(This Convention, though still in force, is omitted as not affecting the Eastern question.)
No. II.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, wishing to settle between themselves the combined action which any infraction of the stipulations of the Peace of Paris would involve on their part, have named for that purpose as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:—
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable George William Frederick Earl of Clarendon, &c., &c.; and the Right Honourable Henry Richard Charles Baron Cowley, &c., &c.;
His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, the Sieur Charles Ferdinand Count de Buol-Schauenstein, &c., &c.; and the Sieur Joseph Alexander Baron de Hübner, &c., &c.;
And His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Alexander Count Colonna Walewski, &c., &c.; and the Sieur Francis Adolphus Baron de Bourqueney, &c., &c.;
Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:—- ↑ It can hardly be doubted that after the events of 1878 this treaty is no longer in force. See Lord Salisbury to M. Waddington, Parl. Papers, 1878, Turkey, No. 48, p. 1.
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