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 CONVENTION WITH PERU. JANUARY 12, 1863. 639 Oonvention between the United States of America and the Republic of Peru. Ooncluded at Lima, January 12, 1863; ratified ln; the President of the United States, February 24, 1863; exchanged at Lima, April 18, 1863; proclaimed by the President of the United States, May 19, 1863. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Jauuary12, 1868. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Convention between the United States of America and Preamble. the Republic of Peru, for the settlement of the pending claims of the citizens of either country against the other, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the city of Lima on the twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, which Convention, as amended by the contracting parties, and being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows:- Convention between the United Convencion entre la Republics del Contracting States of America and the Re- Peru y los Estados Unidos de pam°S‘ public of Peru for the settlement América para el arreglo dc las of the pending claims of the citi- reelamaciones de los ciudadanos zens of either country against de ambas naciones contra los rethe other. spectivos gobiernos. The United States of America La Republics. del Perri y los Esand the Republic of Peru, desiring tados Uuidos de América, deseando to settle and adjust amicably the ajustar y arreglar amigablemente claims which have been made by las reclamaciones de los ciudadanos the citizens of each country against de ambos paises contra los respectithe government of the other, have vos gobiernos, han convenido en aragreed to make arrangements for reglarlas por medio de una Conthat purpose by means of a Conven— vencion, y con tal objeto han nomtion, and have named as their plen— brado como Plenipotenciarios para ipotentiaries to confer and agree proceder a. este arreglo, el Presithereupon as follows: The Presi- dente del Peru é. Don José Gredent of the United States Christo- gorio Paz Soldan, Ministro de Repher Robinson, Envoy Extraordi— laciones Exteriores y Presidente del nary and Minister Plenipotentiary Consejo de Ministros; y el Presiof said States to Peru, and the dente de los Estados Unidos de President of Peru Don José Gre- América a Don Cristobal Robinson, gorio Paz Soldan, the Minister of su Enviado Extraordinario y Min- Foreign Relations and President of istro Plenipotenciario en Lima; the Council of Ministers, who, after quienes, despues de haber cangeado having communicated to each other sus respectivos plenos poderes, y haltheir respective full powers, found landolos en buena. y debida forma, to be in due and proper form, have han convenido en lo siguiente : —- agreed as follows : — ARTICLE I. ABTICUL0 1. All claims of citizens of the Unit- Todas las reclamaciones de los Claims against ed States against the Government ciudadanos del Pern contra el Go- £‘§‘$‘;l;12,‘;‘;$i’° of Peru, and of citizens of Peru bierno de los Estados Unidos, y las commission. against the Government of the de los ciudadanos de los Estados