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GENERAL TREATY

BETWEEN
Her Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of He
French, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, the
King of Sardinia, and the Sultan.
SIGNED AT PARIS, MARCH 30, 1856.

RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT PARIS, APRIL, 27, 1853.

In the name of Almighty God.
Their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of the French, the Emperor
of all the Russias, the King of Sardinia, and the Emperor of
the Ottomans, animated by the desire of putting an end to
the calamities of war, and wishing to prevent the return of
the complications which occasioned it, resolved to come to
an understan6iug with his Majesty the Emperor of Austria
as to the bases on which peace might be re-established and
consolidated, by securing, through effectual and reciprocal
guarantees, the independence and integrity of the Ottoman
Empire.

For this purpose their said Majesties named as their Ple-
nipotentiaries, that is to say :
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. George William Frede-
rick Earl of Clarendon, Baron Hyde of Hindon, a Peer of the
United Kingdom, a Member of her Britannic Majesty's Most
Hon. Privy Council, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the
Garter, Knight Grand. Cross of the Most Hon. Order of the
Bath, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs; and the Right Hon. Henry Richard Charles Baron
Cowley, a Peer of the United Kingdom, a Member of her
Majesty's Most lion. 'Privy Council, Haight Gram" Cross of
the Most Hon. Order of the Bath, her Majesty's Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Em-
peror of the French ;

