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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
cial Treaty, which was read and briefly explain¬ 
ed to me by Mr. Judson. In this the subject of 
the fourth article of the draft, heretofore discus¬ 
sed, and which related to the trade on the fron¬ 
tier, was omitted. 
E. It is impossible for me at present to offer 
any opinion regarding the document now pro¬ 
duced until a translation of it shall have been 
made. I beg you to furnish me with a copy, 
and at our next meeting the subject of it will 
undergo discussion. 
B. We will immediately furnish the copy 
you require. 
A copy of the draft was made and delivered. 
The Burman commissioners then produced a 
paper, containing certain propositions of a po¬ 
litical nature: the substance of it was briefly 
translated by Mr. Judson. 
E. I request that a copy of this paper may 
be furnished to me, and at our next conference 
I will offer my sentiments on the subject of it. 
B. The copy you require will be furnished. 
The writers proceeded to make a copy, which 
was furnished accordingly. The next meeting 
was appointed for the 5th. 
This conference, although little was done ex¬ 
cept reading two short papers, occupied about 
three hours, owing to the time taken up in 
