L29/568/42

Grantham, St. James's to Fitzherbert, Paris (No 20, copy) Instructions to Fitzherbert regarding the Dutch. Points out the distinction between the situation now and that of the Treaty of 1674. The Dutch refusal to accept either the mediation or an offer of a separate peace render the offer made to them in April null and void. The offer was never a preliminary concession but a conditional price for a separate peace. It is necessary for the Dutch to give in their terms. The Dutch professions of a desire of a reunion between the two nations are contradicted by the Declarations that accompany them. If M. Brantzen is in earnest, Fitzherbert is to assure him of the King's desire for such a reunion. If there is no prospect for such an event, the Dutch are not entitled to special terms.

9 Nov 1782

From: 1674 To: 1782

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Lucas,
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron,
Fitzherbert, Alleyn,
Brantzen, G.,
George III

Foreign Secretary, political correspondence, Plenipotentiary, Dutch, treaties, peace and battles celebrations/commemorations, general royalty, Westminster Saint James, Paris, Holland