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species in the waters referred to, sncli an agreement to be signed sininl- 

 taneonsly with the convention for arbitration, and to be witliout preju- 

 di(!e to tlie qnestions to be snbniitted to the arbitrators. 



A full reply to yonr note of June 3 relating to the terms of arbitra- 

 tion will not be long delayed. 

 I have, etc., 



William F. Whaiiton, 



Acting ISccretary. 



Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Wharton. 



British Legation, 

 Washington, June 13, JS91. 



Sir: I lost no time in telegraphing to the Marquis of Salisbury the 

 contents of your note of June 11, conveying the assent of your Govern- 

 ment to the a])pointnient, in connection with Her Majesty's Govern- 

 ment, of a joint commission for the i)urpose mentioued in my note to 

 you of the same date, such agreement to be signed sinuiltane(msly with 

 the convention for arbitration, and to be without prejudice to the ques- 

 tions to be submitted to the arbitrators. 



I informed his lordship at the same time that, in handing me the 

 note under reply, you had assured me that the President was anxious 

 tliat the commission should be appointed in time to commence its work 

 this season, and that your Government would, on that account, use 

 their utmost efforts to expedite We signature of the arbitration conven- 

 tion. 



I now have the honor to inform you that I have this day received a 

 telegraphic reply from Lord Salisbury, in which, while conveying tome 

 authority to sign the proposed agreement for a modus vivendi contained 

 in your note of June 9, his lordshij) desires me to place on record that 

 it is signed by me on the clear understanding that the joint commission 

 will be appointed without delay. 



On that understandnig, therefore, I shall be prepared to attend at 

 the State Department, for the purpose of siguiug the agreement, at such 

 time as you may be good enough to appoint.. 

 I have, etc., 



Julian Pauncefote. 



Mr. Wharton to Sir Julian Pauncefote. 



Department of State, 



Washington, June 13, 1891. 

 Sir: The President directs me to say, in response to your note of this 

 date, that his asvsent to the ])roi)Osition for a joint commission, as ex- 

 ])ressed in my note of June *.>, was given in the expectation tliat both 

 (Jovernments would use every i)ro[)e] elfort to adjust the leinaining 

 ]»()ints of difierence in the general corresi)on<lence relating to arbitra- 

 tion, and to agree ni)oii the deliitite terms of a submission and of tlie 

 a[>pointment of a joint commission without unnecessary delay. 



