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I have since learnt that the assurance which Lord Salisbury had in mind when writ- 
ing the despatch I read was not that to which I referred in my reply to you, but was 
an assurance communicated unofticially to his Lordship by the United States Minister 
in London and also by Mr. Bayard to Sir L. West in the month of April last year. 
I have, &c. 
(Signed) H. G. EDWARDES. 
241. 
Foreign Office to Colonial Office. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, November 2, 1889. 
Str: I have laid before the Marquis of Salisbury Mr. Meade’s three 
letters of the 24th ultimo, with their inclosures, relating to the ques- 
tion of the seizures of British sealing-vessels by the authorities of the 
United States in the waters of Behring’s Sea. 
In reply, I am directed by his Lordship to request that you will state 
to Lord Knutsford that copies of all these papers will be forwarded at 
once to Her Majesty’s Minister at Washington. 
I am to suggest that the Governor-General of Canada should be 
informed that Sir Julian Pauncefote, before leaving for his post, was 
instructed to take the earliest opportunity of discussing the question 
with Mr. Blaine. 
Lord Salisbury proposes to await Sir Julian’s Report before deciding 
as to what further steps should be taken in the matter. 
Lam, We. 
(Signed) T. H. SANDERSON. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir J. Pauncefote. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, November 5, 1889. 
Sir: I have received Mr. Edwardes’ despatch of the 15th ultimo, 
forwarding copy of the private letter which he addressed to Mr. Blaine 
respecting the unofficial assurance given to Her Majesty’s Government 
that no further seizure of British vessels in Behring’s Sea should take 
place pending the discussion of the points at issue between the two 
Governments. 
I have to inform you that Mr. Edwardes’ actien in this matter is 
approved by Her Majesty’s Government. 
lam, Se. 
(Signed) SALISBURY. 
No. 243. 
Sir 0. Lampson and Oo. to Foreign Office.—(Received November 7.) 
64, QUEEN STREET, London, November 6, 1889. 
DEAR Sir: We addressed Lord Iddesieigh on the 12th November, 
1886, on the subject of the Behring’s Sea seal fishery. 
Since that time the number of sealing-vessels, mostly owned in British 
Columbia, has steadily increased, and this year,owing to the high 
