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GREAT BRITAlN—ALASKAN BOUNDARY. JULY 22, 1892. 955 (fonvention between the United States of America and the United King- July 22,mz. dom of Great Britain and Ireland for a joint surrey of the territory i adjacent to the boundary line of the United States of America and the Bominicm of Canada dividing the Territory of Alaska from the Prouince of British Columbia and the Northwest Territory of Canada. Coneluded at Washington July 22, 1892; ratification advised by the Senate July 25, 1892; ratified by the President of the United States, July 29, 1892; ratified by the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, August 5, 18.92; ratijications exchanged at Washington, August 23, 1892; proclaimed August 26, 1892. x BY THE PRESIDENT on THE UNITED STATES on Aumucs. A PBOCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and Preamble. Great Britain providing for the delimitation of the existing boundary between the United States and Her Majesty’s possessions in North America in respect to such portions of said boundary as may not in fact have been permanently marked in virtue of treaties heretofore concluded, was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at the City of Vilashington, on the twenty-second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, the original of which Convention, being in the English language, is word for word as follows: The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the C°“°““’“¤g P*“°*¤¤· United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being equally desirous to provide for the removal of all possible cause of diiference between their respective governments hereafter in regard to the delimitation of the existing boundary between the United States and Her Ma_jesty’s possessions in North America in respect to such portions of said boundary as may not in tact have been permanently marked in virtue of treaties heretofore concluded; have resolved to conclude a Convention in tnrtherance of these ends, and for that purpose have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries; _ The President of the United States, John W. Foster, Secretary of P*°“'P°°°”**°'*°° State of the United States, and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Honorable Michael ll. Herbert, Charge d’A1faires ad interim of Great Britain, Who, atter having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were lound to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the tollowing Articles: · ARTICLE I. The High itontmcting Parties agree that a coincident or joint sur- Survey or lm-awry vcy (ns may be thnnd in practice most convenient) shall be made of {‘fl,“,§‘°§}“‘A§‘,§,',T;',§“‘{f,’“‘,,’;, the territory adjacent to that part of the boundary line of the United made Statcs of America and the Dominion of Canada dividing the Territory of Alaska trom the Province of British Columbia and the Northwest T erritory of Canada, from the latitude of 540 40’ North to the point where the said boundary line encounters the 1-llst degree of longitude