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Sir A. Perrler will announce to the 

 French Commissioner that it is the In- 

 tention of H. M. Government to keep 

 Cruisers on the coast and to establish 

 Stations on Shore at Belle Isle in the 

 Straits and at any other places where 

 It may be deemed expedient. 



The following further concessions 

 may be agreed to by Sir A. Perrier if 

 he can thereby bring his French Col- 

 league to a final adjustment of this 

 question : 



1. Half a mile to be the Coast limits 

 instead of a quarter of a mile. 



by which we should have the power of 

 withdrawing the privilege in the event 

 of its being abused, or of our requir- 

 ing the exclusive use of this coast for 

 ourselves, it is probable the French 

 would continue without detriment to 

 British interests, to derive almost as 

 extensive advantage from this part of 

 the coast as that which they now en- 

 Joy. We therefore propose an addition 

 to this proposition as in Article 8, of 

 the separate paper. 



To remove doubts and prevent dis- 

 putes, it will be well to insert at this 

 place a proposition recognizing the 

 right of the French during the season 

 to a fishery at Groais Isle and Belle 

 Isle South, in like manner as on those 

 parts of the Coast of Newfoundland 

 assigned to them. 



Whatever the claim of the French 

 from occupancy may be, it is not quite 

 clear that those Islands were com- 

 prised in the original concessions to 

 the French. For the terms we would 

 suggest, see Article 9 of the separate 

 paper. 



We suggest for security a provision 

 as in Article XI of the separate paper, 

 to the effect that the French rights of 

 fishery shall stand on the footing of 

 former Treaties in all particulars not 

 altered or modified by this Convention. 



We also suggest a final provision as 

 in Article 13 of the separate paper, for 

 fixing a time for bringing the Conven- 

 tion into operation. 



Proper in any event. 



A quarter of a mile apears to us 

 sufficient, but we see no particular ob- 

 jection to half a mile if desired by the 

 French. 



