No. 435.
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 toward 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 grand 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 Arnadeo 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:
[Page 593]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 trace.
Article II.
This armistice shall continue indefinitely, and cannot be broken by any of the balligerents, 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 ratification 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 anyone of the governments, on account of circumstances over which it has no contol, 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 the continuation of the conferences designed for the negotiation of a peace.
- HAMILTON FISH.
- MAURICIO LOPEZ ROBERTS,
Plenipotenciario de España, - MAN’L FREYRE,
Plenip. del Peru. - JOAQUIN GODOY,
Plenipot. de Chile. - ANTONIO FLORES,
Plenipot. del Ecuador. - MAN’L FREYRE,
Plenip. de Bolivia,