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General Conuention of
peace, amity, commerce,
and navigation ,bett0ssn
the United States of
America and the repu6.
lie Of Guatemala.
The United States of
America and the repub-
Nic Of Guatemala, desir-
ing to make firm and
permanent the peace and
friendship which happi-
iy prevails between both
nations, have resolved to
fix, in a manner clear,
distinct, and positive,
the rules which shall in
future be religiously OBJ
served between the one
and the other. by means
OF a treaty or general
convention of peace,
friendship. commerce,
and navigation.
For this most desira-
BILE object, the President
of the United States of
America has conferred
full powers on Elijah
Hise, charge d'affaires
Of the United States near
this republic, and the
Executive Power of the
republic of Guatemala
on the Sr. LIDO. ID. Jose
Mariana Rodriguez, Sec
! rotary Of State and of the
Department Of Foreign
Relations, who, after
having exchanged their
full said powers in due
and proper form, have
agreed to the following
articles:
ARTIcLEI. .
There shall be a per-
feet, firm, and inviola-
bic peace and sincere
friendship between the
United States of Alneri-
ca and the republic Of
Guatemala, in all the
extent of their possess
sions and territories and
between their people and
citizens, respectively,
without distinction Of
persons or places.
ARTICLE II.
The United States Of
America and the repub-
lie of Guatemala, dcsir-
ing to live in peace and
harmony with all tho
other nations of the
earth, by means of a
policy frank and equal
ly friendly to all, en-
gage mutually not to
grant any particular ia
vor to other nations, in
respect of commerce and
navigation, which shall
not Immediately become
common to the other
party, who shall enjoy
the same freely, if the
concession was freely
lnade, or on allowing
the same compensation,
If the concession was
conditional.
ARTICLE III.
The two high con-
tracing parties, being
likewise DESTROYS Of
placing the commerce
and navigation Of their
respective countries on
the liberal basis of per-
feet equality and reel.
procity, mutually agree
that the citizens of each
may frequent all the
coasts and countries Of
the other, and reside and
trade there in all kinds
of produce, manufac-
lures, and merchandise;
and they shall enjoy oil
the rights, privileges,
and exemptions in navi-
cation and commerce
which native citizens do
or shall enjoy; submit
ting themselves to the
laws, DEGREES, and usn-
ges there established, to
which native citizensnre
subjected. But it is IN
derstood that this article
does not include the
coasting trade Of either
country, the regulation
Of which 10 reserved TO
the parties, respectively,
according to their own
separate laws.
ARTICLE Nv.
Frey si~o%sssasyree1
that whatever kind OF
produce, manufacture,
or merchandise of any
foreign country can be
from time 10 time law
fully imported into the
United States in their
own vessels, may be al
30 imported in vess lis of
the republic Of Guate-
innla; and that no high
or or other duties upon
the tonnage of the yes
sci or her cargo shall be
levied and collected,
whether the importation
be made in vessels OF the
one country or OF the 9TH
or; and, in like manner,
that whatever kind of
produce, manufacture,
or merchandise of any
foreign country can be
from time to time law
fully imported into the
republic Of Guatemala
in its own vessels, may
be also imported in yes
scls Of the United States;
and that no higher or
other duties upon the
tonnage of the vessel or
her cargo shall be levied
and collected, whether
tho importation be made
in vessels Of the one
country or Of the other.
And they further agree,
that whatever may be
lawfully exported or re.
exported from the one
country in its own ves.
sells 10 any foreign coun.
try, may be in like man.
ner exported or re-ex-