Show PAPERS KNOWN AS X Y Z dispatches in 1707 strained relations existed between tile united thisted states and the young french republic the united states desiring to repair the friendship between tho the two countries which lind find hoon been of such importance during tho the american revolution devolution sent three commissioners to franco i nn an Mider standIng the government of 0 france lio lie directory wag pressed for rind and the commissioners commissioner were ere given to lo understand that tile tho united states could have linao tho friendship of FrI finco only upon terms which to ti nn bribe I 1 tant otherwise war might lie bo expected ns the result of affronts tile french felt they hinl rec received elved nt at the limido of the lie united stated tile american commissioners sent gent buck back to their government n series of dispatches describing their reception and the french proposals adalis after these sent word to congreso conR ress that no nn agree with ans in ill olgat ani that flint no terms tanna compatible with will tile lie safety the lionor or tile tho interests of the netlon bo be ol ob mined copies of tile lie dispatches were forwarded to congress nt at its request in tile tho copies the letters lettera X Y and ai Z were diplomatically substituted for the anines of throe three french agents who lind had presented the offensive pro po flence the lie papers were vero called tho the X y Z correspondence the revelations elat clat ions lons in tho the dispatches caused a grent sensation and prep arat lons were begun for ivar with franco france somo some conflict indeed did break out upon tho the son sen later however a satisfactory relationship was established between tho two countries |