조약 체결 관련 지침
미국과 청국의 교섭
Department of State
Washington
Commodore R.W. Shufeldt, U.S.N.
&c &c &c
On special service at Peking
Sir:
I was much gratified to receive on the 21st ultimo a telegram from Mr. Holcombe reacquainting me with the information received from His Excellency the Viceroy Li Hung Chang that word has come from Corea that the government of that island is willing to make a treaty with the U.S.
In view of the length of time required for communication with you while on this mission to so isolated a country, you are necessarily left largely to your own discretion in carrying out invitations furnished to you by the Department on the 14th of November last. It does not appear from Mr. Holcombe’s telegram whether the Corean government has expressed willingness to negotiate both of the treaties contemplated, or, if only one of these, which one. A shipwreck conversation is, naturally, of the first necessity, and should you accomplish no more than this, your mission will still have yielded admiral results.
With regard to a commercial treaty, your own good judgment will doubtless have counseled the primary importance of not seeking to gain too many or too great advantages in a negotiation which, in the nature of things, is merely a first step in the discretion of opening a hitherto closely sealed country to our trade. The provisions of such a treaty should be so simple and few as not to excite any distrust on the part of a government and people whose jealous dread of foreign association and influence has been conspicuously manifested hitherto. That a moderate degree of friendly and mutually profitable intercourse at first will bring about its natural and necessary enlargement in time cannot reasonably be donated. Bearing this in mind, and regarding any concession however small, as an absolute gain, you may safeguard future interests by a judiciously worded clause giving to the United States whatever commercial privileges may be hereafter granted by the Coreans to other countries by treaty.
Congratulating you on the auspicious beginning of your mission, as reported in Mr. Holcombe’s dispatch and expressing every appreciation of the friendly aid you have received from the Viceroy Li in your delicate task.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant
Fredk. T. Frelinghuysen
Washington
Commodore R.W. Shufeldt, U.S.N.
&c &c &c
On special service at Peking
Sir:
I was much gratified to receive on the 21st ultimo a telegram from Mr. Holcombe reacquainting me with the information received from His Excellency the Viceroy Li Hung Chang that word has come from Corea that the government of that island is willing to make a treaty with the U.S.
In view of the length of time required for communication with you while on this mission to so isolated a country, you are necessarily left largely to your own discretion in carrying out invitations furnished to you by the Department on the 14th of November last. It does not appear from Mr. Holcombe’s telegram whether the Corean government has expressed willingness to negotiate both of the treaties contemplated, or, if only one of these, which one. A shipwreck conversation is, naturally, of the first necessity, and should you accomplish no more than this, your mission will still have yielded admiral results.
With regard to a commercial treaty, your own good judgment will doubtless have counseled the primary importance of not seeking to gain too many or too great advantages in a negotiation which, in the nature of things, is merely a first step in the discretion of opening a hitherto closely sealed country to our trade. The provisions of such a treaty should be so simple and few as not to excite any distrust on the part of a government and people whose jealous dread of foreign association and influence has been conspicuously manifested hitherto. That a moderate degree of friendly and mutually profitable intercourse at first will bring about its natural and necessary enlargement in time cannot reasonably be donated. Bearing this in mind, and regarding any concession however small, as an absolute gain, you may safeguard future interests by a judiciously worded clause giving to the United States whatever commercial privileges may be hereafter granted by the Coreans to other countries by treaty.
Congratulating you on the auspicious beginning of your mission, as reported in Mr. Holcombe’s dispatch and expressing every appreciation of the friendly aid you have received from the Viceroy Li in your delicate task.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant
Fredk. T. Frelinghuysen
색인어
- 이름
- R.W. Shufeldt, Holcombe, Li Hung Chang, Li, Fredk. T. Frelinghuysen
- 지명
- Washington, Peking
- 관서
- Department of State