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No. 69. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received June 26.) 
[Telegraphic.] 
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1891. 
The State Department have informed me, in reply to the inquiry 
which I have made, in conformity with the instructions con- 
42 tained in your Lordship’s telegram of to-day’s date, that the for- 
mal permission to Her Majesty’ s Commissioners to land on the 
Pribyloff Islands will be sent to me to-day. 
I propose to send this permission to Consul-General Booker, and to 
instruct him to deliver it to Sir George Baden-Powell immediately on 
the arrival of the latter in New York. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salishury.—(Received June 26.) 
[Telegraphic.] 
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1891. 
With reference to my telegram of to-day, I have just received the 
formal permission for the Commissioners to visit the seal islands. It 
consists of a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury to Mr. 
Williams, the Special Agent in charge of the seal fisheries, instructing 
him to afford Sir G. Powell and Professor Dawson the facilities desired 
to enable them to accomplish the object of their mission as defined in 
Article 4 of the modus vivendi of the 15th instant. 
No. 71. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir J. Paancefote. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, June 26, 1891. 
Sir: I have received your despatch of the 12th instant, inclosing 
copies of correspondence with the State Department relative to the 
Agreement for a modus vivendi in Behring’s Sea. 
Your notes to the Acting Secretary of State on this subject are 
approved by Her Majesty’s Government. 
Iam, &c. 
(Signed) SALISBURY. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir J. Pauncefote. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, June 26, 1891. 
Str: With reference to your telegram of the 21st instant, and to my 
reply of the 22nd instant, L travsmit herewith, for your information, 
and for communication to the Government of the United States, a copy 
