1424 PROTECTION OF SUBMARIN E CABLES. Dmommenn 1, 1886. December 1.1886. Declaration and final protocol between the United States of America and other powers ratnying the International Convention of March 14, 1884, for the protection of submarine cables. Declaration signed at Paris Dece·mber 1, 1886 ; Jinalgzrotocol signed at Paris July 7, 1887 ; ratification of both advise by enate February 20, 1888,- ratified by the President Marcin 1st, 1888; proclaimed May lst, 1888. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. peagable. WM, Whereas a Declaration defining the sense of Artic1es 2 and 4 of O` . ’ pp' the Convention of March 14, 1884, for the Protection of Submarine Cables was signed December 1, 1886, by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and other Governments, sigilatories-of 'the‘C011ve11tion aforesaid, and by the Plenipotentiary of Germany, on March 23, 1887; and whereas a Final Protocol to the Convention aforesaid was signed, July 7, 1887, by the Plenipetentiaries of the United States of America and other Governments, signatories of the said Convention of March 14, 1884, which Declaration and Final Protocol, being in the French language, are word for word as fol- ` lows: " neun-men. Déclaration. Declaration} Les soussignés, Plénipotenti- The undersigned, Plenipotenaires des Gouvernements signa- tiaries of the signatory Governtaires de la Convention du 14 ments of the convention of March mars 1884, pour la protection des 14, 1884, for the lprotection of Subcables sous-marins, ayant reconnu marine Cables, aving recognized la convenance de préciser le sens the expediency of eiinin the des termes des Articles 2 et 4 de sense of the terms of Articles II la dite Convention, —ont arrété, and IV, of the said convention d’un commun accord, la Déclara- have prepared by common accord tion suivante: T the fo lowing declaration: g:{¤;Zzef&¤f¤¤11y· Certains doutes s’étant élevés Certain doubts havin arisen °’ sur le sens du mot volontairement as to the meaning of the word · inséré dans l’Article 2 de la Con- "wilfully" inserted in Article II vention du 14 mars 1884, il est of the convention of the 14th of ` · entendu que la disposition de re- March, 1884, it is understood that slgonsabilite pénale mentionnée the imposition of penal res nsi- · ns ledit Article ne s’applique bility, mentioned in the saidlarti- 5s aux cas de ruptures ou de dé- cle, does not apply to cases of riorations occasionnées acciden- breaking or of injuries occasioned tellement ou nécessairement en ré- accidentally or necessarily in reparant un cable, alors que toutes pairin a cable, when all precaues precautions ont été prises pour tions have been taken to avoid fyiter ces ruptures ou détér1ora— such breakings or damages. ions.
- Translation added in Department of State. ‘
