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 2198 PHILIPPINES-NORTH BORNEO, BOUNDARY. JANUARY 2,1930. _Jfl!I~Y 2, 1!l3O. Oorwemi~ bttween tM United Statu of Amerim and Great Britain lhlimiting boundary between 1M Pliilippine Archipelago and tM State oj North, Borneo and exchange8 of nous regarding certain islands off the coost oj Borneo. Signed at Washington, Jan'/.«l"JI 2 1930; ratification dvised by 1M Senate, February 11, 1930; r:ditCd by tM Presifknt, February 21, 1930; ratiji~d by (}foeat Britain, N~;mber 2, 1932; ratifications exchanged at Washington, December 13, 1932; proclaimeil, December 15, 1932. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Convention :with WHEREAS a convention between the United States of America Great Britain delimlt- Jsw:~ and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British ~Preamble. . Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, delimiting definitely r.~: : }~: the boundary between the Philippine Archipelago (the territory ac- quired by the United States of America by virtue of the treaties of December 10, 1898, and November 7, 1900, with Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain) and the State of North Borneo which is under British protection, was concluded and signed by their respec- tive Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the second day of January, one thousand nina hundred and thirty, the original of which con- vention is word for word as follows: Contracting Powers. The President of the United States of America and His Majest:y the King of Great Britain] Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, Be~ desirouB of delimiting definitely the boundary between the Philippme Archi~lago (the territory acguired by the United States of America by virtue of the Treaties of December 10, 1898, and No- vember 7, 1900, with Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain) and the State of North Borneo which 18 under British protection, Plenipotentiaries. Have resolved to conclude a Convention for that purpose and have ap~inted as their plenip~tentiaries: The President of the United States of America, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State of the United States; and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions b~ond the Seas, Emperor of India, For Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Right HonoI1l.ble Sir Esme Howard, G.C.B., G.C.M .G ., C.V.O., His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington; Who, having communicated to each other th,9ir respective full powers found in good and due form have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles: ARTICLE I dfo~c:la~YTsg! It is hereby agreed and declared that the line separating the islands ed. belonging to the Philippine Archipelago on the one hand and the islands belonging to the State of North Borneo which is under British protection on the other hand shall be and is hereby established as follows: