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For the adaptation to maritime warfare of the principles of the Geneva conference.

Relative to right of capture in naval war..

Concerning neutrals in naval war...

Declaration prohibiting the discharge of projectiles from balloons.

Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 13, 1907
Oct. 18, 1907
Oct. 12, 1907

Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 19:0
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910
Feb. 28, 1910

Concerning the restriction of the Chinese opium trade.

Jan. 23, 1912

Relative to the repression of the circulation of obscene publications.

May 4, 1910

April 18, 1911

Convention with Central and South American Republics establishing an International Law Com

mission.

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Convention with certain European, Asiatic and South American nations relating to wireless telegraphy...

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Treaties with Foreign Nations.-The following list gives the treaties, conventions, agreements and compacts entered into by the United States from 1778 to 1912 and those now in force.

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*The formation of the German Empire in 1871 by the consolidation of the North German Union, etc., has, in some instances, abrogated the treaties entered into with the independent German governments now embraced in the empire. of foreign power.

On exchange of ratifications of the treaty of 1882.

† Upon notice

May 8, 1848
July 3, 1856
July 11, 1870
Sept. 20, 1870
Nov. 25, 1871
Oct. 9, 1908
Nov. 12, 1908
Jan. 15, 1909
June 27, 1910
Jan. 30, 1857
July 19, 1868
Jan. 21, 1845
Sept. 12, 1853
May 26, 1868

Feb. 25, 1850
Dec. 15, 1856
June 29, 1871
Aug. 21, 1871
June 1, 1872

May 18, 1909
June 30, 1910
May 19, 1857
Jan. 10, 1870
Aug. 15, 1846
Nov. 18, 1854
Oct. 8, 1868
Mar. 31, 1846
April 19, 1859

Nov. 18, 1864
Nov. 18, 1864
July 30, 1869
Mar. 7, 1870
July 30, 1869
May 1, 1874
June 29, 1875
Mar. 1, 1881
Nov. 20, 1882
July 9, 1884
June 14, 1902
Feb. 1, 1905

In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.

In force.
In force.
In force.

Terminated.t
Terminated.†

Superseded.
In force.
Superseded.
Terminated.t
Terminated.†
Terminated.‡

In force.
In force.
Superseded.
In force.
In force.
In force.

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and

Brunswick

Lunenburg.

Canada.

Central America..

Chile.

Chile.

Chile.

Chile.

Chile.

Convention...
Convention..
Convention.
Convention.
Convention.
Convention.
Protocol.
Convention.

Respecting the disposition of personal
property..

Chile.

Treaty.

China..

Treaty.

China.

Treaty.

June 18, 1858

Mar. 12, 1900
May 27, 1902
April 18, 1846
Jan. 26, 1860

Regulating postal affairs. Amendment..
Peace, amity, commerce and navigation.
Peace, amity, commerce and navigation.
For arbitration of Macedonian claims..
In adjustment of claims against Chile..
Regarding claims of Patrick Shields.
For the amicable adjustment of claims.
Extradition of criminals.
Peace, amity and commerce.
Peace, amity and commerce..

Aug. 21, 1854
June 28, 1904
Dec. 5, 1825
May 16, 1832
Nov. 10, 1858
Aug. 7, 1892
May 24, 1897
May 24, 1897
April 17, 1900
July 3, 1844

July 30, 1855
Aug. 18, 1904
Oct. 28, 1826
April 29, 1834
Dec. 22, 1859
Jan. 28, 1893

China..

Treaty..

Establishing trade regulations and tariff..

Nov. 8, 1858

Convention..
Treaty..

To establish claims against China..
Trade, consuls and emigration..

Nov. 8, 1858
July 4, 1868

Feb. 5, 1870

China..
China..

China..
China.

Treaty..

Immigration..

Nov. 17, 1880

Treaty..

Commercial intercourse and judicial
procedure.

Nov. 17, 1880

Oct.
Oct.

5, 1881
5, 1881

Granada)..

Colombia (New
Granada)..
Colombia (New
Granada)..

Convention...

Treaty.

Extradition of criminals...

Feb. 10, 1864
May 7, 1888

China.

China.

China.

Convention... Regulation of Chinese immigration.
Treaty..
Extension of commercial relations.
Convention... Arbitration..

Colombia (New

Treaty..

Amity, commerce and navigation....

Treaty.

Peace, amity, navigation and commerce..

3, 1824
Dec 12, 1846

Mar. 17, 1894
Oct. 8, 1903
Oct.
8, 1908
Oct.

Dec. 8, 1894
Jan. 13, 1904
Nov. 29, 1909

Convention...

Consular convention...

May 4, 1850

Colombia (New
Granada).

Convention... Satisfaction of claims against Colombia...

