By the President or the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Supplementary Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, extending the time within which may be exchanged the ratifications of the treaty signed May 22, 1903, embodying the provisions defining the future relations of the United States with Cuba, contained in the Act of Congress of the United States approved March 2, 1901, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the twentieth day of January one thousand nine hundred and four, the original of which Supplementary Convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, considering [Page 247] it expedient to prolong the period in which, by Article VIII of the treaty signed by their respective plenipotentiaries on May 22, 1903, embodying the provisions defining the future relations of the United States with Cuba, contained in the act of Congress of the United States approved March 2, 1901, the exchange of ratifications of the said treaty shall take place, have for that purpose appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, namely:
- The President of the United States of America, John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States; and
- The President of Cuba, Gonzalo de Quesada, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Cuba at Washington: who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following additional article to be taken as part of said treaty.
Sole Article.
The respective ratifications of the said treaty shall be exchanged as soon as possible, and within six months from January 21, 1904.
Done in duplicate at Washington, in the English and Spanish languages, this 20th day of January A. D. 1904.
John Hay [seal]
Gonzalo de Quesada [seal]
And whereas the said Supplementary Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and four;
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Supplementary Convention to be made public to the end that the same may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
By the President:
Alvey A. Adee
Acting Secretary of State.