[Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.] wards Greece, will see with pleasure the termination of the crisis through which we have passed. The Hon. Henry Elliot. Accept, &c., D. E. MAVROCORDATO. DECREE No. XXV, 30th March, 1863. The Second National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens, Decrees: ART. I. The Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus George, second son of the Prince Christian of Denmark, is proclaimed by the Assembly, unanimously, Constitutional King of the Greeks, under the name of George I, King of the Greeks.* ART. II. The legitimate successors of King George must profess the tenets of the Orthodox Church of the East. ART. III. A Commission of 3 members, chosen by the Assembly, shall repair to Copenhagen, and shall offer to him the Crown in the name of the Hellenic Nation. Annex B to the Protocol of the Conference of 5th June, 1863. Acceptance of Hereditary Sovereignty of Greece for Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus George of Denmark on condition that the Ionian Islands be United to Greece. Legation of Denmark, London, 4th June, 1863. THE Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of Denmark, has the honour, by order of his Government, to declare that, in accordance with His Royal Highness the Prince Christian of Denmark, acting in the character of guardian of his second son, the Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus George, a minor, His Majesty the King of Denmark accepts for that Prince the Hereditary Sovereignty of Greece, which has been offered to him by a Decree of the Hellenic National Assembly, dated the 8th March last. Such acceptance has, however been given under the expectation and on the express condition that the Ionian Islands shall be effectively united to the Hellenic Kingdom. TORBEN BILLE. *Title subsequently altered to "King of the Hellenes." See Protocols of 3rd August and 13th October, 1863. No. 346.-PROTOCOL OF CONFERENCE between the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, and Russia, respecting the Affairs of Greece. London, 26th June, 1863.* (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) Guarantee by Protecting Powers of Political existence and Frontiers of Greece. Union of Ionian Islands to Greece. Greek Loan. PRESENT: The Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, and Russia. After having signed the Protocol of the 5th of this month (No. 345), relative to the arrangements to be made in order to facilitate the Accession of Prince William to the Hellenic Throne, the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, and Russia have considered it necessary to place upon record the agreement established between their Courts upon the two following points: 1. With regard to the Guarantee of the Political existence and of the Frontiers of the Kingdom of Greece, the 3 Protecting Powers simply maintain the terms in which it is expressed by Article IV of the Convention of 7th May, 1832 (No. 159). It is agreed that the Ionian Islands shall be included in that Guarantee, when their Union to the Hellenic Kingdom shall have obtained the assent of the parties interested. 2. With regard to the Financial obligations which Greece has contracted towards the 3 Protecting Powers, on account of the Loan, in virtue of Article XII of the Convention of 7th May, 1832 (No. 159), it is understood that the Courts of Great Britain, France, and Russia will, in concert, watch over the strict execution of the engagement proposed at Athens by the Representatives of the 3 Powers, and accepted by the Greek Government, with the concurrence of the Chambers, in the month of June, 1860 (No. 318). The Representatives of the 3 Powers in Greece shall for this purpose receive instructions prepared in the same spirit, to serve as the rule for their conduct. The 3 Courts shall communicate to each other those Instructions, destined to protect their interest by united efforts. *See Treaty of 13th July, 1863. RUSSELL. BON. GROS. BRUNNOW. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. liii, p. 149. [Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.] No. 347.-TREATY between Great Britain, France, and Russia, on the one part, and Denmark, on the other part, relative to the Accession of Prince William of Denmark to the Throne of Greece. Signed at London, 13th July, 1863.* ART. Preamble. Russia. TABLE. Reference to Guarantee of Great Britain, France, and 1. Acceptance of Hereditary Sovereignty of Greece by King of Denmark for Prince William of Denmark. 2. Title of King of the Greeks. 3. Greece to form a Monarchical, Independent, and Constitutional State. 4. Limits of Greek Territory. Annexation of Ionian Islands to Greece. 5. Union of Ionian Islands to be under Guarantee of Protecting Powers. 6. Crowns of Greece and Denmark never to be united. 7. Religion of King of Greece. 8. Majority of King of Greece. 9. Appropriation by Ionian Islands to Civil List of King of the Greeks. 10. Personal Dotation to King of the Greeks by Protecting Powers. 