Sept. 10, 1857

Colombia (New
Granada).

Convention... Satisfaction of claims against Colombia...

May 31, 1825
June 12, 1848
Dec. 5, 1851
Nov. 8, 1860
Aug. 19, 1865
Feb.
6, 1891

Congo Independent

Costa Rica.

Costa Rica.

Amity, commerce and navigation..
Friendship, commerce and navigation.
Satisfaction of claims against Costa Rica.
Money orders..

Costa Rica.

Convention.

Arbitration.

Costa Rica.

Convention..

Naturalization

Cuba.

Agreement..

Cuba.

Lease.

Naval and coaling stations in Cuba.
Coaling and naval stations.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Colombia.

States...

Costa Rica.

Treaty.

Convention.

Convention..

Convention.. To facilitate commercial intercourse..

Supplement to commercial convention..
Regulating postal affairs...

Convention..

Convention..

Treaty..

Convention...

Treaty...

Jan. 24, 1891
July 10, 1851
July 2, 1860
June 6-26, '03
Jan. 13, 1909
June 10, 1911
Feb. 16-23, '03
July 2, 1903
Dec. 11, 1902
Jan. 26, 1903
June 16, 1903
May 22, 1903

April 2, 1892
May 26, 1852
Nov. 11, 1861

July 21, 1909
June 6, 1912

Dec. 17, 1903

Dec. 17, 1903
Aug. 19, 1903
July 2, 1904

Future relations of U. S. with Cuba..

Supplementary to treaty on future rela

tions..
Extradition.

Jan. 20, 1904
April 6, 1904

July 2, 1904
Feb. 8, 1908

In force.
Abrogated.
Terminated. I

Satisfied.
Satisfied.

Satisfied.
Satisfied.
In force.
Terminated.*
In force in so
far as it is
not modified
by the treaty
of Oct. 8,
1903.
Became obso-
lete.

Satisfied.
In force in so
far as it is
not modified
by the treaty
of Oct. 8,
1903.

In force.*

In force in so
far as it is
not modified
by the treaty
of Oct. 8,
1903.
In force.
In force.
In force.

Expired.

In force.*
In force.
Unsatisfied.

Satisfied.
In force.

In force.
In force.
Satisfied.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.

In force.
In force.
Terminated.
In force.
In force.

Terminated.
In force.

* In part. t'Acceded to extradition treaty between United States and Prussia. The formation of the German Empire in 1871 by the consolidation of the North German Union, etc., has, in some instances abrogated the treaties entered into with the independent German governments now embraced in the empire. || Upon notice of foreign power.

COUNTRIES

Character of document

Subject of document

Signed

Proclaimed

Denmark......

Convention... Friendship, commerce and navigation....

April 26, 1826

Oct. 14, 1826

Denmark.

Convention..

Denmark.

Convention..

Satisfaction of claims against Denmark. Discontinuing sound dues.

Denmark.

Convention.

Consular convention.

Denmark.

Convention.

Naturalization.

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Concerning claims of Carlos Butterfield &

Co.....

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Mar. 28, 1830 April 11, 1857 July 11, 1861 July 20, 1872 Dec. 6, 1888 June 15, 1892 Jan. 6, 1902 Nov. 6, 1905 June 30, 1906 Aug. 15, 1906 May 18, 1908

June 5, 1830 Jan. 13, 1858 Sept. 20, 1861 April 15, 1873

May 24, 1889 Oct. 12, 1892 April 17, 1902 Feb. 19, 1906

Aug. 26, 1910 Sept. 4, 1909

Sept. 23, 1842 Sept. 8, 1864 Nov. 24, 1873 Dec. 24, 1873 Nov. 7, 1894 Dec. 28, 1906 June 23, 1910 May 7, 1885 Sept. 30, 1904

Oct. 21, 1803 Oct. 21, 1803 Oct. 21, 1803 Feb. 12, 1823 July 13, 1832 April 13, 1844 July 24, 1845 Aug. 12, 1853 Feb. 14, 1859 July 6, 1869 June 25, 1880 Dec. 29, 1882 June 25, 1883 June 1, 1898 Aug. 22, 1902 May 9, 1904 Mar. 14, 1908

July 26, 1911 June 1, 1872 May 21, 1890

Feb. 16, 1900

Mar. 8, 1900

Disposition

Convention... Collection and application of customs rev

enues..

Feb. 8, 1907

Dominican Re

public....

Ecuador...

Ecuador..

Convention...

Extradition..

June 19, 1909

Dutch Guiana.

Convention..

Parcels post

Aug. 28, 1909

Treaty..

Peace, friendship, navigation and com

merce..

Convention..

Satisfaction of claims against Ecuador..

Ecuador.

Convention..

Naturalization.

Ecuador.

