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... convention in Washington directly with Sir Henry Bulwer . This treaty was ratified July 5 , 1850 , and is known as the Clayton - Bulwer Convention . While Great Britain made sure of land near to and command- ing Preliminary Steps 5.
... convention in Washington directly with Sir Henry Bulwer . This treaty was ratified July 5 , 1850 , and is known as the Clayton - Bulwer Convention . While Great Britain made sure of land near to and command- ing Preliminary Steps 5.
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Lewis Nixon. Britain made sure of land near to and command- ing the entrance of any Nicaraguan Canal , there can be no question but the English statesmen of the day fully appreciated the strength of the New Grenada Treaty of 1846 . The ...
Lewis Nixon. Britain made sure of land near to and command- ing the entrance of any Nicaraguan Canal , there can be no question but the English statesmen of the day fully appreciated the strength of the New Grenada Treaty of 1846 . The ...
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... land interoceanic communication across the Isthmus , the United States has expressly bound itself so far to waive the Monroe Doctrine as to admit Great Britain to a joint protectorate . The Convention as stated in the preamble was " for ...
... land interoceanic communication across the Isthmus , the United States has expressly bound itself so far to waive the Monroe Doctrine as to admit Great Britain to a joint protectorate . The Convention as stated in the preamble was " for ...
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... land of such coun- tries we should set an example ourselves . Con- ditions , as he very well knows , are entirely changed . A careful reading of the Suez Convention given in the Appendix will show the care exercised in eliminating every ...
... land of such coun- tries we should set an example ourselves . Con- ditions , as he very well knows , are entirely changed . A careful reading of the Suez Convention given in the Appendix will show the care exercised in eliminating every ...
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... in referring to it was as follows : - The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- land , Empress of India , being desirous to facilitate 45 THE NEGOTIATION OF HAY-PAUNCEFOTE.
... in referring to it was as follows : - The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- land , Empress of India , being desirous to facilitate 45 THE NEGOTIATION OF HAY-PAUNCEFOTE.
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abrogation adopted amendment American ships arbitration Article III Article VIII belligerent Britain Bulwer Central America charges of traffic citizens clause Clayton-Bulwer Convention Clayton-Bulwer Treaty coasting trade coastwise trade Congress Convention of Constantinople declaration discrimination draft entire equality equal treatment established in Article exemption favor former treaty fortifications free and open guarantee Hay-Pauncefote Treaty hereby high contracting parties Isthmus of Panama joint protection Lord Lansdowne Lord Pauncefote maintenance Majesty Majesty's Government ment Mosquito Coast nations necessary negotiations neutralization established Nicaragua objection obligations observe these rules operation Panama Canal Pauncefote Treaty peace plenipotentiaries powers present treaty President principle of neutralization privileges proposed provisions question ratifications Republic of Panama respect rules of neutrality says Secretary secure Senator Root ship canal Sir Edward Grey sovereign sovereignty subsidy Suez Canal terms of entire tion tolls ton-Bulwer Treaty of 1846 treaty stipulations vessels engaged vessels of commerce waters words zone
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Page 161 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Page 220 - Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two Contracting Parties and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of the 29th...
Page 92 - America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or People, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 24 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Page 161 - India, being desirous to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by whatever route may be considered expedient...
Page 123 - ... 6. The plant, establishments, buildings, and all works necessary to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the canal shall be deemed to be part thereof, for the purposes of this Treaty, and in time .of war, as in time of peace, shall enjoy complete immunity from attack or injury by belligerents, and from acts calculated to impair their usefulness as part of the canal "ARTICLE IV.
Page 99 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 208 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United Slates and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 160 - It is agreed that no change of territorial sovereignty or of the international relations of the country or countries traversed by the before-mentioned canal shall affect the general principle of neutralization or the obligation of the High Contracting Parties under the present Treaty.
Page 94 - ... and should any differences arise as to right or property over the territory through which the said canal shall pass between the states or governments of Central America, and such differences should in any way impede or obstruct the execution of the said canal, the Governments of...