TREATY OF PEACE (TREATY OF PARIS) Signed at Paris December 10, 1898 Senate advice and consent to ratification February 6, 1899 Ratified by the President of the United States February 6, 1899 Ratified by Spain March 19, 1899 Ratifications exchanged at Washington April 11, 1899 Entered into force April 11, 1899 Proclaimed by the President of the United States April 11, 1899 Article IX amended by protocol of March 29, 1900 Article III supplemented by convention of November 7, 1900* 30 Stat. 1754; Treaty Series 343 The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, in the name of her August Son Don Alfonso XIII, desiring to end the state of war now existing between the two countries, have for that purpose appointed as Plenipotentiaries: ‘The President of the United States, William R. Day, Cushman K. Davis, William P. Frye, George Gray, and Whitelaw Reid, citizens of the United States; and Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, Don Eugenio Montero Rios, President of the Senate, Don Buenaventura de Abarzuza, Senator of the Kingdom and ex-Minister of the Crown, Don José de Garnica, Deputy to the Cortes and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Don Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa-Urrutia, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, and Don Rafael Cerero, General of Di ion; ‘Who, having assembled in Paris, and having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have, after discussion of the matters before them, agreed upon the following articles: 2 TS 344, post, p. 622. * TS 345, post, p. 623. 615616 . SPAIN Armiote I Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. And as the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States, the United States will, so long as such occupation shall last, assume and discharge the obligations that may under international law re- sult from the fact of its occupation, for the protection of life and property. Articre II Spain cedes to the United States the island of Porto Rico and other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies, and the island of Guam in the Marianas or Ladrones. Articte III* Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, and comprehending the islands lying within the following line: A line running from west to east along or near the twentieth parallel of north latitude, and through the middle of the navigable channel of Bachi, from the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) to the one hundred and twenty seventh (127th) degree meridian of longitude cast of Greenwich, thence along the one hundred and twenty seventh (127th) degree meridian of longi- tude east of Greenwich to the parallel of four degrees and forty five minutes (4° 45°) north latitude, thence along the parallel of four degrees and forty five minutes (4° 45’) north latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude one hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty-five minutes (119° 35’) east of Greenwich, thence along the meridian of longitude one hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty five minutes (119° 35’) east of Greenwich to the parallel of latitude seven degrees and forty minutes (7° 40’) north, thence along the parallel of latitude seven degrees and forty minutes (7° 40’) north to its intersection with the one hundred and sixteenth (116th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, thence by a direct line to the inter- section of the tenth (10th) degree parallel of north latitude with the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, and thence along the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) de- gree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich to the point of beginning. ‘The United States will pay to Spain the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) within three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, Arrictze IV The United States will, for the term of ten years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, admit Spanish ships and *For a supplement to art. IIT, see convention of Nov. 7, 1900 (TS 345), post, p. 623.TREATY OF PEACE—DECEMBER 10, 1898 617 merchandise to the ports of the Philippine Islands on the same terms as ships and merchandise of the United States. Articte V ‘The United States will, upon the signature of the present treaty, send back to Spain, at its own cost, the Spanish soldiers taken as prisoners of war on the capture of Manila by the American forces, The arms of the soldiers in ‘question shall be restored to them. Spain will, upon the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, proceed to evacuate the Philippines, as well as the island of Guam, on terms similar to those agreed upon by the Commissioners appointed to arrange for the evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands in the West Indies, under the Protocol of August 12, 1898,* which is to continue in force until its provisions are completely executed, ‘The time within which the evacuation of the Philippine Islands and Guam shall be completed shall be fixed by the two Governments. Stands of colors, uncaptured war vessels, small arms, guns of all calibres, with their carriages and accessories, powder, ammunition, livestock, and materials and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the land and naval forces of Spain in the Philip- pines and Guam, remain the property of Spain. Pieces of heavy ordnance, exclusive of field artillery, in the fortifications and coast defences, shall re- main in their emplacements for the term of six months, to be reckoned from the exchange of ratifications of the treaty; and the United States may, in the mean time, purchase such material from Spain, if a satisfactory agree- ment between the two Governments on the subject shall be reached. ArticLe VI Spain will, upon the signature of the present treaty, release all prisoners of war, and all persons detained or imprisoned for political offences, in con- nection with the insurrections in Cuba and the Philippines and the war with the United States. Reciprocally, the United States will release all persons made prisoners of war by the American forces, and will undertake to obtain the release of all Spanish prisoners in the hands of the insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines. The Government of the United States will at its own cost return to Spain and the Government of Spain will at its own cost return to the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, according to the situation of their respective homes, prisoners released or caused to be released by them, re- spectively, under this article. *TS 34344, ante, p. 613.