TREATIES WITH COREA.
GREAT BRITAIN.
TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND COREA.
SINGNED, IN THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGES, AT HANYANG (SEOUL) ON THE 26TH NOVEMBER, 1883.
Ratifications exchanged at Hanyang on the 28th April, 1884.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, and His Majesty the King of Corea, being sincerely desirous of establishing permanent relations of Frien iship and Commerce between their res- pective dominions, have resolve to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have therefore named as Their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
Her Majesty the Queen of the Uaited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, S.r Harry Smith Parkes, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of The Bath, Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor of China;
His Majesty the King of Corea, Min Yöng-mok, President of His Majesty's Foreign Office, a Dignitary of the First Rank, Senior Vice-President of the Council of State, Member of His Majesty's Privy Council, and Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:-
Art. I.-There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, her heirs and succes-ors, and His Majesty the King of Corea, his heirs and succes- sors, and between their respective dominions and subjects, who shall enjoy full security and protection for their persons and property within the dominions of the
other.
2.-In case of difference arising between one of the High Contracting Parties and a third Power, the other High Contracting Party, if requested to do so, shall exert its good offices to bring about an amicable arrangment.
Art. II.-Te High Contracting Parties may each appoint a Diplomatic Re presentativ to reside permanently or temporarily at the capital of the other, and may appoint a Consul-G neral, Consuls or Vice-Consuls, to reside at any or all of the por s or places of the other which are open to forciga commerce.
The Diplo- matic Representatives and Consular functionaries of both countries shall freely enjoy the same faciliti s or communication, personally or in writing, with the Authorities of the country where they respectively reside, together with all other privileges and immunities, as are enjoyed by Diplomatic or Consular functionaries in other count.ies.
2.-The Diplomatic Representative and the Consular functionaries of each Power and the members of their official establishments shall have the right to travel freely in any part of the do uinions of the oth r, and the Cor an Authorities shall furnish pa-sp rts to such British officers travelling in Corea, and shall provide such
scort for their protection as may be necessary.
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