dition to general precepts as to
their duty of mutual cooperation and of mutual interchange of information
about such resolutions and steps, etc. as may be of importance for them
to know it should be directed:

that a new Consulate must not be established until the Minister for
Foreign affairs has stated as to whether any obstacles to its
establishment are raised on the part of Foreign Powers;

that, before the appointment of a Consul, the Foreign Minister shall have
an opportunity of making the remarks he may find appropriate, as to the
persons possible to be taken into consideration for the appointment;

that, for obtaining a Foreign Power's recognition of a Consul, the
Consular administration has to make a proposition of it to the Foreign
Minister just as is the case when, in other matters belonging to the
province of the Consular administration the question arises about
applying to the Government of a Foreign Power;

and that if, in matters being dealt with by the Consular administration,
the Minister for Foreign affairs has given instructions to a Consul, the
Consular administration must not give the Consul an order conflicting
with such an instruction.

As to the Foreign Minister's relation to the Consuls and _vice versa_,
the law should say that the Consuls are subordinate to the Minister for
Foreign affairs in such a way:

that, in matters belonging to his province, he has the right to request
information directly from the Consul and to give him instructions;

and that the Consul on his part is bound not only to execute implicitly
what he is thus requested to do, but also, in such matters dealt with by
him as, owing to their nature and other circumstances, may be supposed to
affect the relation to a Foreign Power, to send of his own accord a
report of the origination of the matter as well as of its further
development.

Besides it should be instituted:

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that, in case a Consul should act in such a way as may have a disturbing
effect upon the friendly relations between the United Kingdoms and the
Foreign Power concerned, and also in case a Consul should neglect to
execute the instructions of the Minister for Foreign affairs or the
Legation, the Foreign Minister shall have the right to address a humble
request to the King about the Consul's revocation, whereupon the Consular
administration concerned should be informed of the resolution.

In order to regulate the relations between the Legati