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the two Governments, it is 
agreed that accredited Mi¬ 
nisters, retaining an escort or 
safe-guard of fifty men, from 
each shall reside at the Dur¬ 
bar of the other, who shall 
be permitted to purchase or 
to build a suitable place of 
residence of permanent ma¬ 
terials, and a Commercial 
Treaty upon principles of re¬ 
ciprocal advantage will be en¬ 
tered into by the two high 
contracting Powers. 
Art. 8th.— All public and 
private debts contracted by 
either Government, or by the 
subjects of either Govern¬ 
ment, with the others, pre¬ 
vious to the war, to be re¬ 
cognized and liquidated, up¬ 
on the same principles of ho- 
ment person be appointed by 
the British Government, with 
fifty attendants and arms com¬ 
plete, to reside in the royal 
city of Burma; and let one 
Government person, appoint¬ 
ed by the Burman Govern¬ 
ment, with fifty attendants 
and arms complete, reside in 
the royal city of the Gover¬ 
nor-General. And let the 
Burmese Governor, residing 
in the Ku-la country, and the 
Ku-la Governor residing in 
the Burmese country, pur¬ 
chase, or build anew, as they 
may choose, a suitable house 
of wood or brick for their re¬ 
sidence. And in order to 
promote the prosperity of the 
two nations, an additional 
Treaty shall be made, rela¬ 
tive to opening the gold and 
silver (A Burman phrase,) 
road and trading one with 
another. 
Art. 8th.—All debts con¬ 
tracted previous to the war, 
by Government people or 
common people, shall be com¬ 
pletely liquidated, according 
to good faith. No one shall 
be suffered to excuse himself, 
saying, the war took place 
