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Trade Discussions with Chile
Topic Started: Jun 1 2006, 06:51 PM (137 Views)
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Since Chile's independence and subsequent rise to be one of the most developed countries in South America, socially, politically, economically and militarily, England has been there as a true friend of the nation and has watched their progress with pride, as a younger brother may be watched by the older.

It is in this spirit of brotherhood and continued friendship that we wish to ask the Chilean government of various issues.

Most pressing among them the desire of several British merchants to establish a company in Chile to handle the mining of Nitrates. This company, if sanctioned by the government, would purchase controlling shares in several of the major Chilean mining companies to form a large company capable of handling the large needs of Chilean Nitrate and Copper exports. Such a company would employ Chileans, be for the most part be run by Chileans on a local level and awnser to Chilean national laws.

In exchange for an agreement regarding the formation of such a company, rifles muskets and textile machinery could be provided to the Chilean nation, which would allow them to maintain their advantage over the other South American states in economic and technological terms.

Further we would be able to increase the yearly payment to the state of Chile from 10 pounds to the sum of 25 pounds.

Continued talks regarding this would of course be welcomed and terms are negotiable.

Also, England would like to discuss military docking rights in Chilean ports and docking rights of English merchants. Allowing for docking of military vessels would be most helpful with the resupply and operations in San Francisco and Alaska and Merchant vessels tarrifs should further be reduced by 1% to allow for increased trade and the easier movement of good.

We also wished to discuss the status of Teirra Del Fuego. Which is currently claimed partially by Chile and Argentina. We were interested in possibly purchasing the Chilean portion of the region. English pocession of the land would also allow for England to better maintain protection of the valuable trade rotues which pass through the straight. We would further heavily compensate the nation of Chile for this purchase and would allow Chile unlimited access to the land.
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Prime Minister - George Hamilton Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

Foreign Secretary - George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
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Chile's Foreign Minister, Antonio Varas, has noted to the British Government that the Chilean Government will be forced by public opinion and that of the Company owners to decline the offer raised by the British Government over the potential for the purchase of controlling shares in Chile's State companies in the Arico Province. The question of tariffs and the positioning of British ships in Chilean Ports can be further negotiated, however few have supported the last proposal for the British to be ceded the Chilean portion of Tierra del Fuego and have declined the offer altogether.
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The British are most respectful of the Chilean decisions and have stated that a British company shall be established with land, already owned by England in Northern Chile and would request to expand their land holdings greatly. In accordance with Chilean law, naturally. The company would be employing Chileans to work and bring substaintial revenue into the Chilean coffers.

As for the tarrifs and ship positioning we wish to know the Chilean opinion on the matter.
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