[King of the Hellenes.] No. 352.-PROTOCOL OF CONFERENCE between the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Denmark, respecting the Title of the Sovereign of Greece. London, 3rd August, 1863. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) Present: The Plenipotentiaries of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Denmark. Change of Title of King of the Greeks to King of the Hellenes. HER Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs having opened the meeting, the Minister of His Majesty the King of Denmark read the following Declaration: His Majesty King George I, wishing to conform to the usages which prevail in Greece, and to identify himself as much as possible with his adopted country, thinks it proper to declare to the Protecting Powers of Greece that he desires henceforward to take the Title of King of the Hellenes. The Plenipotentiaries of France and Great Britain not having offered any observation on this subject, and wishing to comply with the desire expressed in the name of His Majesty King George I. by the Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of Denmark, engaged in the name of their respective Courts, to recognise His Majesty George I. King of the Hellenes, by the new Title which he has assumed. The Plenipotentiary of Russia reserved to himself to bring the Declaration of the Plenipotentiary of Denmark to the knowledge of his Court.† *For French version, see "State Papers," vol. liii, p. 31. + See Protocol of 13th October, 1863. [King of the Hellenes.] No. 353.-PROTOCOL OF CONFERENCE between Great Britain, France, Russia, and Denmark, respecting the Title of the Sovereign of Greece. London, 13th October, 1863. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) Present The Plenipotentiaries of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Denmark. Change of Title of King of the Greeks to King of the Hellenes. By the Protocol of the 3rd August (No. 352), the Plenipotentiary of Russia reserved to himself to announce to his Court the intention of His Majesty King George I to assume the Title of King of the Hellenes, instead of that of King of the Greeks, mentioned in Articles II, IX, and XII of the Treaty of 13th July (No. 347). The Plenipotentiary of Russia now declared that his Court accedes to that change of Title, which had already obtained the assent of the two other Guaranteeing Powers. In consequence, it was agreed by common consent to substitute, in Articles II, IX, and XII, the Title of King of the Hellenes for that of King of the Greeks. The Plenipotentiaries deemed it proper to place, moreover, upon record the unanimous accession of their Courts to the further verbal alteration indicated hereinafter. The Decree of the 13th March, 1863,† referred to in Article I, having been issued by the National Assembly only, it was agreed to omit in the text of the said Article the mention of the "Senate," whose legislative functions had ceased at the time when the wish of the Hellenic Nation called Prince William of Denmark to the Throne of Greece. The Plenipotentiaries assembled in Conference recorded by the present Protocol these alterations made by order of their Courts, in Articles I, II, IX, and XII, subsequently to the exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty signed at London on the 13th July (No. 347). The Representatives of the Courts of France, Great Britain, and Russia, at Athens, will be instructed to bring this Protocol to the knowledge of the Hellenic Government. For French version see "State Papers," vol. liii, p. 32. [Union of the Ionian Islands to Greece.] No. 354.-DECISION of the Assembly of the Ionian States, respecting the Union of the Ionian Islands to Greece. Corfu, th October, 1863. 1. Annexation of the Ionian Islands to Greece. 2. Amount to be paid towards Civil List of King of the Hellenes. 3. Recognition of Contracts and Engagements, as well as all private equitable Claims. 4. British Cemeteries. 5. Military Contribution. Great Britain free from all Claims on the part of the Ionian Islands. 6. Decision to be approved by Great Britain. THE Assembly of the Ionian States Having taken into consideration the Message of His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner, dated the 6th October, 1863, N.S., and with reference to its Decision of the 23rd September, 1863, respecting the Union of the Seven Islands with the Kingdom of Greece: Decides Annexation of Ionian Islands to Greece. ART. I. As soon as the British Protectorate established in these States in virtue of the Treaty of Paris of the 5th November 1815 (No. 39), shall legally cease ;* and until the establishment of the new Constitution of Greece, with the Intervention of Ionian Representatives, His Majesty the King of the Hellenes is authorised to exercise over the Ionian Islands and their Dependencies all Rights of Sovereignty, and in such manner (óσa Kaι ws) as he shall exercise them in the rest of the Kingdom of Greece: ola Consequently the exercise of the Privileges and Functions of the Protecting Sovereign, the Lord High Commissioner, his Residents, and the Most Illustrious the Senate, shall then cease. * See Treaties of 14th November, 1863, and 29th March, 1864; and Protocol of 28th May, 1864. The Ionian Islands were evacuated by the British Forces on the 2nd June, 1864. [Union of the Ionian Islands to Greece.] All the other authorities of the State are maintained and shall act on the basis of existing Ionian Laws, under the direction of the proper Ministers of the Kingdom of Greece. Amount to be paid towards Civil List of King of the Hellenes. ART. II. On the legal cessation of the payment of the sum of £25,000, hitherto paid yearly to the Military Funds of the Sovereign Protectress, and the sum of £13,000, placed at the disposal of the Lord High Commissioner for the Salaries and Contingencies of his establishment, the sum of £10,000 yearly* is fixed to be paid monthly in augmentation of the Royal Civil List of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes. This sum shall remain as the first charge on the Ionian revenue, unless due Constitutional provision shall be made for the payment of the said augmentation out of the revenue of the Kingdom of Greece. Recognition of Contracts and Engagements, as well as all Private Equitable Claims. ART. III. All Contracts and Engagements entered into up to this time by or on the part of the Ionian Government, and which are contained in the List herewith enclosed, are recognised; and all equitable Claims of Private Individuals and Municipal Governments on the same are guaranteed.† British Cemeteries. ART. IV. The right of property in the English Cemeteries in the Ionian States is confirmed to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, and the Cemeteries are placed under the full protection of the laws of the State. Military Contribution. Great Britain free from all Claims on the part of the Ionian Islands. ART. V. Her Britannic Majesty's Government having given a full quittance for the sum of £90,289 58. 7d, arrears of the Military Contribution, as well as for every other Claim on its part of any nature, the Assembly proclaims Her Majesty's Government quit and free from any Claim on the part of the Ionian States. * See Treaty between Great Britain, &c., and Denmark of 13th July, 1863, Art. IX. See also Treaties of 29th March, 1864. [Union of the Ionian Islands to Greece.] Decision to be approved by Great Britain. ART. VI. The present Deliberation shall be submitted to the approval of Her Majesty the Sovereign Protectress, on receiving which it shall be carried into execution.* STEFANO PADOVAN, President. G. DUSMANI, } Secretaries. (INCLOSURE.)-Return showing the Debts of the Ionian Government on 31st August, 1863, taken from the Public Accounts forwarded by the Treasurer-General to the Chamber, and by that Body accepted. 74,085 11 8 Treasury Bonds Treasury Obligations, held by New Pension Fund Treasury Obligations for injuries done to private property Administration of Santa Maura Salines Due to the Ionian Bank and others 13,453 0 Ot 2,693 18 7 642 10 3.7 70,300 0 0 10,463 5 1.9 2,214 4 9:3 1,127 13 3:4 1,651 16 64 1,233 9 7 645 12 6.3 318 9 116 732 6 8.1 387 1 4.9 8,340 14 9 This was the amount due on the 31st August, 1863; since then a further debt of £5,058 sterling was contracted by the Treasury. |