NETHERLANDS. PROTOCOL BETWEEN GREECE AND THE NETHERLANDS RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND FINANCIAL ASSOCIATIONS. No. 836.] Minister Newel to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, The Netherlands, January 25, 1905. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith two copies, with translation, of a law of December 30, 1904, proclaiming the ratification of a protocol annexed to the copies of the law inclosed, with translation, signed at Athens, October 15, 1903, between the Netherlands and Greece, to regulate the condition of limited liability and other companies in the two countries. I have, etc., STANFORD NEWEL. [Inclosure. Translation.] No. 281. Law of the 30th of December, 1904, containing the ratification of the protocol signed at Athens on the 15th of October, 1903, between the Netherlands and Greece respecting the regulation of the condition of limited liability and other companies in the respective countries. We, Wilhelmina, by the grace of God Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of OrangeNassau, etc., To all whom these presents shall concern, greeting: We do proclaim That, whereas we having deemed it desirable that the protocol signed at Athens on the 15th of October, 1903, between the Netherlands and Greece, regulating the condition of limited liability and other companies in the respective countries should be legally recognized; In observance of the second clause of article 59 of the constitution; Hence we, having heard the council of state and with the general consent of the states general, have agreed and resolved. as we do hereby resolve and decree: ONLY ARTICLE. The annexed protocol, signed at Athens on the 15th of October, 1903, between the Netherlands and Greece regulating the condition of limited liability and other companies in the respective countries is hereby ratified. Do order and command that this shall be inserted in the Official Gazette and that all ministerial departments, authorities, corporations, and officials concerned shall strictly observe the same. Given at The Hague this 30th day of December, 1904. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Minister of Justice, WILHELMINA. R. MELVIL VAN LYNDEN. J. A. LOEFF. Issued this fourteenth day of January, 1905. J. A. LOEFF. PROTOCOL. The Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands and the Government of the King of the Hellenes, desiring, in the interest of the commerce of the two countries, to regulate in a reciprocal manner the position of Dutch and Greek limited liability com689 FR 1905-44 panies in each of the contracting countries, the undersigned, in virtue of the authorization conferred upon them, have agreed upon the following: Limited liability and other commercial, industrial, or financial associations that are or that may be formed and authorized in accordance with the local laws of one of the contracting countries shall be mutually recognized in such manner that these societies and associations may exercise all their rights of going to court either to bring an action or to defend one in the state of the other party without other condition than that of conforming to the laws of the country. The present protocol shall take effect in each of the two contracting states from the date of its promulgation in the official journal and shall remain in force until the expiration of one year from the day on which either of the contracting governments shall have denounced it. In faith of which the undersigned, P. C. van Lennep, chargé d'affaires of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, and D. G. Rhallys, president of the council, minister of foreign affairs of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes, have signed and sealed the present protocol under reserve of the consent thereto by the Netherlands Chambers. Done in duplicate original at Athens the twelfth/fifteenth October, one thousand nine hundred and three. RATIFICATIONS AND ADHERENCES TO THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF THE HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE OF 1899. No. 843.] Chargé Garrett to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, The Netherlands, February 11, 1905. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith duplicate copies of a royal order of January 23, 1905, announcing the names of the powers that, up to December 31, 1904, have ratified or adhered to the conventions and declarations of the Peace Conference of 1899, together with the dates on which the several acts of ratification were deposited or on which the adherence was made. I have the honor, etc., [Inclosure. Translation.] JOHN W. GARRETT. [From the Staatsblad of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.] No. 29 Order of the 23d of January, 1905, announcing the names of the powers who up to the 31st of December have ratified or adhered to the conventions and declarations of the Peace Conference. We, Welhelmina, by the grace of God Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of OrangeNassau, etc., In observance of our order of the 19th of September, 1900 (Official Gazette, No. 163), providing for the announcing in the Official Gazette of the conventions and declarations signed at the Peace Conference on the 29th of July, 1899: Whereas it is desirable that the names of the powers who have subsequently ratified or adhered to the said conventions and declarations should be made known; Whereas the names of all the powers who have ratified or adhered to these acts are mentioned in the list annexed to this order; At the advice of the minister of foreign affairs of the 3d of January, 1905, No. 178, protocol bureau; Have resolved and decreed: That the said list shall be published by placing this order in the Official Gazette. Our ministers, chiefs of government departments, are charged, each for so far as he is concerned, with the carrying out of whatever may be required in this matter. The Hague, the 23d of January, 1905. