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Convention. Elles auront à cet effet à faire connaître leur adhésion aux Puissances contractantes, au moyen d'une notification écrite, adressée au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et communiquée par celui-ci à toutes les autres Puissances contractantes.

ARTICLE 60.

Les conditions auxquelles les Puissances qui n'ont pas été représentées à la Conférence Internationale de la Paix, pourront adhérer à la présente Convention, formeront l'objet d'une entente ultérieure entre les Puissances contractantes.

ARTICLE 61.

S'il arrivait qu'une des Hautes Parties contractantes dénonçât la présente Convention, cette dénonciation ne produirait ses effets qu'un an après la notification faite par écrit au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et communiquée immédiatement par celui-ci à toutes les autres Puissances contractantes.

Cette dénonciation ne produira ses effets qu'à l'égard de la Puissance qui l'aura notifiée.

En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires ont signé la présente Convention et l'ont revêtue de leurs Sceaux.

Fait à la Haye, le vingt-neuf juillet mil huit cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf, en un seul exemplaire qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des PaysBas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique aux Puissances contractantes.

Pour l'Allemagne:

(L. S.) MUNSTER DERNEBURG. Pour l'Autriche-Hongrie: (L. S.) WELSERSHEIMB.

(L. S.) OKOLICSANYI.

Pour la Belgique:

(L. S.) A. BEERNAERT.

(L. S.) CTE DE GRELLE ROGIER.

(L. S.) CHR DESCAMPS.

Pour la Chine:

(L. S.) YANG Yu.

Pour le Danemark:

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In the event of one of the High Denunciation. Contracting Parties denouncing the present Convention, this denunciation would not take effect until a year after its notification made in writing to the Netherlands Government, and by it communicated at once to all the other Contracting Powers.

This denunciation shall only af fect the notifying Power.

In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention and affixed their seals to it.

Done at The Hague, the 29th Deposit of original July, 1899, in a single copy, which shall remain in the archives of the Netherlands Government, and copies of it, duly certified, be sent through the diplomatic channel to the Contracting Powers

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(L. S.) PAUNCEFOTE.

(L. S.) HENRY HOWARD.

Pour la Grèce:

(L. S.) N. DALYANNI.

Pour l'Italie:

(L. S.) NIGRA.

(L. S.) A. ZANNINI.

(L. S.) G. POMPILJ. Pour le Japon:

(L. S.) I. MOTONO. Pour le Luxembourg: (L. s.) EYSCHEN. Pour le Monténégro: (L. S.) STAAL. Pour les Pays-Bas:

(L. S.) V. KARNEBEEK.

(L. S.) DEN BEER POORTUGAEL. (L. s.) T. M. C. ASSER.

(L. s.) E. N. RAHUSEN.

Pour la Perse:

(L. S.) MIRZA RISA KHAN, Arfaud-Dovleh.

Pour le Portugal:

(L. S.) CONDE DE MACEDO.

(L. S.) AGOSTINHO D'ORNELLAS DE VASCONCELLOS.

(L. s.) CONDE DE SELIR. Pour la Roumanie:

(L. s.) A. BELDIMAN. (L. S.) J. N. PAPINIU. Sous les réserves, formulées aux articles 16, 17 et 19 de la présente Convention (15, 16 et 18 du projet présenté par le Comité d'Examen) et consignées aux procès-verbal de la séance de la

For Spain:

(L. S.) EL DUQUE DE TETUAN. (L. S.) W. R. DE VILLA URRUTIA. (L. S.) ARTURO DE BAGUER. For the United States of America: (L. S.) ANDREW D. WHITE. (L. S.) SETH LOW.

(L. S.) STANFORD NEWEL.
(L. S.) A. T. MAHAN.

(L. S.) WILLIAM CROZIER. Under reserve of the declaration made at the plenary sitting of the Conference on the 25th of July, 1899.

For the United Mexican States:
(L. S.) A. DE MIER.
(L. S.) J. ZENIL.
For France:

(L. S.) LÉON BOURGEOIS.
(L. s.) G. BIHOURD.

(L. S.) D'ESTOURNELLES DE CON

STANT.

For Great Britain and Ireland:

(L. S.) PAUNCEFOTE.

(L. S.) HENRY HOWARD.

