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Protocol of the peace conference held in
Washington on the 11th day of April,
1871, the Secretary of State of the United Shates
presiding, between the Plenipotentiaries of Spain, Bolivia, Chili,
Ecuador, and Peru.
The plenipotentiaries of Spain, and of the allied republics of South
America, having met at the Department of State in Washington on the 11th
day of April, 1871, the Secretary of State ordered the reading of the
proceedings of the previous session, and this having been approved he
inquired whether Bolivia was represented as he under stood.
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To this the plenipotentiary of Peru replied that he had been appointed
plenipotentiary ad hoc by the government of
Bolivia, but that he could not make use of his powers before receiving
the acquiescence of his government; that he would therefore act ad referendum, in the name of Bolivia.
This declaration having been accepted, the powers conferred by the
government of Bolivia were exhibited, which were found to be in good and
due form.
A discussion followed, of the different articles, between the Secretary
of State and the plenipotentiaries, after which the conditions of the
armistice were definitely laid down in the terms of the convention
signed this day.
HAMILTON, FISH Secretary of
State.
MAURICIO LOPEZ ROBERTS, Plenipotenciario
de España.
MAN’L FREYRE, Ministro del Peru.
MAN’L FREYRE, En representacion de
Bolivia.
JOAQUIN GODOY, Plenipotenciario de
Chili.
ANT’O FLORES, Plenipotenciario del
Ecuador,
Articles of armistice between Spain, on
the one hand, and the allied republics, Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador and
Peru, on the other.
The mediation of the United States having been offered and accepted
towards relieving Spain and the allied republics of the Pacific from the
technical state of war which has existed since the hostilities of 1866,
the President of the United States has, for this purpose, conferred full
powers upon Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State.
His Catholic Majesty has conferred like powers on Mauricio Lopez Roberts,
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic; Knight
General Cross of the Order of Christ, of Portugal, grand officer of
those of the conception of Portugal, and of Leopold of Belgium; Knight
Commander of the Legion of Honor of France, superior chief of
administration, deputy in various legislatures, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of His Majesty Amadeo I, King of Spain, to the
United States of America:
The President of the republic of Bolivia has conferred like powers on
Colonel Manuel Freyre, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of Peru to the United States of America.
The President of the republic of Chili has conferred like powers on
Joaquin Godoy, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of that
republic to the United States of America.
The President of the republic of Ecuador has conferred like powers on
Antonio Flores, a senator of that republic, and its minister
plenipotentiary ad hoc.
And the President of the republic of Peru has conferred like powers on
Colonel Manuel Freyre, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of that republic to the United States of America. And the said
plenipotentiaries having exchanged their full powers, which were found
in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles:
Article I. The suspension of hostilities
existing de facto between Spain, on the one hand,
and the allied republics of Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru, on the
other, is converted into a general armistice or truce.
Article II. This armistice shall continue
indefinitely and cannot be broken by any of the belligerents, save in
three years after having expressly and explicitly notified the other of
its intention to renew hostilities. In this case, such notification must
be made through the Government of the United States.
Article III. Each of the belligerents, during
the continuance of this armistice, shall be at liberty to carry on
commerce freely with neutral nations in all articles in which trade is
considered lawful in a state of peace, all restriction on neutral
commerce therefore ceasing.
Article IV. The present agreement shall be
ratified by the respective governments, and the instruments of
ratifications shall be exchanged at the Department of State at
Washington within four months from date.
Article V. Those governments which shall not
have sent their ratification within the time fixed in the preceding
article may make the exchange separately in the two months
following.
Article VI. If any one of the governments, on
account of circumstances over which it has no control, shall not be able
to effect the exchange of the ratifications within the terms fixed in
the foregoing articles, such delay shall be granted it as it may request
from the other party without necessity for a new agreement.
Article VII. The proceedings for the
ratification and exchange shall not interfere with the continuation of
the conferences designed for the negotiation of a peace.
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In testimony of the stipulations made in the foregoing seven articles,
the undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, in the
character of mediator, and the plenipotentiaries of Spain, Bolivia,
Chili, Ecuador, and Peru, have signed the foregoing agreement at the
Department of State at Washington on the eleventh day of April,
1871.
MAURICIO LOPEZ ROBERTS, Plenipotenciario de
España.
MAN’L. FREYRE, Plenipotenciario del
Peru.
JOAQUIN GODOY, Plenipotenciario de
Chili.
ANTONIO FLORES, Plenipotenciario del
Ecuador.
MAN’L. FREYRE, Plenipotenciario de
Bolivia.
