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APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



2. Article 5 of the "Projet" is copied from Article TV of the Con- 

 vention between Enssia and the United States of America. By the 

 American Article the right of visiting respectively and resorting to 

 each other's possessions is limited to ten years. This limitation is left 

 in blank in the "Projet." 



We shonld have no objection to agree to the Article withont any 

 limitation of time. We slionld i)refer a longer period (say twenty 

 years) to that stipnlated by the Americans. Yonr Excellency will 

 obtain either of these extensions if yon can, bnt you mnst not agree 

 to a shorter term than ten years. 



Yonr Excellency will be careful to make it understood that this limi- 

 tation of time cannot in any case extend to the use by Great Britain 

 of the harbour of New Archangel, still less of the rivers, creeks, &c., 

 on the continent, the use of all which is in the nature of a compensation 

 for the per])etual right of territory granted to Enssia, and, therefore, 

 must be alike perpetinil. If your Excellency shall, as I cannot doubt, 

 conclude and sign this Convention before your departure, you will 

 make it a point to bring with you the ratification of the Eussian Gov- 

 ernment to be exchanged by Count Lieven against that of His Majesty. 



I have, &c. 



(Signed) 



Geoklie Canning. 



[InclosHie in No. 43.] 

 Draft Conrcniiot). 



His Majesty the King of the United 

 Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland, <and 

 His Majesty the Emperor of All the Kns- 

 sias, beiugdesirons of drawing still closer 

 the ties of friendsliip and good nnder- 

 etanding which niiite tliem, by means of 

 an Agreement which shall settle, npon 

 the basis of reciprocal convenience, the 

 different points connected with the com- 

 merce, navigation, and tisheries of their 

 subjects on the Pacific Ocean, as well as 

 the limits of their possessions and estab- 

 lishments on the north-west coast of 

 Anierica; their said Majestieshave named 

 their Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Con- 

 vention for this pnri)Osi',, that is to say: 



His Majesty the King of the United 

 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 &c., &c., &c. ; 



And His Majesty the Emperor of All the 

 Eussias, &c., &c., &c. ; 



Who, after having communicated to 



each other their res])ective full 



63 powers, found to be in due and 



proper I'orm, have agreed upon and 



concluded the lollowing Articles: 



Article I. 



It is agreed between the High Contract- 

 ing I'arties that their respective subjects 

 shall enjoy the right of free navigation 

 along the wliole extent of the I'acilie 

 Ocean, compnliending the sea within 

 Behring's Straits, and shall neither be 

 troubled nor molested in carrying on 

 their trade and fisheries, in all i)arts of 

 the said ocean, either to the northward or 

 southward thereof. 



Sa Majest(5 le Roi du Royanmo-Uni de 

 la Graude-Bretagne etde I'lrlande, et Sa 

 Majeste-rEmpereur deToutes les Russies, 

 d6sirant resserrer les liens d'amitie et de 

 bonne intelligence qui les unisseut, ino- 

 yennant un accord qui regleroit, sur le 

 principe d'uue convenance r(5ciproque, 

 dift'orens points relatifs au commerce, a 

 la navigation, et anx pecheries do lenrs 

 snjets sur I'Ocean Paciiique, ainsi que les 

 limites de leurs possessions et dtablisse- 

 meus sur la cote nord-oiiest de TAnK^ri- 

 qne; leurs dites Majest^s out nomme des 

 Plenipoteutiaircs pour couclure uneCou- 

 ventivjn si cet eli'et, savoir: 



Sa Majest*? le Roi du Royanme-Uni 

 de la Grande-Bretague et de I'lrlande, 

 &c., &c., ifcc. ; 



Et Sa Majeste J'Empereur de Toutes les 

 Russies, &c., &c., &c. ; 



Lesqnels, apres s'etre r^ciproquement 

 communi(iu(58 leurs ])k'ins ]Huiv(iirs res- 

 pectifs, trouves en bonne et due furme, 

 sent con\euus des Articles suivaus: 



Article I. 



II est convenu entre les Hautes Parties 

 Contractantes que leurs snjets respectifs 

 navigneront librenient dans toute I'dten- 

 dut^ lU; rOcean Pacili(|ne, y comprise la 

 Mer au dedans du Detroit dit de Behring, 

 et ne seront point troubles ni molesters en 

 exeryant leiir commerce et lenrs peche- 

 ries, dans toutes les parties du dit oc^au. 

 tant au nord qu'au sud. 



