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 1712 TRE.ATY—ETH[OPIAN ENIPIRE. JUNE 27, 1914. Article V. D‘Pl°’“’“° ’°P'°· In order to etuate and stren hen the friendly relations which mums. exist betweerliefilllithiopia and the Hiiited States of America., the two Governments agree to receive reciprocally, representatives acceptable to the two Governments; Diplomatic representatives appointed by either Government who are not acceptable to the Government to which they are accredited shall be replaced. Article VI. ”“"“""· This treaty shall continue in force for a period of four years after the date of its ratification by the Government of the United States. If neither of the contracting parties, one year before the expiration of that period, notihes officially its determination to terminate the treaty, it shall remain in force for a further period of ten years; and so on thereafter unless notice is iven officially by one of the contracting Powers, one year before the expiration of said period, of its intention to terminate said treaty. Article VII. B‘"°"‘“"‘• The present treaty shall take effect if ratified by the Government of the United States, and if this ratification shall be notified to His Roygl Highness Prince Lidj Yassou, successor of Menelik II, King of ings of Ethiopia within the dperiod of six months. °*“'“*“""· His Royal Highness Prince Li ] Yassou in the name of his Empire; and John Q. Wood in virtue of his full wers, in the name of the United States of America, have si edpfthe present treaty, written in double text, Amharic and Englisinand in identical terms. Done at Addis—Abeba, this twenty seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in the year of our Lord. Joni: Q. Woon [Seal of Prince Lidj Yassou] [Amharic text not printed.] ,§,‘}gl““°” °‘ "°"‘ And whereas, by Article VII of the said Treaty it is provided that the said Treaty shall take effect if ratified by the Government of the United States, and if this ratification shall be notified to His Ro?.} Highness, Prince Lidj Yassou, successor of Menelik II, King of ings of Ethiopia, within the period of six months; And whereas the said Treaty was duly ratified by the Government . of the United States, and the said ratification was notified to His Royal Highness Prince Liclj Yassou on December 20, 1914: P“‘°"“‘°“‘”· Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof gray bg observed and fulfilled by the United States and the citizens ereo . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia, this ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty, [anu.,] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-fifth. W By the President: OODROW WHBON Baximnmcn Const Secretary of State.