ceipt of this communication, which shall remain secret, and take formal note thereof on behalf of the Government of the Republic. B. MR. BARRERE, AMBASSADOR OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IN ROME, TO MR. PRINETTI, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY In your letter of today·s date, Your Excellency recalled that, following our conversations concerning the reciprocal situation of France and Italy in the Mediterranean basin, with particular reference to the respective interests of the two countries in Tripolitania Cyrenaica and in Morocco, it seemed to us appropriate to clarify the commitments arising from the exchange ofletters dated 14 and 16 December 1900 on that subject between Marquis Visconti Venosta and myself, to the effect that each of the two Powers might freely develop its sphere of influence in the above-mentioned re­ gions at such time as it deemed appropriate, and without the action of one of them being necessarily subordinated to that of the other. It was explained on that occasion that the limit of French expan­ sion in North Africa referred to in my above-mentioned letter dated 73 14 December 1900 is taken to mean the frontier of Tripolitania marked on the map annexed to the Additional Declaration of 21 March 1899 to the British Convention of 14 June 1898. Since that interpretation, as we noted, now leaves no differences outstanding between our Governments with regard to their respec­ tive interests in the Mediterranean, and in order to rule out com­ pletely any possible misunderstanding between our two countries, you have been authorized by His Majesty's Government to set forth certain unilateral declarations designed to clarify the overall re­ lationship between Italy and France. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt to Your Excellency and to take formal note of those declarations on behalf of my Govern­ ment. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the French and Italian governments, discussing their respective interests and commitments in North Africa and the Mediterranean. It mentions the exchange of letters and the clarification of boundaries, which suggests a focus on international relations and territorial disputes.

**Category**
International relations