(1)根據李仙得1969年向美國國務院的報告，文件是《MOU 備忘錄》，不是合約，也不是史稱的條約,此部分為誤。 參考[1][2]備忘錄原文。
I, Charles W. Le Gendre, United States consul for Amoy and Formosa give this as a 《MEMORANDUM of UNDERSTANDING 備忘錄》 arrived at between myself and the said Tauketok...
(2)根據李仙得向美國政府的報告，文件是卓杞篤的弟弟要求寫的，主要紀錄 將來美國人遇海難時 向斯卡羅求救 必須遵守的程序（舉紅旗，待指示，到指定地點上岸）雙方各留一份的會議記錄，非正式文件。參考[2]
“The Chief's brother then said that, as we had a way of fixing our words on paper, I should oblige him If I would write down what we had just agreed upon, so that it might be of use, in case of misunderstaning between tribe and cast-aways. VALUE-LESS AND INFORMAL AS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, as it is, I cannot but think that since the means of rendering anchorage in the south of Formosa comparatively safe is so easy, it would be well to make these means AUTHORITIES, how to act when driven on that coast. The paper reads as….