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Issued this second day of February, 1905. WILHELMINA. R. MELVIL VAN LYNDEN. J. A. LOEFF. List of the names of the powers in regard to which the conventions and declarations signed on July 29, 1899, were obligatory on December 31, 1904. A.-POWERS WHICH HAVE RATIFIED. [The dates mentioned indicate the day on which the several acts of ratification were deposited.] Neither signed nor ratified. b Under reservation in respect to articles 16, 17, and 19 of the proposal laid before the committee of inquiry, entered in the minutes of the third committee of July 20, 1899. Under the reservation mentioned in the minutes of the third committee of July 20, 1899. d Signed but not ratified. Under the reservation made at the general meeting of the conference, July 25, 1899. ARBITRATION OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, AND JAPAN RELATING TO THE HOUSE TAX IN JAPAN. No. 790.] [For previous correspondence see Foreign Relations, 1902, p. 687 et seq.] Minister Newel to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, Netherlands, October 3, 1904. SIR: I have the honor to state that the secretary-general of the Permanent Court of Arbitration informs me that according to a communication from the president of the arbitration tribunal instituted in virtue of the protocols signed at Tokyo, August 28, 1902, concerning the question of perpetual leases in the former foreign concessions in Japan, the first meeting of the tribunal above mentioned will be held at The Hague on Monday, November 21, 1904, at 11 o'clock a. m. The secretary-general also informs me that the Imperial Japanese Government has appointed Mr. Tsunejiro Miyaoka, minister resident of his Majesty the Emperor of Japan, and Baron Descamps, minister of state and professor of international law at Louvain, respectively, agent and counsel before the said tribunal. The appointments of agent and counsel of the other parties have not yet been notified to the international bureau. I have, etc., No. 800.] STANFORD NEWEL. Chargé Garrett to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, Netherlands, November 2, 1904. SIR: Referring to Mr. Newel's No. 790, of October 3, in connection with the meeting of the arbitral tribunal in the Japanese house-tax case, I have the honor to state that the secretary-general of the Permanent Court of Arbitration informs me that the first meeting of the tribunal will take place at The Hague on the 21st instant; and, further, that the Governments of France, Germany, and Great Britain have collectively designated the following gentlemen as their agents to form a joint delegation to appear before the tribunal, viz: The Government of France: Mr. Fromageot, LL.D., advocate at the court of appeal at Paris. The Government of Germany: Mr. Weipert, unattached consul. The Government of Great Britain: Mr. Ambrose B. Walford. I have, etc., JOHN W. GARRETT. No. 886.] Chargé Garrett to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, Netherlands, May 25, 1905. SIR: Referring to Mr. Newel's No. 808, of November 24, 1904, (a) in connection with the Japanese house-tax arbitration, I have the honor to inclose herewith duplicate copies of the minutes of the meeting of a Not printed. the tribunal held on the 15th instant and of the sentence pronounced on the 22d instant. The tribunal met to pronounce its sentence on the 22d instant. The sentence was read by the secretary-general. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article LII of The Hague convention the sentence is preceded by a statement of the reasons that led the majority to reach its decision. The sentence reads as follows: The provisions of the treaties and other engagements mentioned in the protocols of arbitration exempt not alone the lands held in virtue of the perpetual leases granted by the Japanese Government, or in its name, but they exempt the lands and buildings of all kinds constructed, or that may be constructed, on these lands from all dues, taxes, charges, contributions, or terms whatsoever other than those expressly stipulated in the leases in question. In accordance with the second paragraph of Article LII above mentioned, the Japanese member of the tribunal signified his dissent from the reasoning and conclusion of the majority in the following words: At the moment of proceeding to the signature of the present arbitral sentence, using the privilege conferred on me by Article 52, paragraph 2 of the convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes, concluded at The Hague July 29, 1899, I wish to record my absolute dissent from the majority of the tribunal in as far as concerns both the reasons and the conclusion of the sentence. It is interesting to note that this is the first dissenting opinion of a tribunal under the terms of The Hague convention, the awards in the Pious fund case and in the Venezuela preferential treatment case having been unanimous. After duly certified copies of the sentence had been distributed to the agents of the respective parties, the tribunal adjourned. AREITRATION TREATIES CONCLUDED BY THE NETHERLANDS WITH DENMARK, FRANCE, AND GREAT BRITAIN. No. 901.] Minister Newel to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 30, 1905. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith duplicate copies of a Netherlands-British arbitration treaty a which has been ratified by the States-General and received the royal sanction on the 7th of June last. The inclosed copy appeared in the Netherlands Official Gazette of the 27th of June, 1905. I have, etc., STANFORD NEWEL. [Inclosure.] Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, signatories of the convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes, concluded at The Hague on the 29th July, 1899: a Similar treaties between the Netherlands and France and the Netherlands and Denmark were forwarded by Mr. Newel in his 899 and 900, of June 30, 1905. |