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[b]Empire Français[/b][/centre]

It is with great joy that I announce the humanitarian intervention against the Empire of Vietnam - for its woeful crimes committed against men of the Christian faith - has come to a most wonderful conclusion. Victory has been achieved. In this war, France has fought for the cause of liberty and all that it stands for; one of its most utmost values being that of religious freedom. I have with me the treaty of peace and friendship with the Vietnamese Emperor, and it reads as follows:

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[b]Treaty of Saigon[/b][/centre]

His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III of the French Empire and His Majesty the Emperor of Vietnam, being desirous of putting an end to the hostilities which have arisen between the two countries, have resolved to conclude the following treaty:

Article I
There will be constant peace and perpetual friendship between the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Vietnam, and between the subjects of the two Empires, with no persons or places excepted; subjects shall enjoy full security and protection for their persons and property within the dominions of the other.

Article II 
The Emperor of Vietnam shall cede to the Emperor of the French the city of Saigon, the island of Poulo Condor and three southern provinces of Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, and Dinh Tuong, to be possessed in perpetuity by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, his heirs and successors, and to be governed by such laws and regulations as the French Government sees fit. 

Article III
The sum of £1,500 is allocated to the French Government to indemnify it for the expenses which arming itself against Vietnam compelled it to undertake, and also to make amends to those those French citizens and those missionaries protected by France who were harmed by the acts of persecutions. 

Article IV
Experience proves that opening new ports to trade from abroad is one of the needs of the times, and so it has been agreed that the ports of Tourane, Balat and Quảng Yên shall be defined as open ports. Frenchmen and their families may go to, settle in, and practice trade and industry in aforementioned ports and cities of Vietnam with full security and without interference.

Article V
The Christian religion having as its aim to bring men to virtue, the members of all Christian sects will have full security of their persons, property and religious practices, and effective protection will be given missionaries who peacefully go into the interior of the country. Vietnam will place no barrier in the way of Vietnamese individuals who decide to embrace the Christian faith and practice, and these individuals will suffer no punishment. All that was written and proclaimed against Christianity in the past by the Vietnamese Government, or approved by it, is completely abrogated, and is now without value in all provinces.

Article VI
The Emperor of Vietnam affirms that Vietnam's foreign affairs shall be under Imperial French protection; his relations with foreign states shall be conducted in accordance with the advice and wishes of the French Government. The Emperor of Vietnam will enter into no engagements with foreign states, and will not take up arms against any foreign state, except with the concurrence of the French Government.

Article VII
This Treaty shall go into effect immediately upon ratification and shall be drawn up in the French and Vietnamese languages, the French version taking precedence in the event of a dispute.

[X] - Admiral Léonard Charner, on behalf of His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III
[X] - His Imperial Majesty Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam
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France has proudly fulfilled her ancient duty of protecting the freedom of all Christians, wherever they may be. No more shall missionaries be harassed in their journeys to spread the teachings of Christianity abroad in the Orient. We now look forward to peace and tolerance between the Vietnamese Emperor and those subjects of his who follow the word of the Lord. 

~ His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III, by the Grace of God and Will of the Nation, Emperor of the French