ts0010 (1900) cd-98 1899 7 nov, washington

593
TREATY SERIES .
No. 10.
1900.
CONVENTION
BETWEEN
THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IWLATING TO
THY
SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS IN
SAMOA BY ARBITRATION.
Signed at Washington, November 7, 1899.
Ratifications exchanged at Washington , March 7, 1900.]
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Of ay 1900.
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CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
GERMANY, AND
THE
UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA, RELATING TO THE SETTLEMENT
OF CERTAIN CLAIMS IN SAMOA BY ARBITRATION.
Sigac^t at lVashrngton, A'oocnibei 7, 1.899.
[J dfications otchanged at 1Vashington, Haich 7, 1900.]
liKit Majesty the Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, His Majesty
the German Emperor, King of
Prussia, in the name of the
German baupirc, and the President of the United States of
America, being
desirous of
effecting a prompt and satisfactory settlement of the claims
of the subjects :md citizens of
their respective countries resident in the Samoan Islands
on account of recent military
operations conducted there, and
having resolved to conclude a
Convention for the accomplishment of this end by means of
arbitration, have appointed as
their respective I'1enipotentiaries :
Her Majesty the Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great
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limp., Majestiit die Kouigiu
des Vereiuigten Konigreichs von
Crossbritunnien
rind Irland,
Seine Majestitt der Deutsche
Kaiser, Konig you Preussen, im
Namen des Deutschen Iieiches,
mid der I'riisident; der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika,
geleitet von den Wnnsche die
durci (lie jiingst anf der Samoa
Tnseln stattgefuidenet militilrischon Aktionen ve•ailasstei
Schadens - Ersatz - Auspriiche
der
dortselbst
ansiissigen
Angehorigen der botheiligten
Iieiche and Staaten baldigst
and allseitig zufrieden stellend
zu erledigen, and entschlossen,
ein Abkommen behufs schiedsge•ichtlicher ltcgelunn dieser
fragcn abzuschiessen, hahen zu
ihren Bevolhniichtigten ernannt:
Ihre Majestiit (lie Konigiu
des Vereinigten Konigreichs von
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months from the date hereof, or
earlier if possible.
die liatifikationsnrkunden sollen
in vier Monaten von dem hentigen Tage an gerechnet Oder
wean moglicli frillier in Washingtonansgetauscht werden.
In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have
signed this Convention, and have
hereunto affixed our seals.
Zu Urkund dessen haben
wir, (lie nnterfertigen P,evollnuichtigten, dieses Abkommen
nnterzeichuet and nnsere Siegel
beigedriickt.
Done in triplicate at Washington, the seventh day of
November, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine.
So geschehen in dreifacher
Ausfertignng zn Washington,
den siebenten November, eintausend achthnndert neunundnenuzig.
(Signed)
REGINALD TOWER.
A. v. MUMM.
JOHN HAY.
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