[Decree of the Congreso General approved by José Joaquín de Herrera, President ad interim, on May 17, 1845, and promulgated the same day by Luis G. Cuevas, authorizing the government to hear the propositions made by Texas and to agree on a treaty, to be submitted to Congress for its approval. Dated and signed at end:] México 17 de Mayo de 1845. Cuevas. [This variant was signed by Manuel Rincón in Mexico on May 20, 1845.] [translated from the original Spanish]