AGREEMENT OF JTILY 20, 1912. 

 Mr. Anderson to tlie Secretary of State. 



AUGUST 3, 1912. 



SIR : As an appendix to my report of November 14, 1910, as Agent 

 of the United States in the North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitra- 

 tion held at The Hague in 1910, I have the honor to inclose a copy 

 of an agreement entered into on July 20 last between the United 

 States and Great Britain adopting with certain modifications the 

 recommendations of the Fisheries Arbitration Tribunal in its award 

 with reference to Questions I and V, which recommendations were 

 incorporated in the award pursuant to the provisions of Article IV 

 of the Special Agreement under which the arbitration was held, 

 requiring that 



The Tribunal shall recommend for the consideration of the High 

 Contracting Parties rules and a method of procedure under which 

 all questions which may arise in the future regarding the exercise of 

 the liberties above referred to may be determined in accordance with 

 the principles laid down in the award. 



I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



CHANDLER P. ANDERSON. 



The SECRETARY OF STATE, 



Washington, D. G. 



Agreement of Jvfy %Q, 1912, between the United States and Great 



Britain. 



The United States of America 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, being desirous of 

 concluding an agreement regarding the exercise of the liberties re- 

 ferred to in Article I of the Treaty of October 20, 1818, have for 

 this purpose named as their Plenipotentiaries : 



The President of the United States of America : Chandler P. An- 

 derson, Counselor for the Department of State of the United States ; 



His Britannic Majesty: Alfred Mitchell Innes, Charge d'Affaires 

 of His Majesty's Embassy at Washington; 



Who, having communicated to each other their respective full 

 powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed 

 to and concluded the following articles : 



ARTICLE L 



Whereas the award of the Hague Tribunal of September 7, 1910, 

 recommended for the consideration of the Parties certain rules ana 

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