Convention.

Extradition of criminals.

June 13, 1839
Nov. 25, 1862
May 6, 1872
June 28, 1872

Ecuador.

Convention.

Satisfaction of claims of Julio R. Santos.

Feb. 28, 1893

Ecuador.

Convention..

Parcels post..

Ecuador..

Convention.

Arbitration.

Egypt.

Agreement..

Regarding commercial affairs.

Ethiopia.

Treaty..

Commercial relations.

Dec. 28, 1906
Jan. 7, 1909
Nov. 16, 1884
Dec. 27, 1903

France..

Treaty.

Amity and commerce.

Feb. 6, 1778

France.

Treaty..

Alliance to carry on the war with Great
Britain......

Feb. 6, 1778

France.
France.
France..

Contract.
Contract.

For repayment of war loans....

July 16, 1782

Convention...

For new and repayment of old loans.
Consular convention..

France.

Treaty.

France.

Treaty.

France.

France.

France.

Convention..
Convention.
Convention.

Peace, commerce and navigation.

For the cession of Louisiana..

For payment of purchase of Louisiana..
Satisfaction of claims against France..
Navigation and commerce.

Sept. 30, 1800

April 30, 1803
April 30, 1803

April 30, 1803

June 24, 1822

France.

Convention..

France.

Convention..

Claims and duties on wines and cotton.
Extradition of criminals.

France.

Article.

France.

Convention.

Addition to extradition convention.
Consular convention..

France.

Article.

Addition to extradition convention.

France.

France.

Convention.
Convention.

Protection of trade marks.

July 4, 1831
Nov. 9, 1843
Feb. 24, 1845
Feb. 23, 1853
Feb. 10, 1858
April 16, 1869

Satisfaction of war claims.

Jan. 15, 1880

France.

Convention..

Extension of term of claim commission

July 19, 1882

France.

Convention..

Extension of term of claim commission.

Feb. 8, 1883

France..

Agreement.

Commercial reciprocity.

France.

Agreement..

France..

Treaty.

Additional agreement of reciprocity.
Relations in Tunis..

France.

Treaty.

Arbitration.

France.

Convention...

Parcels post.

France.

Treaty.

Extradition.

German Empire. Convention...

Regulating consular affairs and trade
marks.

May 28, 1898
Aug. 2, 1902
Mar. 15, 1904
Feb. 10, 1908
June 15, 1908
Jan.
6, 1909
Dec. 11, 1871

Feb. 25, 1783
Nov. 14, 1788

Abrogated but
renewed ex-
cept Art. V.,
by convention
of April 11,
1857.
Satisfied.
In force.
In force.
In force.

Disallowed.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.

Terminated.*

Terminated.

In force.
In force.

Terminated.*
Satisfied.
Terminated.*
In force.
Satisfied.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.

Abrogated,

1798.

Abrogated,
1798.
Satisfied.
Satisfied.
Abrogated,
1798.

Expired by
limitations.
In force.
Satisfied.
Satisfied.
In force.
Satisfied.

In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
Satisfied.

In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.

In force.

German Empiret General act...

Neutrality and autonomous government
of the Samoan Islands.

June 14, 1889

In force.

In force.

German Empiret Convention... Amicable adjustment of jurisdiction in

Samoa.

German Empiret Convention... Settlement of Samoan claims by arbitration.

German Empire. Agreement.... Regarding commercial affairs.

* Upon notice of foreign power.

† Great Britain also a party.

Dec. 2, 1899

Nov. 7, 1899
July 10, 1900

Annulled by
treaty of
Dec. 2, 1899,
for the ad-

justment of
jurisdiction.

In force.
Satisfied.
In force.

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Oct. 18, 1899 Mar. 22, 1902 Feb. 22, 1903 Aug. 9, 1904 Jan. 7, 1909 Aug. 26, 1910 May 20, 1840 June 10, 1846 Jan. 18, 1855 Nov. 6, 1861 Dec. 20, 1827

In force. In force. In force. In force. In force.

Superseded.

Terminated.

Terminated. Terminated.

June 4, 1828

April 30, 1852

Superseded. Superseded. Superseded.

Dec. 20, 1849

Jan. 13, 1897

Jan. 30, 1904 Aug. 1, 1904 Nov. 10, 1905 May 17, 1906

Jan. 30, 1875 Dec. 6, 1884 Mar. 26, 1844 Aug. 1, 1868 July 4, 1864 June 23, 1908 Jan. 15, 1909 Nov. 21, 1903 Jan. 30, 1912 Feb. 8, 1868 Mar. 23, 1868 Jan. 21, 1869 Jan. 21, 1869 Feb. 26, 1871 May 8, 1878 Feb. 24, 1881 June 1, 1882 June 11, 1884 June 16, 1908 Mar. 28, 1908 April 24, 1909 Mar. 31, 1854 June 17, 1857 July 29, 1858 June 25, 1866 July 25, 1878 April 29, 1886 Nov. 22, 1894

Terminated.
Terminated.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
Superseded.
In force.
Expired.

