3. Preparatory agreement, in Consular question, between Swedish and Norwegian Cabinet Councils (so called Communique) 73 4. Extract from Norwegian Government's proposal referring to identical laws 75 5. Extract from Bostroem's reasons for identical laws 76 6. Extract from Hagerup's Answer 77 7. Extract from Swedish Government's proposal regarding identical laws 78 8. Extract from Norwegian Cabinet Council's Memorandum on account of this proposal 79 9. Extract from Swedish Cabinet's answer 82 10. Report on proceedings of Cabinet Council held on 7th February 1905 83 11. Crown Prince-Regent's address to Special Committee of Storthing 85 12. Report on proceedings of Cabinet Council held on 5th April 1905 86 13. Motion on Union Question in Swedish Riksdag's Upper Chamber 87 14. Motion on Union Question in Swedish Riksdag's Lower Chamber 88 15. Norwegian Government's "proposal" of 17th April 1905 89 16. Report on proceedings of Cabinet Council held on 25th April 1905 92 17. Swedish Riksdag's Statement on Union Question 93 18. Norwegian Minister's Notice of resignation 94 19. Report on proceedings of Norwegian Cabinet Council 27th May 1905 94 20. King's telegraphic protest against Norwegian Government's Statement 97 21. Norwegian Ministers' announcement to King of resignation 97 22. King's telegraphic protest 98 23. Storthing's President's proposal for conclusion 7th June 1905 99 24. Storthing's address to King Oscar 99 25. King's telegraphic protest 101 26. Report of proceedings of Cabinet Council held on 9th June 1905 101 27. King's letter to Storthing 10th June 1905 102 28. Storthing's reply 106 I. [Sidenote: _The object of the Union dispute._] Not till the present day has the Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis presented itself in the eyes of Europe in a thoroughly acute phase. Its origin, in reality, dates as far back as the foundation of the Union itself. [Sidenote: _The efforts to give Norway a better position in the Union._]