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CONVENTION-MOROCCO. JULY 3, 1880.

Convention between the United States of America, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden and Norway, for the establishment of the right of protection in Morocco. Concluded July 3, 1880; ratification advised by the Senate May 5, 1881; ratified by the President May 10, 1881; proclaimed December 21, 1881.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a Convention for the establishment on fixed and uniform bases of the exercise of the right of protection in Morocco and for the settlement of certain questions connected therewith, between the United States and His Majesty the Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of Denmark, His Majesty the King of Spain, His Excellency the President of the French Republic, Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Sultan of Morocco, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, and His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, was signed by their plenipotentiaries at Madrid, on the third day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty, the French text of which Convention is word for word as follows:

His Excellency the President of
the United States of America; His
Majesty the Emperor of Germany,
King of Prussia; His Majesty the
Emperor of Austria, King of Hun-
gary; His Majesty the King of the
Belgians; His Majesty the King of
Denmark; His Majesty the King
of Spain; His Excellency the Pres-
ident of the French Republic; Her
Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land; His Majesty the King of
Italy; His Majesty the Sultan of
Morocco; His Majesty the King of
the Netherlands; His Majesty the
King of Portugal and the Algarves;
His Majesty the King of Sweden
and Norway;

Son Excellence le Président des
États-Unis d'Amérique; Sa Majes-
té l’Empereur d'Allemagne, Roi de
Prusse; Sa Majesté l’Empereur
d'Autriche, Roi de Hongrie; Sa
Majesté le Roi des Belges; Sa Ma-
jesté le Roi do Danemark; Sa Ma-
jesté le Roi d’Espagne; Son Excel-
lence le Président de la République
Française; Sa Majesté la Reine du
Royaume Uni de la Grande Bre-
tagne et d’Irlande; Sa Majesté le
Roi d'Italie; Sa Majesté le Sultan
du Maroc; Sa Majesté le Roi des
Pays-Bas; Sa Majesté le Roi de
Portugal et des Algarves; Sa Ma-
jesté le Roi de Suède et de Norvége;

Having recognized the necessity
of establishing, on fixed and uni-
form bases, the exercise of the
right of protection in Morocco, and
of settling certain questions con-
nected therewith, have appointed
their plenipotentiaries at the
conference assembled for that pur-
pose at Madrid, to wit:

Ayant reconnu la nécessité d’é-
tablir sur des bases fixes et uni-
formes l'exercice du droit de pro-
tection au Maroc, et de régler cer-
taines questions qui s’y attachent,
ont nommé pour leurs Plénipoten-
tiaires à la Conférence qui s’est
réunie à cet effet à Madrid, savoir: