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to deliver in duplicate to e:ich of the said Arbitrators and to the agent of the 

 other party a written or printed argument showing the points and referring to 

 the evidence upon which his Government rehes ; and the Arbitrators may, if 

 they desire furtlier elucidation with regard to any point, require a written or 

 printed statement or argument, or oral argument by counsel upon it ; but in such 

 case the other Party shall be entitled to reply either orally or in writing, as the 

 case may be. 



Article VI. 



In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitrators, they shall be governed 

 by the tDlIowing three rules, which are agreed ujjou by the High Contracting 

 Parties as rules to be taken as applicable to the case, and by such principles of 

 International Law not inconsistent therewith as the Arbitrators shall detennine 

 to have been applicable to the case. 



RULES. 



A neutral Government is bound — 



First, to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, 

 within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is 

 intended to cruise or to carry on war against a Power with wliich it is at 

 peace ; and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdic- 

 tion of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as above, such vessel hav- 

 ing been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jui'isdiction, to war- 

 like use. 



Secondly, not to permit or suffer either belligerent to make use of its ports or 

 waters as the base of naval ojicrations against the other, or for the purpose of 

 the renewal or augmentation of military supplies or arms, or the recruitment of 

 men. 



Thirdly, to exercise due diligence in its own ports and waters, and, as to all 

 persons within its jurisdiction, to prevent any violation of the foregoing obliga- 

 tions and duties. 



Her Britannic Majesty has commanded her High Commissioners and Pleni- 

 potentiaries to declare that Her Jlajesty's Government can not assent to the 

 foregoing rules as a statement of principles of International Law which were 

 in force at the time when the claims mentioned in Article I. arose ; but that. 

 Iler Majesty's Government, in order to evince its desire of strengtiiening the 

 friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory ])rovis- 

 i8n for tlie future, agrees that, in deciding the questions between the two coun- 

 tries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Maj- 

 esty's Government had undertaken to act u])on the princijdes set forth in these 

 rules. 



And the High Contracting Parties agree to obsene these rules as between 

 themselves in future, and to bring them to the knowledge of other maritime 

 Powers, and to invite them to accede to them. 



