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1880 CONVENTION-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. F nmzmuay 8, 1907.

  • "°'*"*”¥ °· 1°°'· Oonvention between the United States of zpmezicéz/_ and jig; Dcrninicczn

Republic providin for the assistance 0 t United States in the collqcétion and appbciatiog cfbtxz custamgbyebenu/gs of thedDc2a;1gican epublic. Oanc ude Fe ary8 1 ·rati cation a vise y Senate February 25, 1907; ratified by President June 22, 1907 ,· ratifed by President of the Dominican Republic June 18, 1907; ratifieations ewchan ed at Washington July 8, 1.907; claimed July 25, 1907 g pw ` BY rm-: Pmzxsmuwr or Tim UNITED Srnrns O1" Ammrca, A PROCLAMATION.

’;fgl°*:"t%I; Whereas a convention between the United States of America and

i··evenue.m° the Dominican Republic (providing for the assistance of the United I '°°m ‘ States in the collecuon an application of the customs revenues of the Dominican Republic, was concluded and signed by their respective ` glqpipotentiarias at thel City of Sgntq Dotpiingo, op the_ eiglithfdayolt e ruary, one thousand nme un re an seven,t eorigma 0 w 10 convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for ‘ word as follows; Whereas during disturbed po- Por cuanto, durante las conggcal conditions in (She Dominlican dicgneslde dis1t)urbi0s politicoshen public ebts an claims ave la ep lica ominicana se an been created, some by regular originado deudas y reclamaciones, and some by revolutionary govern- creadas unas ppr Gobiernos legales ments, many of doubtfu validity y otras, por `obiernos rcvolucioin whole HP in part, gud amount- miosémuclnudedudmvalidez en ing in a to over 30 000 000, o en parte ymontantes en nominal or face value; ’ , togal si mas qc $30.000.000 oro de va or nomma · And Whereas the same condi- Y por cuahto, ese estado de tions have prevented the peacea— cosas ha impedido el cobro puble and continuous collection and ciiico y eontinuado y la aplicac16n application of National revenues de las rentas de la nacion para el for payment of interest or princi- pag:") de intereses 6 capital de pal of such debts or for liquidation ic deudas 6 para la liquidaand settlement of such claims; ci6n y ajuste de dichas reclaand the said debts and claims con- maciones: y dichas deudas y tinnally increase by accretion of mclamaciones van en continuo interest and are a grievous bu1·- aumento por acumulacion de inden upon the peep e of the Do- tereses y son una carga onerosa minivan Repub ic and a barrier to para el pueblo Domimcano y un theirimprovementand prosperity; obstziculo 6. su mejoramiento y prosperidad; And Whereas the Dominican Y por cuanto, el Gobierno Do- Government has now etfected a minicano acaba de llcvar 5 efecto cpnditionag · adéustment alndl set- gn ajnaste dy arreglo condicional t ement o said e ts an c aims e dic as eudas y reclama i under which all its foreign cred- de acuerdo con cuyos térlniihldg itcrs have agreed to accept about todos sus acreedores extrangeros