The 1882 US and Korea Treaty: Draft and Final Versions INSTROK – Lesson 2, Section 4
CHIN HONG CHI [ideographic signature]
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Instructions to Robert W. Schufeldt from Richard Wigginton Thompson, Secretary of the United States Navy, October 29, 1878 Six major U.S. national objectives for the drafting of the U.S.-Korea Treaty of 1882: First and foremost: I.
Relief and protection of American vessels and crews who might be shipwrecked on Korean coasts
If conditions are favorable, pursue: II.
Trading rights a) no fixed tariff rates b) import dutied levy only once
III.
The right of American citizens to travel to the interior
IV.
Extraterritoriality
V.
Consular rights to communicate with the Korean government
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