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press of India, being DESTROYS to facilitate
the construction of ship canal to con
meet the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and
TO that end to remove any objection
April 49, 1850, commonly called the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. to the construction of
such canal under the auspices of the gov
eminent of the United States without i'm
pairing the general principle" of neu-
tralization established in Article VIII of
that convention have for that purpose
appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States,
John Hay, secretary of the United States
of America, and Her Majesty the Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of
6. L. b., G. G. NJ. G., Her Majesty's am
bassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary to the United States, who having
communicated to each other their full
powers, which were found to he in due
and proper form, have agreed upon the
following articles:
Article lit is agreed that the canal
may he constructed under the auspices of
the government of the United States.
either directly at its own cost, or by gift
or loan of money, TO individuals or cor
poration or through subscription to or
purchase OF stock or shares, and that.
subject to the provisions Of the present
convention, the said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident to
such construction as well as the exclu-
sive right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
Article 1.-THE high contracting parties
desiring to preserve and maintain the
great principle, Of naturalization estab-
lished in Article VIII of the Clayton-Bul
wer convention, which convention is here
by superseded, adopts as the basis of
such naturalization the following rules,
substantially as embodied in the conVen-
ton between Great Britain ana certain
other powers signed al Constantinople.
oct. %. 1883, Tor tho free navigation Of the
SueZ maritime canal, that is to say:
sInt1l hn FRI. md in
time of war as in time of peace. to the
vessels of commerce and of war Of all
nations. ON terms of entire equality, so
that there shaii be no discrimination
iects in respect of the conditions or
charges of traffic or otherwise.
1.-The canal shall never Ge blockaded
nor shall any right Of war be exercised
nor amy act Of hostility be committed
within ii.
3-Vessels Of war Of a beligerent shall
rot revictual nor take any stores in the
canal except so far as may be strictly
necessary, and the transit of such yes
sells through the canal shall be effected
with the least possible delay, in accord
ance with the regulations in force ana
with only such intermission as may re
suit from the necessities of the service.
Prizes shall be in all respects subject to
The same rules as vessels of war of the
belligerentS.
mo bellgerent shall embark or disem-
bark troops. munitions of war or warlike
materials in the canal except in case Of
accidental hindrance Of the transit. and
in such case the transit shall be resumed
with all possible dispatch.
5-The provisions Of this article shall
apply to waters adjacent to the canal.
within three marine miles or either end.
Vessels of war of a belligcrent shall not
remain in such waters longer than "A
hours at any one time except in case of
distress and in such case shall depart a.
soon as possible; but a vessel of war OF
one belligerent shall not depart within u
hours from the departure Of "A vessel of
war Of the other belligerent.
1t is agreed. however. that none of the
immediate foregoing conditions and stipu
lations in sections numbered |. ,. ), and
5 of this article shall apply to measures
which the United States may find il nee
essary to take for securing by its own
forces the defence OF the United States
and the maintenance of public order;
THE plant, establishments, buildings
and all works necessary to the conStruc-
ton maintenance and operation OF the
canal shall be deemed To be part thereof.
for the purposes OF this convention, ana
in time of war as in time OF peace. shall
en- 10Y complete immunity from attack or
injury by belligerents and from acts cal
culated to impair their usefulness as part
81 the canal.
the canal or the waters adj
jacent The United states. however
Shall he at liberty To maintain such mill
tary police along the canal as may he
necessary to protect against lawleSSnesS
and disorder.
Article III-The present convention
shall be- ratified by the President of the
United States. by Afd with the advice ana
consent of the Senate thereof and 10y
Her Britannia Majesty; and the ratifica-
tions shall be exchanged at Washington
or at London within sin months from the
date hereof, or earlier il possible.
In faith whereof. the respective pieni-
uoteutiaries have signed this convention
and thereuuto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington. the
fifth day of February in the year of our
| ord one thousand, nine hundred.
JOHN HAY.
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