Despite orders to seek no direct military assistance from France, the American commissioners were instructed to work to acquire most favored nation trading relations with France, along with additional military aid, and also encouraged to reassure any Spanish delegates that the United States had no desire to acquire Spanish lands in the Americas, in the hopes that Spain would in turn enter a Franco-American alliance.
Despite orders to avoid direct military aid from France, American commissioners were tasked with securing favorable trade relations with France, along with additional military assistance, and also reassured Spanish delegates that the United States had no desire for Spanish territories in the Americas, hoping Spain would join a Franco-American alliance.