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The treaty opened the ports of [[Hakodate]] and [[Shimoda]] to American ships, obligated the Japanese authorities to provide provisions for American ships and good treatment for shipwrecked sailors throughout Japan, and arranged for the establishment of formal relations in the Western mode, with an American consul to be sent to Japan soon afterwards.
The treaty opened the ports of [[Hakodate]] and [[Shimoda]] to American ships, obligated the Japanese authorities to provide provisions for American ships and good treatment for shipwrecked sailors throughout Japan, and arranged for the establishment of formal relations in the Western mode, with an American consul to be sent to Japan soon afterwards.
Following the signing of the Convention, Hayashi Fukusai headed negotiations with Perry as to the fine details of arrangements for the American presence in Shimoda and Hakodate going forward, including the extent of the geographical area within which Americans could move freely; the establishment of checkpoints around the port-towns to control movement beyond that area; the designation of particular temples for American use, including for use as a foreigners' burial grounds; and the reception of American ships at these two ports in future.
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==References==
==References==
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 568.
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 568, 599-600.
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]