11. Financial Engagements of Greece to be maintained. Greek Loan. 12. Recognition of Prince William of Denmark by Foreign Powers. 13. Arrival of King George I in Greece. 14. Support to Greek Government. 15. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) Reference to Guarantee of Great Britain, France, and Russia. In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. THEIR Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of the French, and the Emperor of All the Russias, being anxious to smooth the difficulties which have occurred in the Kingdom of Greece, placed under their common Guarantee (No. 159), have judged it necessary to come to an understanding with regard to the arrangements to be taken in order to give effect to the wish of the Greek Nation, which calls the Prince William of Denmark to the Hellenic Throne. His Majesty the King of Denmark, on his part, responding to the invitation of their said Majesties, has consented to afford them his co-operation with a view to that result, conformable to the interests of the general Peace. * See Treaties of 14th March, 1863, and 29th March, 1864. [Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.] In consequence, their Majestics the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of the French, and the Emperor of All the Russias, on the one part, and His Majesty the King of Denmark on the other, have resolved to conclude a Treaty, and have for that purpose named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable John Earl Russell, her Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, &c. ; His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur John Baptist Louis Baron Gros, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, &c.; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, the Sieur Philip Baron de Brunnow, his actual Privy Councillor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, &c.; And His Majesty the King of Denmark, the Sieur Torben de Bille, his Chamberlain, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, &c.; Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and signed the following Articles: Acceptance of Hereditary Sovereignty of Greece by King of Denmark for Prince William of Denmark. ART. I. His Majesty the King of Denmark, in accordance with the Prince Christian of Denmark, acting in the character of guardian of his second son the Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus George, accepts for that Prince, a minor, the hereditary Sovereignty of Greece, which is offered to him by the Senate and the National Assembly of Greece in the name of the Hellenic Nation. Title of King of the Greeks. ART. II. The Prince William of Denmark shall bear the title of George I, King of the Greeks (Roi des Grecs).* Greece to form a Monarchical, Independent, and Constitutional State. ART. III. Greece, under the Sovereignty of Prince William of * Title subsequently altered to "King of the Hellenes." See Protocols of 3rd August and 13th October, 1863. [Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.] Denmark, and the Guarantee of the 3 Courts, forms a Monarchical, Independent, and Constitutional State. Limits of Greek Territory. Annexation of Ionian Islands to Greece.* ART. IV. The Limits of the Greek Territory, determined by the arrangement concluded at Constantinople between the 3 Courts and the Ottoman Porte, on the 21st July, 1832 (No. 161), shall receive an extension by the Union of the Ionian Islands with the Hellenic Kingdom, when such Union, proposed by the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, shall have been found to be in accordance with the wishes of the Ionian Parliament, and shall have obtained the assent of the Courts of Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia.† Union of Ionian Islands to be under Guarantee of Protecting Powers. ART. V. The Ionian Islands, when their Union with the Kingdom of Greece shall have been effected, shall be comprised in the Guarantee stipulated by Article III of the present Treaty. Crowns of Greece and Denmark never to be united. ART. VI. In no case shall the Crown of Greece and the Crown of Denmark be united on the same head. Religion of King of Greece. ART. VII. In conformity with the principle of the Hellenic Constitution recognised by the Treaty signed at London, on the 20th November, 1852 (No. 231), and proclaimed by the Decree of the National Assembly of Greece, of the 30th March, 1863,† the legitimate successors of King George I must profess the tenets of the Orthodox Church of the East. Majority of King of Greece. ART. VIII. The Majority of Prince William of Denmark, fixed by the law of the Royal Family at 18 years complete, that is to say, on the 24th December, 1863, shall be considered as attained before that date, if a Decree of the National Assembly should recognise the necessity thereof. * See Protocol of 1st August, 1863, and Treaties of 29th March, 1864. + Decree 8th March, 1863, page 1543. Annexed to Protocol of 5th June, 1863. |