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 PROTECTION OF SUB-MARINE CABLES. MARCH 14, 1884. 989 Convention between the United States of America and Germany, Argentine Cvrwvntiou- Confederation, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Costa-Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Spain, United States of Colombia, France, Great Britain, Guatemala, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Servia, Sweden and Norway, and Uruguay, for the protection of submarine cables. With an additional article concerning the means provided for admitting to the privileges of the Convention the Colonies of Great Britain, namely : Canada, Newfoundland, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, New South Wales, Wetoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, West Australia, and New Zealand. Concluded at Paris, March 14, 1884; ratification advised by the Senate June 12, 1884 ; ratified by the President January 26, 1885; ratifieations by seventeen of the signatory power serchanged at Paris April 16, 1885; proclaimed May 22, 1885. [The Convention, by agreement between the contracting parties, will become operative January 1, 1887.] BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. \Vhereas, a Convention for the protection of submarine cables between Preamble the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, ` King of Prussia, His Excellency the President of the Argentine Confederation, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., · Apostolical King of Hungary, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, His Majesty the King of Denmark, His Excellency the President of the Dominican Republic, His Majesty the King of Spain, His Excellency the President of the United States of Colombia, His Excellency the President of the French Republic, Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Guatemala, His Majesty tho King of the Hellenes, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, His Majesty the Shah of Persia, His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the King of Roumnnia, His Mzqesty the Emperor of all the Russies, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Salvador, His Majesty the King of Servia, His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, and His Excellency the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Paris on the fourteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the original of which, being in the French language, is word for word as follows: sm. nxeeneme is President des Md <>f which the i¤¤¤wi¤: i¤ ¤ 0¤¤#¤¤¤i¤zP¤¤· Emtggngs dumérique, S,] Riujcsté translation thereof into the English tiesl’Emperpur d’A1lemagne, Roi dc l”·¤g¤i*§°* Prusse, Son Excellence lc Prési— His Excellency the President of dent de la Confederation Argen- the United States of America, His tine, Sa Majesté 1’Empereur d’Au- Majesty the Emperor of Germany, triche, Roi dc Boheme, etc., Roi King of Prussia, His Excellency [Note.—Japan nccedcd to the Convention April 12, 1884.]