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TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE KINGDOM OF ANNAM.
Owing to the present state of the country, foreigners shall not enjoy this right of travel until the Annamese Government, in accord with the representatives of France at Hué, shall judge the country sufficiently quiet.
If French travellers wish to traverse the country as savants, declaration of it shall be equally made; under this title they shall enjoy the protection of the Government, who shall give them the necessary passports, aid them in the accom- plishment of their mission, and facilitate their studies.
Art. XVI.-All disputes between French or between French and foreigners shall be tried by the French resident.
When French subjects or foreigners shall have disputes with Annamese or some complaint to make or claim to lodge they shall first state the matter to the resident, who shall endeavour to bring about an amicable arrangement.
If such arrangement be impossible the resident shall request the assistance of an Annamese judge commissioned to that effect, and after having examined the affair conjointly they shall determine it according to the rules of equity.
It shall be the same if an Annamese have a dispute with a French subject or foreigner; the former shall address himself to the Magistrat, who, if he cannot reconcile the parties, shall request the assistance of the French resident and decide with him.
But all disputes between French or between French and foreigners shall be decided by the French resident alone.
Art. XVII.-Crimes and misdemeanours committed by French or foreigners on Annamese territory shall be tried at Saigon by competent tribunals. On the requisition of the French resident the local authorities shall use all their efforts to arrest the criminals and deliver them to him.
If a crime or misdemeanour be committed on French territory by a subject of His Majesty, the Consul or agent of His Majesty shall be officially informed of the proceedings to be taken against the accused and placed in a position to assure himself that all legal forms are duly observed.
Art. XVIII.—If any wrong-doer, guilty of disorder or robbery on French territory, shall seek refuge on Annamese territory, the local authorities, on being advised of the same, shall exert themselves to seize the criminal and deliver him to the French authorities.
It shall be the same if robbers, piates, or criminals of any description, subjects of the King, shall take refuge on French territory; they shall be pursued immediately advice is received, and, if possible, arrested and given up to the authorities of their country.
Art. XIX.-In case of the decease of a French subject or foreigner on An- namese territory, or of an Annamese subject on French territory, the goods of the deceased shall be delivered to his heirs, or, in their absence or default, to the resident, who shall be charged with the delivery of them to those entitled.
Art. XX. To assure and facilitate the execution of the clauses and stipulations of the present treaty, one year after its signature His Excellency the President of the French Republic shall appoint a resident, having the rank of Minister, to reside near His Majesty the King of Annam. The resident shall be charged with the mainte- nance of amicable relations between the High Contracting Parties and to see to the conscientious execution of the articles of the treaty.
The rank of this envoy and the honours and prerogatives to which he shall be entitled shall be subsequently settled by common accord aud on the footing of perfect reciprocity between the High Contracting Parties.
His Majesty the King of Annam shall have the right to appoint residents at Paris and at Saigon.
The expenses occasioned by the sojourn of these residents shall be borne by their respective governments.
Art. XXI.-This treaty replaces the treaty of 1862, and the French Government urdertakes to obtain the consent of the Spanish Government. In cases where Spain does not accept the modifications of the treaty of 1862 the present tre. ty shall have
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