Her Majesties Government proposes the following counter treaty.
1. All Boer forces shall withdraw from the Cape Colony. They shall never return and understand that if they do, consequences for them, their supporters and their states shall be severe.
2. All Boers in the Cape Colony shall be free to leave. They shall not be forced to leave, but will not be allowed to legally return without prior permission from Her Majesties Government.
3. Any Boer who wishes to stay in the Cape Colony may, but he recognises that for the duration of his stay, he is subject to Queen Victoria and Her Majesties Government.
[X] - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of Her Majesties government acting on behalf of Her Imperial Majesty The Queen-Empress Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India
[X] - State President Martinus Pretorius of the SAR
[X] - State President Jan Brand of the OFS
Signed. I am glad we were able to come to a satisfactory agreement and avoided bloodshed.