AGREEMENT—GREAT BRITAIN. JANUARY 27, 1909. 2147 No. 541. Darixvarunur orFSg·A·rE, ashington, e ruarjz; 21, 1909. _ EXCELLENCYZ I have the honor to inform you that the Senate, by its resolution of selrifiiliiiziigjiisrliriitgoilo the 18th instant, gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the Special Agree- 1'¤·¢i¤¢¤ti<>¤ of ¤z¤‘¤¢· ment between the United States and Great Britain, signed on January 27, 1909, for m°“t‘ the submission to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague of questions relating to fisheries on the north Atlantic Comt. _ Undemmudmgu to In giving this advice and consent to the ratification of the Special Agreement, and *‘threemarlnemi1es." as a part of the act of ratification, the Senate states in the resolution its understanding- "that it is agreed by the United States and Great Britain that question 5 of the series submitted, namely, "from where must be measured the three marine miles oi any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbors referred to in said Article?’ does not include any question as to the Bay of I•‘uudy, considered as a whole apart from its bays or creeks, or as to innocent passage throu h the Gut of Canso, and that the respective views or contentions of the Uniterf States and Great Britain on either sulglect shall be in no wise prejudiced byjagything in the present arbitration, and that is aieement on the part of the Umt States will be mentioned in the ratification of the special agreement and will, in effect, form part of this special eement. Inagus formally conjirminlg what I stated to ou orally, I have the honor to express the hope that you will in l' e manner formally confirm the assent of His Majesty’s Government to this understanding which you heretofore stated to me orally, and that you will be prepared at an early day to exchange the notes confirming the Stpecial Agreement as provided for therein and in the general arbitration convention o June 5, 1908. · I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, Your Excellency’s most obedient servant, . Ronmrr Bacon His Excellency The Right Honorable Innrs Bnvcz, 0. M., Ambassador of Great Britain. No. 55. Bnmsn: Eunsssy, Washington, March 4, 1909. C n l Sm, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of our note informing me that I! °, n "““ °“ °‘ the Senate of the United States has approved the Specisil Agreement for the reference gduixfm by Gnu to arbitration of the questions relating to the fisheries on the North Atlantic Cout and of the terms of the Resolution in which that approval is given. It is now my duty to inform Kyou that the Government o His Britannic Majest! confirms the Sraecial Agreement oresaid and in so doing confirms also the understan — ing arrived at y us that Question V of the series of Questions submitted for arbitration, namely from where must be measured the " three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours " referred to in the said article, is submitted in its present form with the agreed understanding that no question as to the Bay of Fundy considered as a whole apart from its bays or creeks, or as to innocent passage through the Gut of Canso, is included in this question as one to be raised in the present arbitration, it being the intention of the Parties that their respective views or contentions on either subject shall bein no wise prejudiced by anything in the present arbitration. This understanding is that which was embodied in notes exchanged between your gedecessor and mgself on Januaay 27th, and is that expressed in the abovementioned esolution of the enate of the nited States. S I have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient, humble ervant, Janes Baron The Honourable Rosmrr BACON, Secretary of State. No. 549. DEPARTMENT or S·rA·rs, Washington, March 4, 1909. Excnmnaxcrz I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the BY Uumd S°°°°°‘ 4th instant in which you confirm the understanding in the matter of the Special Agreement submitting to arbitration the differences between the Governments of the United States an Great Britain concerning the North Atlantic fisheries, as expressed in the Resolution of the Senate of February 18, 1909, and as previously agreed upon by the interchange of notes with my predecessor of January 27, 1909. I therefore have the honor to inform ou that this Government considers the Special A eement as in full force and effect fiiom and after the 4th da of March, 1909. glrhave the honor to be, with the highest consideration, Your Eihcellencfs most obedient servant, Roamrr Bacon His Excellency The Right Honorable Janes Barca, O. M., Ambassador of Great Britain.
