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is closed as a present to the United States Government as a token of their esteem and respect.

The only list of the articles received being in the Siamese language, the Department has no knowledge of their character, and for this reason, it has not been possible to reach any conclusion as to their final disposition, but that it was supposed some steps would be taken towards an Exhibition of the articles, after which a conclusion would be