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 2946 GENERAL ACT—MOROCCO. APRIL 7, 1906. Pour la Grande-Bretagne: For Great Britain: [L. s.] A. NICOLSON. [L. s.] A. NICOLSON Pour l’Italie: For Italy: [L. s.] Vrscoiwi Vmvosm. [L. s.] Vrscoivrr Vmzosu [L. s.] ’ G. MALMUSL [L. s.] G. MALMUSI For Morocco: Pour has paVS-BaS; For the Netherlands: [L. S.] ZH. rmi. [L- S-] H- TMA Pour le Portugal: Fo? Portugal? [L. s.] Comm nn TOVAR. [L- S·] `ONDE DE TOVAR [L. s.] Connn nn Maarnns [L- S-] (»0NDE DE MARTENS Fnnnxo. _ FERRA0 Pour la Russie: For Russia; [L. s.] CAss1N1. [L- S·] QASSINI ~ [L. s.] BASILE Basmaaacirr. [L- S-] BASILE DE BACHERACHT Pour la Suede: FDL Swsdsni [1.. s.] Ronmrr Sauna. [L- S-] ROBERT SAGER Pour copie certifiée conforme, Le Sous·Secrétaire d’Etat, [s1·:AL] E. nn OJEDA signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America under _ reservation of the following declaration: ,c£l§§[§,§S§;{,’[,§§};§ "The Government of the United States of America, having no Stews.political interest in Morocco and no desire or purpose having animated I it to take part in this conference other than to secure for all peoples i the widest equality of trade and privilege with Morocco and to facilitate the institution of reforms in that country tending to insure complete cordiality of intercourse without and stability of administration within for the common good, declares that, in acquiescing in the regulations and declarations of the conference, in becoming a signatory to the General Act of Algeciras and to the Additional Protocol, subject to ratification according to constitutional procedure, and in accepting the application of those regulations and declarations to American citizens and interests in Morocco, it does so without assuming obligation or res nsibility for the enforcement thereof." Ancfxfvhereas, in giving its advice and consent to the ratification of the said General Act and Additional Protocol the Senate of the United States resolved, "as a part of this act of ratification, that the Senate understands that the participation of the United States in the Algeciras Conference, and in the formulation and adoption of the General Act and Protocol which resulted therefrom, was with the sole purpose of preserving and increasing its commerce in Morocco, the protection as to life, liberty and property of its citizens residing or traveling therein, and of aiding by its friendly offices and efforts in removing friction and controversy which seemed to menace the peace between the powers signatory with the United States to the treaty of 1880, all of which are on terms of amity with this government; and without purpose to depart from the traditional American forei n policy which forbids participation by the United States in the settliment of political questions which are entirely European in their scope." And whereas, the said General Act and Additional Protocol were duly ratified by the Governments of the United States of America and of the other powers aforesaid, and by His Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; And whereas in pursuance of Article 121 of the said General Act, the ratifications of the said General Act and Additional Protocol of
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