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On the 28th April Mr. White was informed that an Act of Parliament would be 
necessary in addition to the Order in Council, but that “neither Act nor Order could 
be draughted [sic] until Canada is heard from.” 
Mr. Phelps retuyned to London on the 22nd June and immediately took up the 
subject, earnestly¥tpressing Lord Salisbury to come to a conclusion. On the 28th 
July, he telegraphed his Government expressing the ‘fear that owing to Canadian 
opposition we shall get no Convention.” 
On the 12th September Mr. Phelps wrote to Secretary Bayard that Lord Salisbury 
had stated that ‘the Canadian Government objected to any such restrictions 
5 (as those asked for the protection of the seal fisheries), and that until Canada’s 
consent could be obtained, Her Majesty’s Governinent was not willing to enter 
into the Convention.” 
I am justified, therefore, in assuming that Lord Salisbury cannot recur to the 
remark of Mr. Phelps as one of the reasons for breaking off the negotiation, because 
the negotiation was in actual progress for more than tour months after the remark 
was made, and Mr. Phelps himself took large part in it. 
Upon this recital of facts, 1 am unable to recall or inany way to qualify the state- 
ment which I made in my note of the 4th June to the effect that Lord Salisbury 
“abruptly closed the negotiation because the Canadian Government objected, and 
that he assigned no other reason whatever.” 
Lord Salisbury expresses the belief that even if the view I have taken of these 
transactions be accurate, they would not bear out the argument which I found upon 
them. The argument to which Lord Salisbury refers, is, I presume, the remonstrance 
which I made, by direction of the President, against the change of policy by Her 
Majesty’s Government without notice and against the wish of the United States. 
The interposition of the wishes of a British province against the conclusion of a 
Convention between two nations which, according to Mr. Phelps, ‘ had been virtually 
agreed upon except as to details,” was, in the President’s belief, a grave injustice to 
the Government of the United States. 
Lhave, &c. 
(Signed) J. G. BLAINE, 
No. 3. 
Stir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received August 25.) 
MAGNOLIA. August 14, 1890. 
My Lorp: [had the honour to receive on the 11th instant your Lord- 
ship’s despatch of the 2nd of this month,* relating to the Behring’s Sea 
controversy, and | now beg to inclose herewith a copy of the note with 
which, in accordance with the instructions contained in that despatch, 
1 forwarded a copy of the same to the Secretary of State. 
I have, &c. 
(Signed) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, 
{Inclosure in No. 3.] 
Sir J. Pauncefote to Mr. Blaine. 
MAGNOLIA, August 12, 1890. 
