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TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION, BETWEEN THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION AND SIAM.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States of the German Customs and Commercial Union, and the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg- Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz on the one part, and the Kingdom of Siam on the other part.
His Majesty the King of Prussia, in his own name, and as representing the Sovereigns, States, and Territories United to the Prussian system of customs and imports, that is to say, Luxemburg, Anhalt Dessau Koetlien, Anhalt Bernburg, Waldeck and Pyamont, Lippe and "Meisenheim, as well as on behalf of the other States belonging to the German Zollverein, namely:---Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Wurtemberg, Baden, Electoral Hesse, Grand-ducal Hesse (the bailiwick of Hamburg included), the States forming the Thuringian Customs and Commercial Union, to wit:-Saxe Weimer Eisenach, Saxe Meiningen, Saxe Altenburg, Saxe Coburg Gotha, Schwartzburg Rudolstadt, Schwartzburg Sondershausen, the Elder Branch of Reuss, and the Younger Branch of Reuss, Brunswick, Oldenburg, Nassau, and the Free Town of Frankfort, as likewise in the name of the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg- Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz on the one part, and their Majesties Phra Bard Somdetch, Phra Paramenda Maha Mongkut, Phira Chan Klan Chau Yu Hua, the First King of Siam, and Phra Bard Somdetch, Phra Pawarendr Ramesr Mahiswaresr, Phra Pin Klan Chan Yu Hua, the Second King of Siam, on the other part.
Being sincerely desirous to establish friendly relations between the afore-named States and Siam, have resolved to secure the same by a Treaty of Peace and Commerce, mutually advantageous and profitable to the subjects of the High Contracting powers, and for this purpose have named as their plenipotentiaries :-
His Majesty the King of Prussia,
The Chamberlain Frederick Albert Count of Eulenburg, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, and of the Order
of St. John.
And their Majesties the First and Second Kings of Siam,
His Royal Highness Prince Kromonatuang Mugsa Feerat Senneet.
His Lordship Crowpraya Suriwongs Samnha Prakralahome, Commander-in-chief of the Forces, and Governor-General of the South Western provinces; His Lordship Chowpraya Rawiwong Maha Kosatihodee, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Governor- General of the Eastern Coast of the Gulf of Siam.
His Lordship Chow Pya Yamarat, Governor of the City of Bangkok, and its vicinities.
His Excellency Praya Montree Prakralahome Fighnear, Governor-General of the Northern provinces, who after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, and found them to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles.
Art. I.-Between the Contracting German States and their Majesties the First and the Second Kings of Siam, their heirs and successors, as well as between their respective subjects, there shall be constant peace and perpetual amity.
The subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the dominions of the other full security of person and property.
There shall be full and entire freedom of Commerce and Navigation for the
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