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, tho Sieur Charles
Ferdinand Count of Bnol-Schauenstein, Grand Cross of the
Imperial Order of Leopold of Austria, and Knight of the
mirder of the Iron Crown of the fit st class, Grand Cross of
the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the
Orders of the Black Eagle and of the Red Eagle of Prussia,
Grand Cross of the Imperial Orders of Alexander Newski,
in diamonds, and of the White Eagle of Russia, Grand
Cross of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, decorated with
the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the first class, &e., his
Chamberlain and actual Privy Councillor, his Minister of the
[louse and of Foreign Attitirs, President of the Conference of
Ministers ; and the Sieur Joseph Alexander Ilaron de Hubner,
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Iron Crown, Grand
Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, his
actual Privy Councillor, and his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipoteutiary to the Court of France.
His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Alex-
ander Count Colonue, Walewski, a senator of the empire,
Grand °nicer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour,
Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Seraphim,
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus,
decorated with time Imperial Order of the Metijimlie of the first
class, we., &C., &c., his Minister and Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs; and the Sieur Francis Adolphus Baron de
Bourqueney, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Legion
of Honour and of the Order of Leopold of Austria, decorated
with the Portrait of the Sultan in diamonds, rat., &e., &c.,
his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his
Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty ;
His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, the Sieur
Alexis
‘Count Orloff, his Aide-de-Camp General aud Gene-
ral of Cavalry, Commander of the Head-quarters of his
Majesty, a Member of the Council of the Empire and of time
Committee of Ministers, decorated with two Portraits in
diamonds of their Majesties the late Emperor Nicholas and
the Emperor Alexander 11., Knight of the Order of St.
Andrew in diamonds, :0111 of the Orders of Russia, Grand
Cross of the Older of St. Stephen of Austria of the first class,
of the Black Eagle of Prussia ill diamonds, of the Annun-
ciation of Sardinia, and of several other foreign Orders ; and
the Stein. Philip, Baron de Brunnow, his Privy Councillor,
his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Germanic Confederation and to the Grand Duke of Hesse,
Knight of the Orders of St. Wladimir of the first class, of St.
Alexander Newski enriched with diamonds, of the White
Eagle, of Saint Anne, of the first class, of St. Stanislans of
the firet claw, Grand Croat of the Order of the Itod Eagle of
Prussia of the first class, Commander of the Order of St. Ste-
phen of Austria, amid of sereeleil ether foeeign Orders :
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ills Majesty the Xing or Sardinia, the Sl,are Camilleßenec,
Count of Cavour, Graud Cress of the Order of St. Maurice
and St. Lazarus, Knight of the Order of Civil Merit of Savoy,
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour,
decorated with the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the first
class, Grand Cross of several other foreign Orders, President
of the Council of Ministers, and his Minister Secretary of
State for the Finances ; and the Sieur Salvator Marquis de
Villa-Marina, Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurice and
St. Lazarus, Grand Officer of the Imperial Order of the Le-
gion of Honour, &c., &c., his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France ;
And his Majesty Vie Emperor of the Ottomans, Mouham-
'med Emin Aali Paella, Graud Vizier cf the Ottoman Empire,
decorated with the Imperial Orders of the medjilio and of
Merit of the first class, Grand Cross a the Imperial Order of
the Legion of Honour, of St. Stephen of Austria, of the Red
Eagle of Prussia, of St. Anne of Russia, of St. Maurice and
St, Lazarus of Sardinia, of the Polar Star of eweden, and of
several other foreign Orders ; and Mehemmed Djemil Bey,
decorated with the Imperial Order of the Medjidie, of the
second class, and Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurice and
St. Lazarus, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary to his Majesty the Emperoi of the French, accredited
in the same character to his Majesty the King of Sardinia.
Which Plenipotentiaries assembled in Congress at Paris.
An understanding having been happily established between
them, their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, the Em-
peror of the French, the Emperor of all the Russia's, the King
of Sardinia, and the Emperor of the Ottomans, considering
that in the interest of Europe, his Majesty the King of Prussia,
a signing party to the Convention of the 13th July, 1841,
should be invited to participate in the new arrangements to
be adopted, and appreciating the value that the concurrence
of his said Majesty would add to a work of general pacifica-
tion, invited him to send Plenipotentiaries to the Congress.
In consequence, his Majesty tile King of Prussia named as
his Plenipotentiaries, that is to say :
The Sicar Otho Theodore Baron de Manteuffel, President
of his Council, and his Minister for Foreign Affairs, Knight
of the Red Eagle of Prussia of the first class, with Oak-leaves,
Crown, and Sceptre, Grand Commander of the Order of
Hohenzollern, Knight of the Order of St. John of Prussia,
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephea of Hungary, Knight
of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, Grand Cross of Vie
Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, and of the Order of the
Nichau-Iftihar of Turkey, &e., &et. ; and the Sieur Maxi•
milian Frederick Charles Francis Count of Hatzfeldt Wildeu-
burg-Schoonstein, his Actual Privy Councillor, his Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court is'
France, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia of
the second class, with Oak leaves and Badge, Knight of the
Cross of Honour of Hohenzollern of the first class, &c., &e.
The Plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full
powers, found in good and duo form, have agreed upon the •
following articles :

ARTICLE 1.
From the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the
present treaty, there shall be peace and friendship between
her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, his Majesty the Emperor of the French,
hi, Majesty the King of Sardinia, his Imperial Majesty the
Sultan, on the one part, and his Majesty the Emperor of all
the Russias, on the other, part; as well as between their heirs
and suecessoro, their respective dominions and sabjects, in
perpetuity.

ARTICLE 2.
Peace being happily re-established between their said Ma-
jesties, the territories conquered or occupied by their armies
during the war shall be reciprocally evacuated.
Special arrangements shall regulate the mode of the evacu-
tion, which shall be as prompt as possible.

ARTICLE 3,

His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias engages to re.
store to his Majesty the Sultan the town and citadel cf Kars.
as well as the other parts of the Ottoman territory of whiel
the Russian troops are in possession.

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- • ARTICLE 4,
Their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of the French, the King, of
Sardinia, and the Sultan, engage. to restore to his Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias, the towns and ports of Sebas-
topol, Balaklava, Kamicsh, Eupatoria, Kertcli, Jeuikale,
Kiubourn, as well as all other territories occupied by the
allied troops. •