Sentence 1: This reservation was always regarded by His Majesty 's government as the Vilayet of Jerusalem and the independent Sanjak of Beirut .
Sentence 2: This reservation has always been regarded by His Majesty 's Government as covering the vilayet of Beirut and the independent Sanjak of Jerusalem .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?