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In 1854-1855, Curtius also arranged for the Dutch warship ''Soembing'' (later renamed ''[[Kanko Maru|Kankô-maru]]'') to be gifted to the shogunate, and for Dutch naval officers to provide training in the operation of the warship to shogunate retainers.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 622, 628.; vol 2., 78.</ref>
In 1854-1855, Curtius also arranged for the Dutch warship ''Soembing'' (later renamed ''[[Kanko Maru|Kankô-maru]]'') to be gifted to the shogunate, and for Dutch naval officers to provide training in the operation of the warship to shogunate retainers.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 622, 628.; vol 2., 78.</ref>
On 1858/7/10, he signed a [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] with officials of the Tokugawa shogunate,<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3 (1937), 12.</ref> amidst the shogunate signing treaties with the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom all within a short period.
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