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The Treaty dr Alliance with Austria
The following is the treaty Of alliance be-
tween Her Majesty the Queen Of Great Brit
ain, His Majesty the Emperor OF Austria an,
the Emperor of the French, signed at Wen
ma, Dec. |, 1884:
(RatficatIon exchanged at Vienna, Dec. 4
ls54)
(Transated)
Her Majesty the Queen of the Untct
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, Hp
Majesty the Emperor Of Austria, and his Ma
jesty the Emperor of the French, being ani-
mated with the desire Of terminating the
present war at the earliest possible moment
by the roestlbllshment OF general peace OF
solid b1ses, aflordIng to The whole Of Europe
every guarantee against the return OF the
complications which have so unbappiIy dis.
turbed lis repose; being convinced that moth.
ing could be more conducive to that rssuli
that the CON plete union or their efforts until
the common object which they have in view
shall be entirely attained; and acknowledge
ing, in consequence, the necessity of COM
ing 10 an immediate understanding with re.
gard to their respective positions, aud to ar
rangemcns ior the future, have res, lycj 10
conclude treaty OF alliance and have for
that purpose named as their pl.nipotentia.
ries:
B., Her Majesty the Queen Of United King.
dom OF Great Britain aud lreland, the right
Hon. john Fame, Earl Of Westmoreland, a
Peer of the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland, a General in her Britannia Ma
'jesty's army, ColJnel OF 56th Regiment OF
Infantry OF the Line, Knight Grand Cross Of
the Most Honorable Order Of the Bath, and
commander OF the Military Division Of the
same order. Knight OF the Imperial nd Mil
itary Order OF Maria Theresa, member ul
! her Britannia Majesty's Council and her
Envoy Extraordinary, aud Minister Plenipo-
tentiary TO his Imperial and Royal Apostolic
! Majesty.
! His Majesty, the Emperor Of Austria, the
Seur Charles, Count De Boul Schauens,ein,
his Chamberlain aud Privy Councillor, Min
lister for Foreign Affairs and Of the Imperial
! House, Grand Cross OF the Imperial Order
OF Leopold, knight ot the Order of the Iron
Crown OF the first class.
His Majesty the Emperor Of the French,
the Sieur Fra' els AdoiPhns, Baron de Bour-
qneney, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentary to his Imperial and Roy
al Apostolic Majesty, Grand Officer of the
Imperial Order OF the Legion of Honor, &c.
VINO, after having communicated to each
other their iul powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon and signed the fol-
| lowing articles.
Art, !. The High Contracting Parties re-
| fer 10 the declarations contained in the pro-
tocois OF the sih OF April* and a3d OF May+
OF the present year, and in the notes exchan-
ged on the 9th Of August ast;t aud as they
reserved to Themselves the right CT proposing 2
according TO circumstances, such conditions
as they might Judge necessary for the gem
eral interests OF Europe they engage mutual
y and reciprocally not to enter into an ar
range ment with the Imperial Court of Rus
sia wthou, having first deliterated thereupon
in common,
Art2 His Majesty the Emperor OF Aus
tria having, III virtue OF the treaty concluded
on the l4th of June last with the Sublime
Porte. caused the Principalities OF Moldavia
and Walacliu TO be occupied by his troops,
he engages to defend the frontier OF the said
Princ!paities against any return of the Rus
sian forces; the Austrian troops shall for this
purpose occupy the position necessary for
guaranteeing those principalties against any
attack. Her Majesty the Queen OF the Uni
ted Kingdom ol Great Britain and Ireland,
and his Majesty the Emperor of the French,
| having likewise concluded with the Sublime
POrte,on the 18th OF March, tre4tyT which
authoiises theln to direct their forces upon
every part OF the Ottoman Empire, Tho above
mentioned occupation shall not interfere
with the free moveme Mt Of the Anglo French
or Ottoman troops upon these same terrific
rics against the military force or the terrific
ry OF Russia. There shall be formed at Vi
emma between the plenipotentaries Of Aus
tria, France and Great Britain, commission
t. which Turkey shall be invited to send
nipotentary, and which shall be charged
with examining and regulating every question
relating either TO the exceptional aId provis-
! iona state in which the said principalities
! are Eow placed, or to the free passage OF the
different armies across their territCTy.
! Art. 3. In Case hostilities should break
ouI between Austria and Russia, Her Majes-
/ ty the Queen OF the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the
Emperor of Austria, and His Mljesty the Em-
peror OF the French, mutually promise to
each otheF offensive and defensive alliance
IN this tine present war. and will for that
! purpose employ, according to the require
ments of the armlitary and naval fcrces,the
number, description, and destination where
OF, shall, if occasion should arise, be deter
mined by subsequent arrangements
! Art. 1 In the case contemplated by the
preceding article, the high contracting par.
ties, reciproca!ly engage not TO entertaih
any proposition or overture on the part OF the
Imperial Court of Russia, having for its OBJ
iect the cessation of host,lities, without hav-
ing come to an understanding tlereuPon be-
tween themselves.
Art. 8. In case the reestablisEnent OF
general peace, upon the bas indicated in
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