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Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France) (view source)
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In the end, on 10/15, Guerin ordered his troops to land and surround the negotiation site, forcing the Ryukyuans to agree to sign the treaty.
In the end, on 10/15, Guerin ordered his troops to land and surround the negotiation site, forcing the Ryukyuans to agree to sign the treaty.
The Treaty contained many of the same stipulations as the previous year's treaty with the United States, adding also most-favored-nation status, [[extraterritoriality]] for Frenchmen in Ryûkyû, and the legalization of lending of land, houses, and ships to Frenchmen. Still, the Ryukyuans were successful in rejecting stipulations for the ''sale'' of land or houses to foreigners.<ref>Tinello, 219.</ref>
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