84 TREATY PROVISIONS RELATING TO FISHERIES 



Dominions beyond the Sens, Em- Britanniques au dela des Mers, 

 peror of India, and the President Empcreur des Indes, et le Pre- 

 of the French Republic, having sident de la Republique Franchise, 

 resolved to put an end, by a ayant resolu de mettre fin, par 

 friendly Arrangement, to the dif- un arrangement amiable, aux dif- 

 ficulties which have arisen in ficultes survenues a Terre-Neuve, 

 Newfoundland, have decided to ont decide de conclure une Con- 

 conclude a Convention to that ef- vention a cet effet, et ont nomme 

 feet, and have named as their re- pour leurs Plenipotentiaires res- 

 spective Plenipotentiaries : pectifs : 



His Majesty the King of the Sa Majeste le Roi du Roy- 

 United Kingdom of Great Brit- aume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne 

 ain and Ireland and of the Brit- et d'Irlande et des Territoires 

 ish Dominions beyond the Seas, Britanniques au dela des Mers, 

 Emperor of India, the Most Hon- Empereur des Indes, le Tres Ho- 

 ourable Henry Charles Keith norable Henry Charles Keith 

 Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquis de 

 Lansdowne, His Majesty's Prin- Lansdowne, Principal Secretaire 

 cipal Secretary of State for For- d'Etat de Sa Majeste au Departe- 

 eign Affairs; and ment des Affaires fitrangeres ; et 



The President of the French Le President de la Republique 

 Republic, his Excellency Mon- Franchise, son Excellence Mon- 

 sieur Paul Cambon, Ambassador sieur Paul Cambon, Ambassadeur 

 of the French Republic at the de la Republique Franchise pres 

 Court of His Majesty the King of Sa Majeste le Roi du Royaume- 

 the United Kingdom of Great Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et 

 Britain and Ireland and of the d'Irlande et des Territoires Bri- 

 British Dominions beyond the tanniques au dela des Mers, Em- 

 Seas, Emperor of India; pereur des Indes; 



Who, after having communi- Lesquels, apres s'etre communi- 

 cated to each other their full que leurs pleins pouvoirs, trouves 

 powers, found in good and due en bonne et due forme, sont con- 

 form, have agreed as follows, sub- venus de ce qui suit, sous reserve 

 ject to the approval of their re- de l'approbation de leurs Parle- 

 spective Parliaments : — ments respectifs : — 



Article I. Article I. 



France renounces the privileges La France renonce aux privi- 



established to her advantage by leges etablis a son profit par l'Ar- 



Article XIII of the Treaty of tide XIII du Traite d'Utrecht, 



Utrecht, and confirmed or modi- et confirmes on modifies par des 



fied by subsequent provisions. dispositions posterieures. 



Article II. Article II. 



France retains for her citizens, La France conserve pour ses 



on a footing of equality with Brit- ressortissants, sur le pied d'egalite 



ish subjects, the right of fishing avec les sujets Britanniques, le 



in the territorial waters on that droit de peche dans les eaux ter- 



{>ortion of the coast of Newfound- ritoriales sur la partie de la cote 



and comprised between Cape St. de Terre-Neuve comprise entre le 



John and Cape Ray, passing by Cap Saint-Jean et le Cap Rave 



