The Treaty of Hue is signed on…
April 1863 CE
The Treaty of Hue is signed on April 14, 1863 between representatives of Vietnam and the French Empire.
Based on the terms of the accord, three Vietnamese ports are opened (Tourane, Balat and Quảng Yên).
Moreover, freedom of missionary activity is permitted and Vietnam's foreign affairs are under French imperial protection.
Saigon, seized by the French in 1862, is declared the capital of French Cochinchina.
Overall, the treaty confirms the tenets of the First Treaty of Saigon.
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