Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth.
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" ashington, March IA. 1910.


The undersigned, Her Britlanic Maes-
tvs Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenepotentiary, has been instructed by his
government to make the following conmu-
nication to the Secretary of STATE of the
United States, in reference to the boun-
Diary negotiation, and the affairs Of the dis
puted territory.


Her Majesty's Government have had M
der their consideration the official note ad
dressed TO the undersi igned by the Secrc-
tary of State of the United States, on the
24th Of last December, in reply to note
from the undersigned Of the Cd November
proceeding, in which the undersigned pro-
tested, in the name Of bis Government,
against the extensive system of aggression
pursued by the people ofthe State Of Maine
within the disputed territory. to the preju-
dice the rights of Great Britain and I'D
manifest violation of the provisional agree
ments entered into between the authorities
ofthe two countries a, the beginning the
last year.


Her Maesty's Government have also
had their attention directed to the public
message transmitted by the Governor of
Maine to the Legislature of The State, on
the Sd of January of the present year.


Upon a consideration Of the statements
contained in these two official documents
her Majesty's Government regret to find
that the principal acts of encroacbment
which were denounced and complained Of
on the part of Great Britain, so far from
being either disproved, or discontinued, or
satisfactorily explained by the authorities,of
the State OF Maine, are on the contrary
persisted in. and publicly avowed.


Her Majesty's Government have conse-
quently instructed the undersigned once
more formally to protest against those acts
of encroachment and aggression.


Her Majesty's Government claim and
expect from the good faith ofthe United
States, that the people OF Maine shall re-
place themselves IN the situation in which
they stood before the agreements of last
year were signed; that they shall there
fore retire from the valley of the st. John.
and confine themselves to the valley in a
temporary manner only, for the purpose,
as agreed upon. of preventing depreda-
tions; and that they shall not construct for
tifcations, nor make roads or permanent
settlements.


Until this be done the people of' the
State of Maine, and so long rs that people
shall persist in the present system of ag-
gression, her Majesty's Government will
feel it their duty to make such military ar,
rang as may be required for the pro-,
lection of her Majesty's rights. And her
Maesty's Government deem it right to de-
claro that if the result Of the unjustifahle.