Diplomatic History of the Panama Canal: Correspondence Relating to the Negotiation and Application of Certain Treaties on the Subject of the Construction of an Interoceanic Canal, and Accompanying Papers, Page 19 |
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... United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , Emperor of India , being desirous to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to con- nect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans , and ...
... United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , Emperor of India , being desirous to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to con- nect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans , and ...
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... United States. Department of State. in time of war , or apprehended war , Great Britain alone , in spite of her vast possessions on the American Continent and the extent of her interests in the East , would be absolutely precluded from ...
... United States. Department of State. in time of war , or apprehended war , Great Britain alone , in spite of her vast possessions on the American Continent and the extent of her interests in the East , would be absolutely precluded from ...
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... United States . And to this end instead of the provision that the United States alone adopted them and undertook the whole of that burden . Second . No longer insisting upon the language of the amendment , which had in terms reserved to ...
... United States . And to this end instead of the provision that the United States alone adopted them and undertook the whole of that burden . Second . No longer insisting upon the language of the amendment , which had in terms reserved to ...
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... United States. Department of State. less , in view of the great importance of the Senate's amendments , taken together , it was deemed more expedient by Lord Lansdowne to reject them , but to leave the door open for fresh negotiations ...
... United States. Department of State. less , in view of the great importance of the Senate's amendments , taken together , it was deemed more expedient by Lord Lansdowne to reject them , but to leave the door open for fresh negotiations ...
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... United States and any other power , would have the ordinary effect of war upon treaties when not specially otherwise provided , and would remit both parties to their original and natural right of self - defense and give to the United ...
... United States and any other power , would have the ordinary effect of war upon treaties when not specially otherwise provided , and would remit both parties to their original and natural right of self - defense and give to the United ...
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accept agreed amendment AMERICAN LEGATION approval arbitration Article VIII assembly Bogota boundaries Britain British Canal Zone Cauca Choate citizens claims clause Clayton-Bulwer treaty Colombia and Panama Colombian minister Colon commerce concession confidential Congress consider consideration construction convention copy DEPARTMENT desire draft duty ELIHU ROOT ENRIQUE CORTES ernment excellency exchange exemption favor February foreign affairs Government of Colombia granted Hay-Herran treaty Hay-Pauncefote treaty high contracting parties honor inclose Isthmus of Panama January Jurado Lord Lansdowne Lord Pauncefote Majesty's Government March March 17 matter memorandum ment Minister Dawson minister for foreign nations necessary negotiations neutrality Nicaragua November obligation Panama Canal payment plenipotentiary powers present treaty President Reyes proposed protocol provisions question railway ratification recognized referred regard relations Republic of Colombia Republic of Panama respect route rules Secretary Root Senate Señor ship canal signed sovereignty stipulations submitted Telegram territory thereof tion tolls United vessels Washington words
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Page 50 - 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 296 - States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection...
Page 296 - II which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Page 336 - Act approved August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled "An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes...
Page 293 - No belligerent shall embark or disembark troops, munitions of war, or warlike materials in the canal, except in case of accidental hindrance of the transit, and in such case the transit shall be resumed with all possible dispatch.
Page 276 - 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 and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 293 - 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 51 - 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 64 - ... 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 294 - 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.