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 1534 l COLOMBIA—EXTRADITION. MAY 7, 1888. Mw 7- **8** Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Colombia for the extradition of criminals. Signed at Bogota il/[ay 7, 1888; ratification, with amendments, advised by the Senate March 26, 1889; ratification, with amendments lproposed by Colombia, advised February 27, 1890; ragfied by the President of the United States March 12, 1890; ratijie by the President of Colombia October 80, 1890; ratijications exchanged at Bogota November 12, 1890; proclaimed February 6, 1891. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble. Whereas a convention for the extradition of criminals between the United States of America and the Republic of Colombia was concluded and signed, by their respective Plenipotentiaries, at the City of Bogota, on the seventh day of May, 1888, the original of which Convention, as amended by the Senate of the United States, and being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows : Convention, for the reciprocal extradition of criminals, between the United States of America, and the Republic of Colombia. com-ming pmaes. The President of the United El Presidente de ‘la Repiiblica · States of America, and the Presi- de Colombia, y el Presidente de dent of the Republic of Colombia, los Estados Unidos de América, with the view of facilitating the con la mira de facilitar la admiadministration of justice and to nistracién de justicia, y de aseguinsure the suppression of crimes, rar la represién de los delitos que which may be committed within puedan cometerse en los territo the territories and jurisdictions rios de las dos Naciones, y cuyos of the two countries and the per- responsables intenten eludir la petrators of which may attempt pena huyendo del un pais y refuto escape punishment by leaving giandose en el otro, han resuelto one country, and taking refuge in celebrar una Convencién en que the other, have agreed to con- se establezcan reglas precisas, clude a convention establishing fundadas en perfecta reciprocirules for the reciprocal extradi- dad, (para la extradicién e los tion of persons accused or con- acusa os 6 condenados por los victed of the crimes hereinafter delitos que se especincaranz enumerated. And theyhave for that pur ose En consecuencia, nombraron authorize andempowered their con tal objeto sus respectivos respective Plenipotentiaries, to Plenipotenciarios, a saber; wi : I’*°¤*P<>*°¤**¤¤¢¤- The President of the United El Presidente de la Republica States of America, John G. de Colombia a Vicente Restrepo, Walker, Charge d’A.Haires ad in- Ministro de Relaciones Exterioterim, and the President of the res, y el Presidente de los Esta- Republic of _ Colombia, Vicente dos Unidos de América a John G. Restrepo, Minister of Foreign Walker, Encargado de Negocios Affairs, who after communicat- ad interim, los cuales, despues de