For Greece:

(L. S.) N. DELYANNI. For Italy:

(L. S.) NIGRA. (L. S.) A. ZANNINI. (L. S.) G. POMPILJ. For Japan:

(L. S.) I. MOTONO. For Luxemburg:, (L. S.) EYSCHEN. For Montenegro: (L. S.) STAAL. For the Netherlands:

(L. S.) V. KARNEBEEK.

(L. S.) DEN BEER POORTUGAEL. (L. S.) T. M. C. ASSER.

(L. s.) E. N. RAHUSEN.

For Persia:

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verbal of the sitting of the Third
Commission of July 20, 1899.
For Russia:

(L. 8.) STAAL.
(L. S.) MARTENS.
(L. S.) A. BASILY.
For Servia:

(L. S.) CHEDO MIYATOVITCH.
Under the reserves recorded in
the procès-verbal of the Third
Commission of July 20, 1899.
For Siam:

(L. S.) PHYA SURIYA NUVATR.
(L. S.) VISUDDHA.

For the United Kingdoms of Swe-
den and Norway:

(L. S.) BILDT.

For Switzerland:

(L. s.) ROTH. For Turkey:

(L. S.) TURKHAN.

(L. S.) MEHEMED NOURY.

Under reserve of the declaration
made in the plenary sitting of
the Conference of July 25, 1899.
For Bulgaria:

(L. S.) D. STANCIOFF.

(L. s.) Major HESSAPTCHIEFF. Certified as a true copy, The Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs,

(L. S.) L. H. RUYSSENAERS. THE HAGUE, January 31, 1900.

United States.

And whereas the said Convention was signed by the Plenipotentiaries Reservation by of the United States of America under reservation of the following declaration:

"Nothing contained in this convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions;"

And whereas the said Convention was duly ratified by the Government of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the Governments of the other Powers aforesaid with the exception of China and Turkey;

And whereas, in pursuance of the stipulations of Article LVIII of the said Convention the ratifications of the said Convention were deposited at The Hague on the 4th. day of September, 1900, by the Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the United States of America, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Siam, Sweden and Norway and Bulgaria; on the 6th. day of October, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Japan; on the 16th. day of October, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Montenegro; on the 29th. day of December, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Switzerland; on the 4th. day of April, 1901, by the

Ratification.

Proclamation.

April, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Mexico; on the 11th. day of May, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Servia; and on the 12th. day of July, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Luxembourg.

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof, subject to the reserve made in the aforesaid declaration of the Plenipotentiaries of the United States.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this first day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, and of
[L. S.] the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and
twenty-sixth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

By the President:

JOHN HAY,

Secretary of State.

Convention between the United States of America and Certain Powers, with respect to the laws and customs of war on land. Signed at The Hague July 29, 1899; ratification advised by the Senate March 14, 1902; ratified by the President of the United States March 19, 1902; ratifications deposited with the Netherlands Government September 4, 1900; proclaimed April 11, 1902.

July 29, 1899.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a Convention with respect to the laws and customs of war Preamble. on land was concluded and signed on July 29, 1899, by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, France, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, and Bulgaria, the original of which Convention, in the French language, is word for word as follows:

[Translation.]

CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND.

His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia etc., and Apostolic King of Hungary; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the King of Denmark; His Majesty the King of Spain and in His Name Her Majesty the Queen Regent of the Kingdom; the President of the United States of America; the President of the United Mexican States; the President of the French Republic; Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India; His Majesty the King of the Hellenes; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxemburg, Duke of Nassau; His

CONVENTION CONCERNANT LES LOIS ET COUTUMES DE LA GUERRE SUR TERRE.

Sa Majesté l'Empereur d'Alle- Contracting parties. magne, Roi de Prusse; Sa Majesté l'Empereur d'Autriche, Roi de Bohême etc. et Roi Apostolique de Hongrie; Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges; Sa Majesté le Roi de Danemark; Sa Majesté le Roi d'Espagne et en Son Nom Sa Majesté la Reine-Régente du Royaume; le Président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique; le Président des Etats-Unis Mexicains; le Président de la République Française; Sa Majesté la Reine du Royaume-Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, Impératrice des Indes; Sa Majesté le Roi des Hellènes; Sa Majesté le Roi d'Italie; Sa Majesté l'Empereur du Japon; Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc de Luxembourg, Duc de Nassau; Son Altesse le Prince de Monténégro;

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