In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
In force.
Superseded.
Superseded.
Superseded.
Superseded.
In force.
In force.
In force.
Superseded.

In force.¡
In force.
In force.

Terminated.

May 19, 1908

In force.

May 19, 1908 May 5, 1908 Feb. 21, 1911 Feb. 21, 1911 May 22, 1882

July 11, 1854

In force. In force. In force. In force. In force. In force.

Haiti.

Treaty.

Naturalization

Haiti

Treaty

Naturalization, supplementary

Haiti

Treaty.

Extradition.

Haiti

Convention.

Arbitration.

Haiti.

Convention..

Parcels post.

Hanover.

Treaty.

Commerce and navigation.

Hanover.

Treaty

Commerce and navigation.

Hanover.

Treaty.

Extradition of criminals.

Hanover.

Convention..

Abolishing State dues..

Hanseatic Re

public*.

Convention... Friendship, commerce and navigation....

Mar. 24, 1904
Mar. 24, 1904
June 28, 1905
Nov. 16, 1909
Feb. 4, 1911
Jan. 2, 1841
April 24, 1847
May 5, 1855
June 17, 1862

Hanseatic Re

public

Convention... Relating to arrest of deserters...

Hanseatic Re

public*

Convention..

Consular.

June 2, 1828
July 29, 1829
June 6, 1853

Hawaiian Islands Treaty..

Friendship, commerce, extradition and
navigation..

Hawaiian Islands Treaty.

Commercial reciprocity.

Hawaiian Islands

Treaty.

Additional reciprocity.

Hesse..

Convention.

Abolishing taxes and emigration..

Hesse..

Convention.

Naturalization.

Honduras.

Treaty.

Honduras.

Convention.

Friendship, commerce and navigation.
Naturalization.

Honduras.

Convention.

Extradition..

Hong Kong.

Convention.

Parcels post.

Hungary.

Convention..

Copyright.

Italy.

Convention.

Consular.

Italy

Convention..

Extradition of criminals.

Italy

Convention.

Consular.

Italy

Convention.

Italy

Treaty.

Additional to extradition convention, 1868.
Commerce and navigation.

Italy

Convention.

Consular.

Italy

Italy

Convention.
Declaration..

Supplemental to consular convention, 1878.
Protection of trade marks

Italy.

Convention..

Additional to extradition convention, 1868.

Italy

Convention..

Parcels post.

Italy

Convention..

Arbitration.

Italy

Proclamation..

Reciprocity.

Japan.

Treaty.

Peace, amity and commerce.

Japan.

Treaty

Commercial and consular.

Japan.

Treaty

Commerce and navigation.

Japan.

Convention.

Establishing tariff of duties.

Japan.

Convention.

Relating to commercial affairs.

Japan.

Treaty.

Extradition of fugitives from justice.

Japan.

Treaty.

Commerce and navigation.

Japan.

Convention.

Patents, trade marks and designs.

Japan.

Convention..

Parcels post.

Japan.

Convention..

Copyright.

Japan.

Convention.

Extradition supplementary.

Nov. 9, 1850
June 3, 1875
Nov. 9, 1887
May 8, 1845
Aug. 31, 1869
May 30, 1865
June 8, 1909
July 10, 1912

Oct. 15, 1912
Feb. 23, 1869
Sept. 30, 1868
May 11, 1869
May 11, 1869
Nov. 23, 1871
Sept. 27, 1878
June 29, 1881
Mar. 19, 1884
April 24, 1885

Jan. 25, 1909

June 22, 1855
June 30, 1858
May 23, 1860

April 8, 1879
Nov. 3, 1886
Mar. 21, 1895
Mar. 9, 1897

May 17, 1906
Sept. 26, 1906

Japan

Convention..

Reciprocal protection of inventions, de

signs, trade-marks and copyrights in
Korea...

Aug. 11, 1908

Japan.

Convention... Reciprocal protection of inventions, de-
signs, trade-marks, and copyrights in
China.

Japan..

Convention...

Arbitration.

Japan.

Treaty..

Commerce and navigation.

Japan.

Protocol..

Provisional tariff arrangement..

Korea..

Treaty.

Peace, amity, commerce and navigation.

Lew Chew..

Compact.

Friendship and commerce..

Aug. 11, 1908
Sept. 1, 1908
April 5, 1911
April 5, 1911
June 4, 1883
Mar. 9, 1855

* Bremen, Hamburg and Lubeck.

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