We
refuse to receive the deputation proposed by the Storthing.

_Oscar._

26.

Extract of the protocol of Civil business held in Council before His
Majesty in the presence of His Royal Highness The Crown Prince at the
Royal Palace Stocholm June 9th 1905.

[-- -- --]

His Excellency Mr. Ramstedt, Prime Minister, stated:

"According to information received from Norway the Norwegian Storthing
has, on the 7th inst. passed the following resolutions:

'The members of the Cabinet having resigned their office and the King
having declared himself unable to form a new government; and the
Constitutional Sovereign thereby having resigned His powers, the
Storthing authorises the members of the Council who resigned this day, to
assume until further notice, as the Norwegian Government, the authority
granted to the King according to the Constitution of the Norwegian
Kingdom and its valid law--with the changes that become neccessary
through the fact that the Union with Sweden under one King is dissolved,
in consequence of the King having ceased to Act as King of Norway.'

Through this revolutionary measure, the Storthing has not only without
the King's assistance, but also without referring to Sweden arbitrarily
passed a resolution respecting the dissolution of a Union which has
existed on the grounds of legal mutual agreements between the two
countries and cannot without mutual consent be broken.

The Storthing, having thus by this resolution, violated Sweden's
prerogative it becomes undeniably necessary that an extra session of the
Diet be immediately summoned in order to debate as to what measures
should be taken on Sweden's side, with reference to what has thus
occurred. Herewith I appeal that Your Majesty will resolve on the
summoning of the Diet, at the same time Your Majesty intimates
disacknowledgement of the government, proclaimed by the Storthing".

In this address the rest of the members proclaimed themselves unanimous;

And His Majesty the King consented to this, and in accordance with the
Prime Minister's recommendation was graciously pleased to decree, by open
letter and edict, the import of which are contained in the appendage to
this protocol, that the members of both Chambers of the Diet be summoned
to an extra session in Stockholm on Tuesday June 20th.

27.

Address from the King to the President of the Storthing.

To the President of the Storthing!

To you, and through you to the