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the French Messageries Maritimes,

trust

I beg that we may

be able to

give a favorable reply to this request

* I venture to recommend the

question to E's prompt consideration

(d) E. Malet

"From July next the North

German Lloyd at Bremen intends

to establish

a line

of steamers to

run between Germany, China &

Australia.

The steamers will

carry

the official mail, for which they will receive a certain subsidy, from the Imperial German Govt. Besides the steamers

are

bound to transport, free of cost, criminals from abroad to Germany. As, according to British Law, such criminals, when the steamer touches at a British Colonial Port,

...

might demand a hearing before a British Judge, thus delaying the course of law & preventing the prompt delivery of the mail, the Supt. Govt. lays great stress on these mail steamers being looked

into in some such manner

This demand does not appear

to be an unusual

one,

for in

more than

modern Treaties of Commerce such privileges have once been accorded to subsidized

mail-steamers.

The British Govt., for instance, has done so in the Postal Treaty concluded with France on

Sep. 24/56.

Moreover, by special arrangement, the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes touching at Hong Kong, have been granted similar privileges

The Imperial Govt., not appealing to the provision expressed in Clause 1 of the treaty concluded bet. H.M. Britain

& Prussia

On Aug. 16/65, hopes...

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the French Messageries Maritimes, trust I beg that we may be able to give a favorable reply to this request * I venture to recommend the question to E's prompt consideration (d) E. Malet "From July next the North German Lloyd at Bremen intends to establish a line of steamers to run between Germany, China & Australia. The steamers will carry the official mail, for which they will receive a certain subsidy, from the Imperial German Govt. Besides the steamers are bound to transport, free of cost, criminals from abroad to Germany. As, according to British Law, such criminals, when the steamer touches at a British Colonial Port, ... might demand a hearing before a British Judge, thus delaying the course of law & preventing the prompt delivery of the mail, the Supt. Govt. lays great stress on these mail steamers being looked into in some such manner This demand does not appear to be an unusual one, for in more than modern Treaties of Commerce such privileges have once been accorded to subsidized mail-steamers. The British Govt., for instance, has done so in the Postal Treaty concluded with France on Sep. 24/56. Moreover, by special arrangement, the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes touching at Hong Kong, have been granted similar privileges The Imperial Govt., not appealing to the provision expressed in Clause 1 of the treaty concluded bet. H.M. Britain & Prussia On Aug. 16/65, hopes...
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the French Messageries Marcie new,

trust

I brud that Wh may

be able to

five a favorable reply to this wiches

* I venture to recommend the

question to 4's prompt consid=

(d) Ets Malet

"From July next the north

German Lloyd at Bremen intends

to Extablish

run

a

line

Jsteamers to

between Germany, China &

Australia.

The steamers will

carry

the official mail, for which they will receive a certain subsidy, from the Impl German fort. Besides the steamets

are

hound to transport, free of cost, criminals from abroad to Termany. As, according to British Law Such criminals, when the steamer Louches at a British, Colonial Post

might

مه حمودی

These

93

might demand a hearing before a British Judge, thes delaying the cource of law & preventing the prompt delivery of the main, the Supt foot lass great stress on these mail steamer being looked

in some Lense men of

of was This demand does not appear.

upon

as

to be an unusual

one

for in

havijn

more than

modern Treaties of Commerce such privileges have. once been accorded to subsidized

mail-steamers.

The British fort for instance, has done so in the Postal Treate concluded with France on

Sep. 24/56.

Moreover by special or

species or den ance the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes touching at Hong Kong, have keew franted a similes privileges

The Empl. foot, the not affealing to the provision Expressed in Clause! of the treats concluded "bet. ft. Britain

~ Aug. 16/65, hope, nevents.

Prussia

On

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