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TREATY SERIES.
No. 8.
1900.
CONVENTION
BETWEEN
THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND
TTIE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FOR THE
ADJUSTMENT
OF
QUESTIONS
RELATING
TO SAMOA.
Signed at Washington, December 2, 1899.
[Ratifications exchanged at London, Berlin, and HTasbington,
February 16, 1900.]
Presented to both houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty,
March 1900.
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CONVENTION BETWEEN TIlE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND TIE UNITED STATES
OF
AMEIIJOA FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF
QUESTIONS RELA'T'ING TO SAMOA.
Signed at 717ashingtoa, December 2, 1899.
[katijkatioas exchanged at Lo don, Marlin, and Washington
February 16, 1900.]
HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, Empress of India; His Imperial Majesty
the German Emperor, King of Prussia; and the President of
the United States of America, desiring to adjust amicably the
questions which have arisen between them in respect to the
Sanwau group of Islands, as well as to avoid all future misunderstanding in respect to their joint or several rights and
claims of possession or jurisdiction therein, have agreed to
establish and regulate the same by a special Convention ; and
whereas the Governments of Great Britain and Germany
have, with the concurrence of that of the United States, made
an agreement regarding their respective rights and interests
in the aforesaid group, the three Powers before named, in
furtherance of the ends above mentioned, have appointed respectively their 1']euipotentiaries as follows:
Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
Empress of India, the Right Honourable Lord Pauncefote of
Preston, G.C.B, G.C.M.G., Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, His
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary,
Flerr von
Hollebeu ; and
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The President of the United States of America, the Honourable
John Ilay, Secretary of State of the United States :
Who, after having communicated each to the other their
respective full powers, which were found to be in proper form,
have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles
The General Act concluded and signed by the aforesaid Powers
at Berlin on the 14th (lay of June, A.D. 1889, and all previous
Treaties, Conventions, and Agreements relating to Samoa, are
annulled.
ARTICLE 11.
Great Britain renounces in favour of the United States of
America all her rights and claims over and in respect to the
Island of Tutuila and all other islands of the Samoan group cast
of longitude 171° west of Greenwich.
Germany in like manner renounces in favour of the United
States of America all her rights and claims over and in respect to
the Island of Tutuila and all other islands of the Samoan group
cast of longitude 171° west of Greenwich.
Reciprocally, the United States of America, renounce in favour
of Germany all their rights and claims over and in respect to the
islands of Upolu and Savaii, and all other islands of the Samoan
group west of longitude 171° west of Greenwich.
ARTICLE III.
It is understood and agreed that each of the throe SignatoryI'owers shall continue to enjoy, ill respect to their coumneree and
commercial vessels, in all the islands of the Samoan group,
privileges and conditions equal to those enjoyed by the Sovereign
Power in all ports which may be open to the commerce of either
of then.
ARTICLE IV.
The present Convention shall be ratified as soon as possible,
and shall come into force immediately after the exchange. of
ratifications.
In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have
signed this Convention, and have hereunto affixed our seals.
Done in trip]ieate t Washington, the second (lay of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
(1"S.)
PA UNGEFOTE.
(L.S.)
HOLLEBEN.
(L.S.)
JOHN HAY.
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IIIRE Alaestiit the Konigin des Vereinigten Konigreichs von
Grossbritanuien uud Irland, iyaisurin von Iudien, Seine I\fajestiit
der deutsche Kaiser, KOnig von Preussen, im ,Sateen des
deutschen I;eiches, und der Priisident des \rereinigten Stanton
von Amerika, von dem \Vnnsche geleitet auf freundschaftlicllen
Wege die Fragen, welche in 'Betreff der Samoa-Inseln sich
ergeben haben, za crl.edigen, mid alien Kiinftigen Aliszverstandnissen fiber geinehischaftliche oder besondern Besitzrechte
and Auspriiche oder fiber Aasifbung der Gericlitsbarkeit alit
diesen Inseln vorzubengen, sind fibereingekonnnen, apes dies
dutch eine besondere Convention zu ordnen and festrulegeu.
Naehdem zwischen den Regierungen FFnglands and Deutsolllands,
mit Uebereinstimun tig derjeuigen der Vereinigten Staateu, fiber
ilne wechselseitigen Hechte uud Iuteresseu all dieseu fnselu
bereits eiu Uebe'einkomulml getroffen worden ist, haben (lie drei
vergelaunten 11Tiichte fun llinhiick auf das vo•erwiihnte Ziel nachstehende bevollmiichtigte eruaunt:
lire Majestiit die Kduigin des Vereinigten Kiinigreichs von
lirossbritaiinien nod Irlaud, allerhochstihren auszerordentlicbcu
and bevolinuichtigten botsclmfter The Right Honourable Lord
I'mncefote of .1.'restou, G.C.B., G.C.ILG. ;
Seine Majestiit tier deutsche Kaiser, Konig von Preussen,
allerhochstibren auszerordentlichen Ind bevolliniiclltigten I0tschafter, Wirldichen Geheilnen Rath, Dr. von Holleben;
Der Prasident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, den
Staatssekretiir der Vereinigten ktaaten The Honourable .7o1111
Hay:
Welche, each gegenseitiger Dlittheilung iLrer in gater and
gehoriger If on n befundenen Vollnuichten folgen'IC Bestimmnngen
vereiubarl; and ansgemachl; bnhen
ABTIKEL 1.
Die von dell vorgeunuuteu lliichten am 14 Joni, 1889, in
Berlin abgeschlossene mid nnterzeiclmute Generalacte wird
hierinit aufgehoben; desgleicllen werden alle dieser Acte vorausgegangenon Vertriige, Abkomnmen and Vereiubaruugel aufgelloben.
ABTIKEL II
Grossbritaunieu verzichtet zu Gunsten der Vereinigten Staaten
von Auleika auf alle seine Recite and Auspriiche an der Insel
Tutuila mid as alien anderen ostlich des l7l ' Liingengrades
westliclt von Greenwich gelegenen Inseln der Sannoa-Gruppe.
Tn gleicher Weise verzichtet Deutschland zn G'uusten der
Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika auf alle seine Recite ind
Auspriiche an der Tnsel Tutuila mid all alien andeen lstlich des
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1716''"' T.iingengrades westlich vnn Greenwich gelegenen Insehn
der Samoa-Gruppe.
In gleicher Weise verzichten .(lie Vereinigten Staaten von
Amerika zn Gunsten Deutschlauds aid Wile ihre Recite and
Anspruche auf (lie Inseln Upohr and Savaii, and alle anderen
westlich des 1716°°° Liin,engrndes westlich von Greenwich gelegenen Inseln der Samoa-Gruppe.
ARTIKEL III.
Es wird ausdriicklich ansgemacht and vereinbart lass jede der
drei unterzeichneten \fiichte much fernerhin fair ihren Handel and
fire Handclsehiffe in alien Inseln der ,Samoa-Gruppe (lie gleiclien
Vorrechte and Zugestiindnisse geniessen soil, welehe die, Soaveriine
Macht in alien den Hiifen geniesst, die dem Handel einer dieser
Aliichte often steheu.
AIITIKEL TV.
Die vorliegende Convention soil sobald ais miiglich ratifizirt
werden and nnmittelbar nach Anstanseh der Ita. tifikationen in
Kraft treten.
Zn Urkund dessen haben (lie Unterzeichneten sic vollzogen
and ihre Siegel beigedruckt.
So gesehehen
in
dreifacher
Ansfertigimg
Zn Washington,
2 Dezember, 1899.
(LS.)
(L.S.)
PAUNCEFOTE.
HOLLEBEN.
JOHN HAY.
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