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 OLDENBURG, 1853. 579 OLDENBURG, 1853. DECLARATION OF ACCESSI -’I · · · · Oi.- OLDENBURG TO THE°£3X‘%li§‘»i~€?8§A€§§‘-?é*»§`T€?>%T.§¥B fast ’¥§’lL’é5 WITH PRUSSIA AND OTHER STATES, SIGNED DECEMBER 30, 1853; PRO; CLAIMED MARCH 21, 1854. Declaration of accession* to convention of June 16, 1852, between the United States and Prussia, and other states of the Germanic Confederation, for extradition of criminals. Whereas a treaty for the reciprocal extradition of fugitive criminals, 1*i·emnb1¤. iu special cases, was concluded between Prussia and other States of the [See treaty with Germanic Confederation, on the one hand. and the United States of I?'“”l** wld Pilm North America on the other, under date of June 16th, 1852, at Washing- §§§°5’°’ P P` 6 °0 ` ton, by the Plenipotentiaries of the contracting parties, and has been ` ratified by the contracting Governments; and whereas, in the second article of the same, the United States of North America have declared that they agree that the stipulations of the aforesaid treaty shall be applicable to every other State of the Germanic Confederation which shall have subsequently declared its accession to the treaty: Now, there- Dcclumti ¤ u o f fore, in accordance therewith, the Government of His Royal Highness ‘*°°°“*“°“· the Grand Duke of Oldenburg hereby declares its accession to the aforesaid treaty of June 16th, 1852, which is, word for word, as follows: [The original declaration here includes a copy in German of the treaty of June 16, 1852, and of the additional article thereto of November 16, 1852.] and hereby expressly gives assurance that each and every article and stipulation of this treaty shall be faithfully observed and entorced within the territory of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. _ In testimony whereof, the Grand Ducal Minister of State of · Olden- S¤s¤M¤¤¤¤- burg, in the name of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, has executed the present declaration of accession, and caused the Ministerial seal to be aiiixod thereto. _ Done at Oldenburg, December 30th, one thousand eight hundred and DMB- nfty-three. [L. s.] VON ROSSING, Grand Ducal Minister of State of Oldenburg.