NICARAGUA NICARAGUAN CANAL ROUTE: TERMINATION OF CONVENTION OF AUGUST 5, 1914 Convention signed at Managua July 14, 1970; Ratification advised by the Senate of the United States of America February 17, 1971; Ratified by the President of the United States of America February 26, 1971; Ratified by Nicaragua August 10, 1970; Ratifications exchanged at Managua April 25, 1971; Proclaimed by the President of the United States of America June 7, 1971; BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSIDERING THAT: A PROCLAMATION The convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Nicaragua for the termination of the convention respecting a Nicaraguan canal route signed at Washington on August 5, 1914, was signed at Managua on July 14, 1970, the original of which convention is annexed hereto; The Senate of the United States of America by its resolution of February 17, 1971, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein, gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the convention; The convention was duly ratified by the President of the United States of America on February 26, 1971, and was duly ratified on the part of the Republic of Nicaragua ; It is provided in Article III of the convention that the convention shall enter into force on the day on which the instruments of ratification are exchanged; The instruments of ratification of the convention were duly exchanged on April 25, 1971; Now, THEREFORE, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, proclaim and make public the convention of July 14, 1970 between the United States of America and the Republic of Nicaragua to the end that it shall be observed and fulfilled with good faith on and after April 25, 1971, by the United States of America and by the citizens of the United States of America and all other persons subject to the jurisdiction thereof. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed this proclamation and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred seventy-one and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. RICHARD NIXON [SEAL] By the President: Acting Secretary of State CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Nicaragua, desirous of further strengthening the traditional bonds of friendship and cooperation long existing between their two countries, have reexamined the Convention respecting a Nicaragua canal route, signed at Washington on August 5, 1914, ['] in the light of present circumstances and needs and have concluded that the interests of both nations will best be served by terminating the Convention in all its provisions. To this end, the two Governments have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE I Upon the entry into force of the present Convention, the Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Nicaragua respecting a Nicaraguan canal route, which was signed at Washington on August 5, 1914, shall terminate. 1 TS 624; 39 Stat. 1661. ARTICLE II As a consequence of the termination of the Washington Convention of August 5, 1914, all the rights and options that the 1914 Convention accorded to the Government of the United States of America shall cease to have effect as of the date of this convention enters into forcs. ARTICLE III The present Convention shall be ratified in accordance with the constitutional requirements of the contracting parties, and instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at the city of Managua as soon as possible. The present Convention shall enter into force on the day on which the instruments of ratification are exchanged. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention. Done in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, both equally authentic, at the city of Managua this fourteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventy. Pour le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis D'Amérique : Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Pour le Gouvernement de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie: Ministre des Affaires Etrangères. |