Mr. Patenôtre to Mr. Blaine.

[Translation.]

Mr. Secretary of State: In accordancewith the letter which. Mr. Desprez addressed to you November 3, 1891, I have the honor to announce to you that new protectorate treaties have recently been concluded by the French Government with several chiefs of the Ivory coast.

Conformably to the provisions of the thirty-fourth Article of the General Act of the Berlin Conference, I have the honor to notify you, by direction of my Government, the treaties in question which have been ratified by decree of the President of the Republic, September 6, 1891, and the list of which is as follows:

(1)
Treatv concluded with Yacabi. King of Little Drewin, April 25, 1891.
(2)
Treaty concluded with Jame, King of Roetown, April 26, 1891.
(3)
Treaty concluded with Traga, King of Victory and of the villages Bokion, Douaondé and Dezah, April 27. 1891.
(4)
Treaty concluded with James, or Djemma, King of Victory (village of Noumery), April 27, 1891.
(5)
Treaty concluded with the chiefs Wobery and Meat Bati, of the villages of Douaondé and Bakion, April 28, 1891.
(6)
Treaty concluded with Blabeloy, King of the village of Cavally (rive gauche), Blicrow by name, May 5, 1891.
(7)
Treaty concluded with Hyrie, King of Grand Basha (village of Bontlé), May 7, 1891.
(8)
Treaty concluded with Tagui and Guié, Kings of Tahon, May 9, 1891.

Accept, etc.,

Patenôtre.