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 CONVENTION—NIEXICO. MAY 21,1906. 2953 Convention between the Mvited States and Mereico providing for the Mw 2111906- eguitable distribution Qwéthe waters of the Rio Grande for irrigation ejoosee. Signed at ashington, May 21, 1906 ,· ratification advised bg] the Senate, June 526, 1906 · ratijied by the President, December 26, 1906 · ratijied by Mexico, January 5, 1907 ,· ratiications exchanged at Wbaehington, Januaejq 16, 1.907,* proclaimed, January 16, 1907. BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES or Amnmca. _ A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and P'°‘““bl°‘ - the United States-of Mexico, roviding for the equitable distribution of the waters of the Rio Grand; for irrigation purposes, and to remove all causes of controversy between them in respect thereto, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington · on the twenty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and six, the original of which Convention, being in the English and Spanish langua es, is word for word as follows: _ The Tlnited States of America Los Estados Unidos de América C°“m°“”g"°w°” and the United States of Mexico y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos being desirous to provide for the deseosos de ponerse de acuerdo en equitable distribution of the wa- la equitativa distribucién de las ters of the Rio Grande for irriga— aguas del Rio Grande para fines . tion purposes, and to remove all de irrigacién, y de alejar todas las . causes of controversy between causas de discusién entre ellos ii · them in respect thereto, and being ese respecto, gr obrando por conmoved by considerations of inter- sideraciones e cortesia internanational comity, have resolved to cional, han resuelto celebrar una conclude a Convention for these Convencién con este propésito y purposes and have named as their han nombrado sus Plenipoteucialenipotentiaries: rios, 5 saber: _ The President of the United El Presidente de los 'Estados P1°°ip°°°""“"“`s‘ States of America, Elihu Root, Unidos de América, al SenorElihu Secretary of State of the United Root, Secretario de Estado de los States; and Estados Unidos; y The President of the United El Presidente de los Estados V States of Mexico, His Excellency Unidos Mexicanos. ai Su Excelen- Senor Don Joaquin D. Casasus, cia el Senor Don Joaquin D. Ca- Ambassador Extraordinar and sasiis, Embajador Extraordinario Plenipotentiary of the United y Pleni otenciario de los Estados States of Mexico at Washington; Unidoslliiexicanos en Washington; \Vho, after having exhibited quienes, despues de presentar sus their respective full powers, which plenos poderes respectivos, ue se were found to bein good and due encontraron en buena y dlebida form, have agreed upon the fol- forma, han convenido en los artilowing articles: culos siguientes: Amicus I. Anricuro I. After the completion of the Una vez ue seha an terminado »*““°““‘°""Q¥“"“°j proposed storage diim near Engle, la proyectada presa derca de Engle, £ii:i§ w Me mm New Mexico, and the distributing Nuevo México, y el sistema auxi-