tand out clearly to My inward eye, you, too will
understand with what sincere and intense, and heart-felt sorrow I
consider thesituation we are in and the threatening turn matters now seem
to take.

In conclusion I want only to add this: when you go to your task, do so
with entirely open eyes and consider carefully _all_ consequences of your
actions. Each one may act according to his best convictions! God leads
the destinies of the peoples. May He give you and us all prudence so as
to enter into the way that leads to the true welfare of the Fatherland
and of the North.

I want this my address to be published.

GUSTAF

12.

Record of Justice-Department affair held at Stockholm Palace, on
Wednesday the 5th of April 1905 before His Royal Highness the
Crown-Prince Regent in Joint Swedish and Norwegian Cabinet Council.

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His Royal Highness the Crown-Prince Regent declared:

"I have to-day summond you to Joint Cabinet Council in order to make the
following address to you:

I herewith exhort the Cabinet Councils of the United Kingdoms, on both
sides without an one-sided adherence to standpoints formerly held, to
immediately enter into free and friendly negotiations concerning a new
arrangement of all matters affecting the Union, upon the fundamental
principle that full equality between the countries should be tried to be
established.

The way which, in My opinion, ought to be chosen and in which, as far as
I know, with a little good intention on both sides a solution of the
difficulties satisfactory to all parties can be attained is this: Foreign
Minister in common, be he a Swede or a Norwegian, responsible to both
countries or to a joint institution; separate Consular service for each
country arranged however, in such a way that the Consuls, in everything
regarding the relations to Foreign Powers, should be under the Foreign
Minister's direction and control.

If, in the course of the negotiations, another form could be found for
arranging the affairs affecting the Union, always however with the
preservation of the community in the management and charge of Foreign
affairs, which is an indispensable condition to the existence of the
Union, I herewith declare myself, prepared to take also this form into
earnest consideration."

Mr. Berger, Chief of the Swedish Justice-Department, made the following
statement:

"In connection with what your Royal Highness has been pleased to declare
and whi