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tion of form is almost as important as that of principle. 

 These are the only instructions which I can give you, 

 for, in order to render them more precise and more 

 detailed, it would be necessary to have before me 

 information, not yet forthcoming, of what has hap- 

 pened in the Koman States during the last few days. 

 Your upright and enlightened judgment will inspire 

 you according to circumstances. But in any case you 

 will confer with MM. d'Harcourt and de Eayneval 

 in reference to all matters which do not call for an 

 immediate solution. It will be superfluous for me to 

 engage you to maintain close and confidential rela- 

 tions with General Oudinot, this being absolutely 

 essential to the success of the enterprise which you 

 are called to work out in common. 



" DROUYN DE LHUYS." 



M. Drouyn de Lhuys himself read me these in- 

 structions, and, dwelling at the first passage which 

 authorised me " to devote myself exclusively to the 

 negotiations and the relations to be established with 

 the Eoman authorities and inhabitants," he pointed 

 out to me that this left me a very large share of 

 authority independent of the general in command. 

 He dwelt also upon the final paragraph which left 

 me full latitude in presence of unforeseen difficulties 

 or incidents. 



With regard to the passage relating to concerting 

 with MM. d'Harcourt and de Kayneval, I pointed 



