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 2200 PHILIPPINES-NORTH BORNEO, BOUNDARY. JANUARY 2,1930. 88 a line p~ between Little Ba~ and Great Bakkungaan Islands as indicated on the chart, said portion of the line being a straight line approximately 3070 40' true drawn from a point on the parallel of 6 0 0' north latitude to a point on the meridian of longitude of 1170 58' east of Greenwich. Between Mangsee It' lik' d that if te' d . Islands and Mangsee 18 eWl86 agree more acoura surveymg an mappmg Great Reef. shall show that the line described above does not pass between the Mangsee Islands and Mangsee Great Reef as indicated on Chart No. 4720, the boundary shall be understood to be defined in that area. as a straight line drawn from the intersection of the parallel of 7° 24' 45" north latitude and the meridian of longitude of 117° 25' 30" east of Greenwich, passing through Mangsee Channel as indicated on attached Chart No. 4720 to a point on the parallel of 7° 40' north latitude. ARTICLE III Territory embraced. All islands to the north and east of the said line and all islands and rocks tra.versed by the said line, should there be any such, sha.ll belong to the Philippine Archipelago and all islands to the south and west of the said line sha.ll belong to the State of North Bomeo. Islands of Turtle and M~see Groups. Vol. 43, p. 1662. ARTICLE IV The provisions of Article 19 of the Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan limiting naval armament, signed at Washington on February 6,1922 shall, so long as that Treaty remains in force, apply in respect of ~ islands in the Turtle and Mangsee Groups which are or may be deemed to be comprised within the territories of the Philippine Archipelago on the one hand and of the State of North Bomeo on the other hand in consequence of the establishment of the line fixed by the p~ articles of the present Convention. In the event of either Hign Contracting Party ceding, selling, leasing or transfel'l'ing any of the islands in question to a third party/rovision shall be made for the continued application to such islan of the aforementioned Article 19 of the Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan limiting naval armament, ~ed at Washington on February 6, 1922, provided that Treaty is still in force at the time of such cession, sale, lease or transfer. ARTICLE V- Exchange of ratifi· The present Convention shall be ratified by the President of the fation. United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty, and shall come into force on the exchange of the acts of ratification which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. Signatures. RatifiCitions ex· changed. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same and have affixed thereto their respective seals. Done in duplicate at Washington the second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty. HENRY L STIMSON [SEAL] ESME HOWARD [SEAL] AND WHEREAS the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged at Washington on the thirteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two;