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 2396 coNvENr1oN.NAvAL GAPTURES. omm is, wor. ommnzs. um. Omwention between the United States and other Powers relative to certain restrictions with regard to the exercise of the right ofpaptare in naval war. Signed at The Hague October 18, 1907; ratifcatzon advised by the Senate March 12, 1908; ratified by the President elif the United States Februa 23, 1909; ratification deposited with the Netherlands Governmentyglocember 27, 1.909; proclaimed February 28, 1910. Br run Pnmsmnrrr or cum Unrrnn Srxrns or Ammzrca. A PROCLAMATION.· mvsieaptum. Whereas a Convention relative to certain restrictions with regard P'°“"“"°‘ to the exercise of the right of capture in naval war was concluded and signed at The Ha e on October 18, 1907, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the Unnited States of America, Germany, the Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Beggium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Collbmbia, Cuba, Denmark, the ominican Rflpublic, Ecuador, S ain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, aiti, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, the Netherlands, Peru, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Salvador, Servia, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the original of which Convention being in the French language, is word for word as follows: ` [Translation.] XI. XI. CONVENTION CONVENTION RELATIVEACERTAINES RESTRIC- RELATIVE TO CERTAIN RESTRIC- TIONS A IJEXERCICE DU DROIT TION S WITH REGARD TO THE DE CAPTURE DANS LA GUERRE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF MARITIME. CAPTURE IN NAVAL WAR. ¤<>¤¢¤¢¤¤8P¤W¢¤· SA MAJESTE UEMPEREUR His Majest the German Em- , D’ALLEMAGNE, R O I D E peror, King oi? Prussia; the Presi- PRUSSE; LE PRESIDENT dent of the United States of DES ETATS-ENIS D’AMERI- America; the President of the §UE; LE PR SIDENT DE LA Argentine Republic; His Majesty EPUBLIQUE ARGENTINE; the Emperor of Austria, Kin of SA MAJESTE L’EMPEREUR Bohemia, &c., andA ostolic Iging D’AUTRICHE, ROI DE BO- of Hungary; His lllajesty the _HEME ETC., ET ROI APOS— King of the Belgians; the Presi- T OLIQUE DE HONGRIE; SA dent of the Republic of Bolivia; MAJESTE LE ROI DES BEL- the President og the Republic of GES; LE PRESIDENT DE LA the United States of Brazil; His REPUBLI(%)UE DE BOLIVIE; Roval Highness the Prince of LE PRESI ENT DE LA RE- Bulgaria; the President of the PUBLI(.g.gE DES ETATS-U NIS Republic of Chile; the President DU BR IL; SON ALTESSE of the Republic of Colombia; the