No. 383.
Mr. Curry
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Madrid
,
May 29, 1886.
(Received June 14.)
No. 62.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose the text in
English and Spanish of the commercial agreement between England and Spain
lately signed at this capital.
I have, &c.,
Inclosure in No. 62.—English
text.]
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and the Government of Her Majesty the Queen Regent
of Spain, being desirous of facilitating the commercial relations of
their respective countries, have named as their representatives for that
purpose:
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, Sir F. Clare Ford, Her Britannic Majesty’s Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid, &c.;
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, His Excellency
Señor Don Segismundo Moret y Prendergast, Minister of State,
&c.;
Who being duly authorized by their respective Governments have agreed
upon the following articles:
- I.
- The Government of Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain will
grant to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to
her Britannic Majesty’s colonies and foreign possessions, most
favored-nation treatment in all that concerns commerce,
navigation, and consular rights and privileges in Spain, and in
the Spanish colonies and foreign possessions, coextensive in
amount of benefit with that accorded to France and Germany under
the treaties of the 6th February, 1882, and the 12th July, 1883.
The provisions of this covention shall come into operation on
the 1st July next, unless by mutual consent any other date may
be fixed, and on condition that on that date the alcoholic
scale, according to which duties are levied on Spanish wines on
their introduction into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, is modified in accordance with the terms of the
following article:
- II.
- The Government of Her Britannic Majesty will continue to grant
to Spain, her colonies and foreign possessions, most
favored-nation treatment in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and in Her Britannic Majesty’s colonies and foreign
possessions, in all that concerns commerce, navigation, and
consular rights and privileges. They will, in addition, apply to
Parliament for the necessary authority to provide that the limit
of the lower half of the alcoholic scale shall extend up to but
not exceed 30 degrees of proof spirit.
- III.
- The present convention has been drawn up subject to the
sanction of legislatures of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and of Spain, respectively. When approved it shall
remain in force until the 30th June, 1892, and in case neither
of the high contracting parties shall have notified, twelve
months before the said date, the intention of terminating it,
the present convention shall remain binding until the expiration
of one year from the day on which either of the two high
contracting parties shall have denounced it.
Done in duplicate at
Madrid, this 26th day of April,
1886.
