S RAITT EP A BP ee se 
No. 28. 
Confidential memorial, on the princi- 
pal objects of restitution, compen- 
sation and reczprocal arrangement. 
THE principle, already establish- 
ed as the basis of negotiation, by 
the consent of the two governments, 
is founded on restitutions to be 
made by his Britannic majesty to 
France, in compensation for the 
arrangements to which that’ power 
may consent, in order to satisfy the 
just pretentions of the allies of the 
king, and to preserve the political 
balance of Europe. 
Tn order to accomplish these ob- 
jects, in the manner the most com- 
plete, and to offer a fresh proof of 
the sincerity of his wishes for the 
re-establishment of general tranquil- 
lity, his majesty would propose, 
that there should be given to this 
principle, on each side, all the la- 
titude of which it may be suscepti- 
ble. 
I. His majesty demands there- 
fore, 
1. The restitution to his majes- 
ty, the emperor and king, of all 
his dominions, on the footing of 
the status ante bellum. 
2. The re-establishment of peace 
between the Germanic-empire and 
France, by a suitable arrangement 
conformable to the respective in- 
terests and the general safety of 
Europe. This arrangement to be 
negotiated with his Imperial majes- 
ty, as constitutional head of the em- 
pire, cither by the intervention of 
the king, or immediately, as his 
imperial majesty shal! prefer. 
3. The evacuation of Italy by 
the French troops, withan engage. 
ment not to interfere in the internal 
-affairs of that country ; which 
should be re-established, as far as 
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possible, upon the footing of the 
status ante bellum. 
In the course of the negotation, 
a more detailed discussion nay be 
entered into of the further measures 
which may be proper to acopt res 
specting the objects of thée three 
articles, in order to the »roviding 
more effectually for the/u®ire se- 
curity of the respective limits or 
possessions, and for the naintenance 
of general tranquillity. 
II. With regard tc the other 
allies of his Britannic majesty, his 
majesty demands, tha there be re- 
served to her majesy the empress 
of all the Russias zfull and unli- 
mited power of taling part in this 
negotiation wherver she may 
think fit, or of aceding to the de. 
finitive treaty, an/ thereby return. 
ing to a state of eace with France: 
III. His majsty also demands, 
that her most fithful majesty may 
be comprehened in this negotia. 
tion, and may€turn to a state of 
peace with Tance, without any 
cession or }irthensome condition 
on either si¢- 
IV. Onaese condition his nia- 
jesty offergo France the entire and 
unreserver restitution of all the 
conquestswhich he has made on 
that pow in the Kast and West 
Indies, ‘oposing at the same time 
thata miual understanding should 
be estalshed as to the means of 
securin for the future, the tran- 
quillitof the two nations, and of 
consolating, as much as possible, 
the a/antages of their respective 
posseions. His majesty offers, in 
like anner, the restitution of the 
islais of St. Pierre and Miquelon, 
andf the fishery of Newfoundland, 
onie footing of the status ante bel. 
lun 
ut if, in addition to this, his 
majesty 
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