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TREATY BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND CHINA

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The basis of this co-operation will be established by a convention appended to th's treaty, which shall be as valid and binding to both the High Contracting Parties as the pres nt treaty.

Art. V. His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Post igal and the Algarves may appoint an Ambassador, Minister, or other diplomatic agent to the Court of His Im- perial Majesty the Emperor of China, and this agent, as well as the persons of his suite and the r families, will be permitted, at the option of the Portuguese Govern- ment, to reside permanently in Peking, to visit that Court, or to reside at any other place where such residence is equally accorded to the diplomatic representative of other nations. The Chinese Government may also, if it thinks fit, appoint an Ambassador, Minister, or other diplomatic agent to reside at Lisbon, or to visit that Court when his Government shall order.

Art. VI.-The diplomatic agents of Portugal and China shall reciprocally enjoy in the place of their residence all the prerogatives and immunities accorded by the laws of nations; their persons, families, and houses, as well as their correspondence shall be inviolate.

Art. VII.-The official correspondence addressed by Portuguese authorities to the Chinese authorities shall be written in the Portuguese language accompanied by a translation in Chinese, and each nation shall regard as authoritative the document written in its own language.

Art. VIII.-The form of correspondence between the Portuguese an the Chj nese authorities will be regulated by their respective rank and position, based upon complete reciprocity. Between the high Portuguese and Ch nese functionaries at the capital or elsewhere, such correspondence will take the form of dispatch (Chiu-hoei); between the subordinate functionaries of Portugal and the chief authorities of the provinces, the former shall make use of the form of exposition (Xen-chen) and the latter that of declaration (Cha-haing); and the subordinate officers of both nations shall correspond together on terms of perfect equality. Merchants and generally all uthera who are not invested with an official character shall adopt, in addressing the

tion (Pin-ching).

he King of Portugal and the Algarves consuls, or Consular agents in the ports ions to have them. These functionaries those of the Consuls of other nations, and immunities which at any time the ation may enjoy.

I show to each other reciprocal civilities erfect equality.

ink with Tao-tais, Vice-Consuls, acting eters-translators, with Prefects. The Government and not merchants. The in case the Portuguese Government icial Consul at any port and choose to

• time being, with the duties of Portu-

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es, as well as all the advantages con- reduction in the duties of navigation, which may have been or may be here- or to its subjects, will be mediately y concession is granted by the Chinese special conditions, Portugal, on claim own subjects, will equally assent to the

1 to reside at, or frequent, the ports of carry on trade or employ themselves ance between the ports open to foreign