Treaties

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Treaty of Madrid, December 1st, In the Year of Our Lord 1905

The Empire of Iberia and the New Swiss Republic, animated by a desire to move beyond past difficulties and hostilities, with the objective of return to a general peace between their respective peoples, have agreed upon the following treaty and protocols. 

Article I.   There shall henceforth be peace and amity between the Empire of Iberia and the New Swiss Republic.

Article II.   The Empire of Iberia shall pay reparations to the New Swiss Republic for the New Swiss warship, NSS Justice, destroyed in Manila Bay in 1904.  Amount of reparations to be fixed by a joint commission after the signing of this agreement.

Article III.   The New Swiss Republic shall have the right for its Warships and Merchantmen to make port calls at Iberian ports located within the Philippine Islands for the purpose of resupply and refueling. 

Article IV.   The New Swiss Republic shall be granted a 99-year lease over an area on one of the Islands of the Sulu Archipelago.  Said area is to be for the establishment of a Port and to be administered total by the New Swiss Republic. Exact location and boundaries for said port to be fixed by a joint commission to after the signing of this agreement.

Article V.   The Emperor of Iberia grants an amnesty to all suporters of the Cebu Declaration of Independence.  Their actions against the Realms of PESN and Aragaon-Navarra will be forgiven, and confiscated property returned.

Article VI.
The two Agreeing Powers recognize the boundries of their current possessions (Appendix) . This extends to any existing and planned autonomous districts or dependencies.

Article VII.   Diplomatic and consular relations between the contracting parties will be resumed immediately upon the ratification of the treaty of peace. As regards the reciprocal admission of consuls, separate agreements are reserved.

Article VIII.   In the interpretation of this treaty, the English and Spanish texts are authoritative for the relations between Iberia and New Switzerland.

Article IX.   The present treaty of peace will be ratified.  The exchange of the documents of ratification shall take place within a period of three weeks. Unless otherwise provided for in its articles, in its annexes, or in the additional treaties, the treaty of peace enters into force at the moment of its ratification.

Done In double at Madrid

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Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, February 15th, In the Year of our Lord 1906

The Empire of Iberia and the Republic of Gran Columbia animated by a desire for peace and understanding between their two peoples have agreed to the following articles.

Article I. The High Contracting Parties mutually promise peace and friendship.

Article II.  The two High Contracting Powers recognize the boundaries of their current possessions (Appendix). This extends to any existing and planned autonomous districts or dependencies.

Article III.  All merchant ships registered to and flying the civilian ensign of the Iberian Empire shall have free use of the Darien Cannel; without being subject to any tariff, user fee's or charge.

Article IV.  All merchant ships registered to and flying the civilian ensign of the Republic of Gran Columbia shall have free use of the Amazon River; without being subject to any tariff, user fee's or charge.

Article V.  The High Contracting Parties mutually pledge reasonable access to each other's military forces of the two above waterways; subject to prior notification of passage, etc.

Article VI. The present treaty shall remain in force for a period of 10 years; but if it had not been denounced one year in advance by one or the other of the contracting High Parties, it will remain in force for the length of five further years.

Article VII. The ratifications of the present Treaty will be exchanged in Rio de Janeiro, within fifteen days or sooner, if it can be done.

Done In double at Rio de Janeiro

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Treaty of Manila, January 1st, In the Year of Our Lord 1908

The Empire of Iberia and the New Swiss Republic, have agreed upon the following treaty and protocols.

Article I.   New Switzerland shall transfer to Iberia the following territories; hence forth referred to as transferred territories.
A)   The Bonin Islands
B)   The Volcano Islands
C)   Marcus Island
D)   The Marianas Islands excluding the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Aquijan which remain the territory of New Switzerland.
E)    The Island of Guam
F)   The western most portion of the Caroline Islands known as the Yap Islands
G)   The Palau islands

Article II. A joint commission shall be established for the exact fixation of the revised border.

Article III. New Switzerland shall no longer concern itself with the inhabitants of the transferred territories.

Article IV. Iberia grants citizenship to the inhabitants of transferred territories.

Article V. All property of the government of New Switzerland within the transferred territories shall become the property of the Iberian Government.  Personally property is unaffected subject to the limits of Iberian Law.

Article VI. Payment for the transferred territories is per the attached appendix.

Article VII.   In the interpretation of this treaty, the English and Spanish texts are authoritative for the relations between Iberia and New Switzerland.

Article VIII.   The present treaty will be ratified.  The exchange of the documents of ratification shall take place within a period of three weeks. Unless otherwise provided for in its articles, in its annexes, or in the additional treaties, the treaty enters into force at the moment of its ratification.

Done In double at Manila