81
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No. 79.

Lord Lyons to the Earl of Derby.-(Received May 26.)

357

(No. 428.) My Lord,

Paris, May 25, 1875. IN the paper respecting the Annam Treaties which the Duc Decazes gave me yester- day, and of which a copy is inclosed in my immediately preceding despatch No. 427 of to-day, the Duke refers to his confidential communications with me respecting his answer to the Memorandum presented to him by Lord Lytton, on the 15th November last.

Your Lordship may remember that these communications began by the Duc Decazes putting into my hand, confidentially, in the month er January last, a draft of the answer he proposed to send; that I informed him that an answer in the terms of that draft would be considered as most unsatisfactor by Her Majesty's Government; and that on the 16th February I had a long conversation him on the question of the Anuarı Treaties, and put into his hand a Memorandum containing observations on the draft

answer.

The answer which he gave me yesterday is certainly, both tone and in substance, less unsatisfactory than the original draft; but I cannot say that it very much modifies the opinions expressed in my despatches No. 58, of the 18th January, and N., 149, of the 16th February last.

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