ETHIOPIA. TREATY TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS. Signed December 27, 1903; ratification advised by the Senate March 12, 1904; ratified by the President March 17, 1904; proclaimed September 30, 1904. His Majesty Menelik II, King of Kings of Ethiopia, and the United States of America, having agreed to regulate the commercial relations between the two countries and develop them, and render them more and more advantageous to the two contracting Powers: His Majesty Menelik II, King of Kings of Ethiopia, in the name of the Empire, and Robert P. Skinner, in the name of the United States of America, have agreed and stipulated that which follows: ARTICLE I. The citizens of the two Powers, like the citizens of other countries, shall be able freely to travel and to transact business throughout the extent of the territories of the two contracting Powers, while respecting the usages and submitting themselves to the tribunals of the countries in which they may be located. ARTICLE II. In order to facilitate commercial relations, the two Governments shall assure, throughout the extent of their respective territories, the security of those engaged in business therein, and of their property. ARTICLE III. The two contracting Governments shall reciprocally grant to all citizens of the United States of America and to the citizens of Ethiopia, all the advantages which they shall accord to other Powers in respect to customs duties, imposts and jurisdiction. ARTICLE IV. Throughout the extent of the Ethiopian Empire, the citizens of the United States of America shall have the use of the telegraphs, posts and all other means of transportation upon the same terms as the citizens of other Powers. ARTICLE V. In order to perpetuate and strengthen the friendly relations which exists between Ethiopia and the United States of America, the two Governments agree to receive reciprocally, representatives acceptable to the two Governments. These representatives shall not however, be maintained at their posts, unless they are agreeable to the receiving Power, in such cases, they shall be replaced. ARTICLE VI. The duration of the present treaty shall be ten years. It is understood that at the expiration of these ten years the two Governments shall be able to modify all or any part of this treaty. The Government which shall request at that time the modification, shall make its proposal to the other Government one year before the expiration of the treaty. ARTICLE VII. The present treaty shall take effect if ratified by the Government of the United States, and if this ratification shall be notified to His Majesty Menelik II, King of Kings of Ethiopa, within the period of one year. His Majesty Menelik II King of Kings of Ethiopa, in the name of his Empire; Robert P. Skinner in virtue of his full powers, in the name of the United States of America, have signed the present treaty, written in double text, Amharic and French, and in identical terms. Done at Addis-Ababa, this seventeenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six in the year of grace (corresponding to December twenty-seventh, 1903). [Seal of MENELIK II.] (Signed) ROBERT P. SKINNER. agreement with Great Britain for suppressing, treaty of 1862 329 ratification deposited at Brussels 887 Africa, adhesion of United States to Brussels convention concerning importa- 888 Alabama claims, treaty for settlement of, with Great Britain, of 1871 343 Alaska, convention ceding, with Russia, of 1867 (see also Northwest coast of 666 Alaskan boundary- extending term of commissions delimiting, of 1894. 370 modus vivendi fixing provisional boundary about head of Lynn Canal........ 378 treaty of peace, amity, and commercial intercourse, of 1795 Algiers of 1815 of 1816 Alliance treaty with France, of 1778 agreement as to, with Kongo.. for settling disagreements by, treaty with Mexico of 1848. convention with Great Britain submitting to, jurisdiction as to fur seals award.. convention concluded at The Hague as to. Argentine Republic..... treaty for free navigation of Parana and Uruguay rivers, of 1853. extradition convention |