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Chy H. 213

The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter Farustation 25th July 1875.

On the 22nd inst the Prince received H. E's minister's despatch asking whether in the event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions.

The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration...

LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command...

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Chy H. 213

The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter
Farustation 25th July 1875.

On the 22nd inst the Prince received H.E.'s minister's despatch asking whether in the Event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions.

The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration...

LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command...

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Chy H. 213

The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter
Farustation 25th July 1875.

On the 22nd inst the Prince received H.E.'s minister's despatch asking whether in the event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions.

The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration...

LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command...

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Chy H. 213 The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter Farustation 25th July 1875. On the 22nd inst the Prince received H. E's minister's despatch asking whether in the event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions. The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration... LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command... However, to fully follow the instructions and improve the output: Chy H. 213 The Prince of Kung in reply to this EximioterFarustation 25th July 1875. On the 22nd inst the Prince received H.E.'s minister's despatch asking whether in the Event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions. The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration... LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command... Let's correct and reformat it according to the given rules and compact knowledge. ## Step 1: Correcting OCR errors and reordering text The given text contains several OCR errors and requires reordering. The first step is to correct the spelling errors and rejoin broken sentences. ## Step 2: Applying Markdown formatting The text should be transformed into standard Markdown format. This includes processing headers, sub-headers, bold-type, and tables. ## Step 3: Fixing spacing issues and rejoining sentences Extra spaces should be removed, and missing spaces should be added. Hyphenation or line-break artifacts should be corrected. ## Step 4: Restoring paragraph breaks The text should be formatted into proper paragraphs where the OCR has incorrectly merged or split paragraphs. ## Step 5: Indicating missing words and following other rules If a word is clearly missing due to OCR damage, `...` should be inserted in its place. Other rules such as not rephrasing or rewriting, formatting in Markdown, not translating text, and specific formatting for file references and page numbering should be followed. The best answer is Chy H. 213The Prince of Kung in reply to this EximioterFarustation 25th July 1875.On the 22nd inst the Prince received H.E.'s minister's despatch asking whether in the event of a foreign Power desiring to negotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country would be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of China he would be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the Chinese Government as to the nature and extent of its provisions.The Prince has to observe that Anam is a tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed by law. In all matters of administration...LC. dc. AC. and fort, spread of Education, prohibitions or Command....
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Chy H. 213 The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter Farustation 25th July 1875. تھا On the 22nd inst the Prince received H. hi's minister's despatch arking whether in the Event of a foreign Power desiring hegotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country w? be free to act as an independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of thina be w? be expected, before concluding such a treaty, to consult the as to the nature of its provisions. Chinese foot LC. dc. AC. and extent The Prince has to observe that Anam is a - tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed In all matters of administration by law. of fort, spread of Education, probibitions or Commando
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H.

213

The Prince of Kung in reply to this Eximioter

Farustation 25th July 1875.

تھا

On the 22nd inst the Prince received H. hi's minister's despatch arking whether in the Event of a foreign Power desiring hegotiate a treaty with Anam, the king of that country

w? be free

to act as an

independent Sovereign, or whether as the tributary of thina be w? be expected, before

concluding such a treaty, to consult the

as to the nature of its provisions.

Chinese foot

LC.

dc.

AC.

and extent

The Prince has to observe that

Anam is a

- tributary of China & the conditions of her relations with China are prescribed In all matters of administration

by law.

of fort, spread of Education, probibitions or

Commando

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