THE UNITED STATES AND SAMOA 283 



A Convention signed at Washington, December 2, 1899, between 

 the United States, Germany, and Great Britain, to adjust amicably 

 the questions between the three Governments in respect to the 

 Samoan group of islands. 



The President of the United States of America, His Imperial 

 Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, and Her Majesty 

 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 Empress of India, desiring to adjust amicably the questions which 

 have arisen between them in respect to the Samoan group of 

 Islands, as well as to avoid all future misunderstanding in respect 

 to their joint or several rights and claims of possession or juris- 

 diction therein, have agreed to establish and regulate the same by 

 a special convention; and whereas the Governments of Germany 

 and Great Britain have, with the concurrence of that of the 

 United States, made an agreement regarding their respective 

 rights and interests in the aforesaid group, the three Powers 

 before named in furtherance of the ends above mentioned have 

 appointed respectively their Plenipotentiaries as follows : 



The President of the United States of America, The Honorable 

 John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States ; 



His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, His Ambas- 

 sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Herr von Holleben ; and 



Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress 

 of India, the Right Honorable Lord Pauncefote of Preston, G. C. B., 

 G. C. M. G., Her Brittanic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary 

 and Plenipotentiary : 



who, after having communicated each to the other their respec- 

 tive full powers, which were found to be in proper form, have 

 agreed upon and concluded the following articles : 



ARTICLE I 



The general Act concluded and signed by the aforesaid Powers 

 at Berlin on the 14th day of June, A.D. 18$9, and all previous 

 treaties, conventions and agreements relating to Samoa, are 

 annulled. 



ARTICLE II 



Germany renounces in favor of the United States of America 

 all her rights and claims over and in respect to the Island of 

 Tutuila and all other islands of the Samoan group east of Longi- 

 tude 171 west of Greenwich. 



