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 19U.S. Government Printing Office, 1914 - 602 pages |
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... desire of the undersigned to make the present compilation as completely as possible a full re- sponse to the wish of the Senate by furnishing to that body all accessible information tending to show the motives of the negotiators and ...
... desire of the undersigned to make the present compilation as completely as possible a full re- sponse to the wish of the Senate by furnishing to that body all accessible information tending to show the motives of the negotiators and ...
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... desire to link them by water communication . A revival of interest in the Nicaragua Canal was thus an inevitable sequence of the war . But the Americans can not obtain that control over the Nicaragua Canal which they desire unless we ...
... desire to link them by water communication . A revival of interest in the Nicaragua Canal was thus an inevitable sequence of the war . But the Americans can not obtain that control over the Nicaragua Canal which they desire unless we ...
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... desire to conclude negotiations . I communicated to him on the 4th Senate's amendments to Nicaraguan treaty ; expressed hope that they would be found acceptable , and , in furtherance of that hope , asked that when ready to take them up ...
... desire to conclude negotiations . I communicated to him on the 4th Senate's amendments to Nicaraguan treaty ; expressed hope that they would be found acceptable , and , in furtherance of that hope , asked that when ready to take them up ...
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... desire to procure a modification of that convention . Some of its pro- visions had , however , for a long time past been regarded with dis- favor by the Government of the United States , and in the President's message to Congress of ...
... desire to procure a modification of that convention . Some of its pro- visions had , however , for a long time past been regarded with dis- favor by the Government of the United States , and in the President's message to Congress of ...
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... desire to meet the views of the United States . They would on this occasion have been ready to consider in a friendly spirit any amendments of the convention , not inconsistent with the principles accepted by both Governments , which ...
... desire to meet the views of the United States . They would on this occasion have been ready to consider in a friendly spirit any amendments of the convention , not inconsistent with the principles accepted by both Governments , which ...
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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 Seņor 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.