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Russia’s Liability in Tort for Persia’s Breach of Contract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2017

Clement L. Bouvé
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On August 18/31, 19.07, the Governments of Great Britain and Russia entered into the following agreement:

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the Emperor of All the Eussias, animated by the sincere desire to settle by mutual agreement different questions concerning the interest of their States on the Continent of Asia, have determined to conclude Agreements destined to prevent all cause of misunderstanding between Great Britain and Eussia in regard to the questions referred to, and have nominated for this purpose their respective plenipotentiaries, to wit:

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, the Eight Honourable Sir Arthur Nicolson, His Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary to His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias;

His Majesty the Emperor of All the Eussias, the Master of his Court Alexander Iswolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs;

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Research Article
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 1912 , pp. 389 - 408
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1912

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References

1 Vol. V, p. 4473.

2 Notes on some of the queetions decided by the Board of Commissioners under the Convention with France of the 4th of July, 1831, Philadelphia, 1836 — Moore, Int. Arb., Vol. V, p. 4473.

3 Ibid., p. 4476.

4 On May 10, 1836, President Jackson * * * informed Congress that the first four installments under the convention had been received. H. Ex. Doc. 254, 24 Cong., 1 Sess. The rest of the money was duly paid. S. Ex. Doc. 351, 25 Cong., 2 Sess.; H. Ex. Doc. 417, 25 Cong., 2 Sess.; H. Ex. Doc. 183, 26 Cong., 1 Sess. The six installments with interest yielded $5,558,108.07. As the aggregate of the awards was $9,362,193.27, the dividends, to the payment of which the fund was devoted, amounted to 59 of the whole sum awarded. H. Ex. Doc. 183, 26 Cong., 1 Sess. Moore, Int. Arb., Vol. V, p. 4468.

5 Articles I and II of the convention regarding the opening of hostilities, Hague Peace Conference 1907.