e Swedish Cabinet
Council, whenever matters affecting both countries are there transacted.
In such cases the opinion of the Government residing in Norway shall be
consulted unless such a speedy decision be required that time does not
allow of it.

When, in the Norwegian Cabinet Council, matters affecting both countries
are transacted, three members of the Swedish Cabinet Council shall there
have a seat and vote.

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Sec. 7[72:1]. [-- --] Matters concerning both the Kingdoms, but which in
consequence of their nature, do not belong to the administration of any
special Department, are reported by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and
are despatched to each Kingdom, drawn up in its own language; to Sweden
by the above mentioned reporter Minister and to Norway by her Prime
Minister.

Diplomatic (Cabinet) matters are reported by the Minister for Foreign
affairs, and are entered into a separate protocol[73:1]. [-- --]

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Sec. 12. Whereas the regulations contained in this Act of Union partly are
copied from the Constitution of the realm of Norway, partly are additions
to it, based on the right awarded to the present Storthing by the
Constitution, they shall, with regard to Norway, have and retain the same
authority as the Constitution of that realm, and they must not be altered
but in the way indicated in Sec. 112 of that same Constitution.

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FOOTNOTES:

[72:1] This paragraph describes the joint so-called provisional
Government.

3.

Preliminary settlement of the Consular question between members of the
Swedish and the Norwegian Cabinet Council, on March 24, 1903. (The
so-called Communique).

The negotiations carried on in Stockholm during the last months of
October, December, and January between the members of the Swedish and the
Norwegian Government here subjoined, and regarding the Consular question,
have been continued in Christiania during February and March.

During these negotiations the Swedish members maintained that the
establishment of a separate Consular service for each of the United
Kingdoms did not seem to them desirable in itself, and that they were not
convinced that a dissolution of the existing community, in this respect,
would convey any important practical advantages to either of the
Kingdoms. On the contrary, there were reasons to apprehend lest this
arrangement should lead to inconveniences.

Whereas, however, an opposite opinion has long been uph