BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. 



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Yarbutenda and the lands and 

 landing places belonging to that 

 locality. 



In the event of the river not 

 being open to maritime naviga- 

 tion up to that point, access shall 

 be assured to the French Govern- 

 ment at a point lower down on 

 the River Gambia, which shall be 

 recognized by mutual agreement 

 as being accessible to merchant 

 ships engaged in maritime navi- 

 gation. 



The conditions which shall 

 govern transit on the River Gam- 

 bia and its tributaries, as well as 

 the method of access to the point 

 that may be reserved to France 

 in accordance with the preceding 

 paragraph, shall form the subject 

 of future agreement between the 

 two Governments. 



In any case, it is understood 

 that these conditions shall be at 

 least as favourable as those of the 

 system instituted by application 

 of the General Act of the African 

 Conference of the 26th February, 

 1885, and of the Anglo-French 

 Convention of the 14th June. 

 1898, to the English portion of 

 the basin of the Niger. 



Article VI. 



The group known as the lies 

 de Los, and situated opposite 

 Konakry, is ceded by His Britan- 

 nic Majesty to France. 



Article VII. 



Persons born in the territories 

 ceded to France by Articles V 

 and VI of the present Convention 

 may retain British nationality by 

 means of as individual declara 

 tion to that effect, to be made be 

 fore the proper authorities by 

 themselves, or, in the ease of chil- 

 dren under age, by their parents 



or guardians. 



The period within which the 

 declaration of option referred to 



la possession de Yarboutenda et 

 des terrains et points d'atterisse- 

 ment appartenant a cette localite. 

 Au cas ou la navigation mari- 

 time ne pourrait s'exercer jusque- 

 la, un acces sera assure en aval 

 au Gouvernement Francais sur 

 un point de la Riviere Gambie 

 qui sera reconnu d'un commun 

 accord comme etant accessible aux 

 batiments marchands se livrant 

 a la navigation maritime. 



Les conditions dans lesquelles 

 seront regies le transit sur la 

 Riviere Gambie et ses affluents, 

 ainsi que le mode d'acces au point 

 qui viendrait a etre reserve a la 

 France, en execution du para- 

 graphe precedent, feront l'objet 

 d'arrangements a concerter entre 

 les deux Gouvernements. 



II est, dans tous les cas, entendu 

 que ces conditions seront au moins 

 aussi favorables que celles du 

 regime institue par application 

 de l'Acte General de la Confe- 

 rence Africaine du 26 Fevrier, 

 1885. et de la Convention Franco- 

 Anglaise du 14 Juin, 1898, dans 

 la partie Anglaise du bassin du 

 Niger. 



Article VI. 



Le groupe design e sous le nom 

 d'lles de Los, et situe en face de 

 Konakry, est cede par Sa Majeste 

 Britannique a la France. 



Article VII. 



Les personnes nees sur les terri- 

 toires cedes a la France par les 

 Articles V et VI de la presente 

 Convention pourront conserver la 

 nationality Britannique moyen- 

 nant tme declaration individuelle 

 hiile ;i cet effet devant l'autorite 

 coin] ictente par elles-memes, ou, 

 dans le cas denfants mineurs, par 

 leurs parents ou tuteurs. 



Le delai duns Lequel devra se 

 f.iire la declaration d'option pre- 



