Manuel Silva,
Secretary of State of His Majesty the King of Spain.
Done at Madrid, the 11th of March, 1877.
A true copy.—Madrid, April 2, 1877.—A true copy.—The Subsecretary,
Francisco Rubio.
Appendix XX
The Protocol of Sulu of 1885, between Spain, Germany, and Great Britain, March 7, 1885[72]
General Government of the Philippines
Royal Order
Foreign Office.—No. 312.—Excellent Sir: The Secretary of State sends me the following communication on March 29th, 1885:—Excellent Sir: I have the honor to forward you a translated copy of the protocol between Spain, Germany and Great Britain, the latter two nations recognizing the sovereignty of the first over the archipelago of Sulu, signed in Madrid on the 7th of March, 1885.—I send you this communication by Royal order, and enclose a copy of the treaty referred to. God keep your Excellency many years.—Madrid, April 8, 1885.—Tejada.
Manila, June 17, 1885.—To be executed and published in the Official Gazette.