TREATY BETWEEN HER MAJESTY AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME IN THE TERRITORIES OF CHIENGMAI, LAKON, AND LAMPOONCHI, AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMMERCE BETWEEN BRITISH BURMAH AND THE TERRITORIES AFORESAID.
SIGNED AT BANGKOK, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1883.
Ratifications Exchanged, 7th May, 1884.
Whereas the relations of Peace, Commerce, and Friendship happily subsisting between Great Britain and Siam are regulated by a Treaty bearing date the 18th April, 1855, and a Supplementary Agreement dated 13th May, 1856; and as regards the territories of Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi, by a special Treaty between the Government of India and the Government of His Majesty the King of Siam, bearing date the 14th January, 1874;
And whereas Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, and His Majesty the King of Siam, Sovereign of Laos, Malays, Kareans, &c., &c., &c., with a view to the more effectual prevention of crime in the territories of Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi, belonging to Siam, and to the promotion of commercial intercourse between British Burmah and the territories aforesaid, have agreed to abrogate the said Treaty Special concluded on the 14th January, 1874, and to substitute therefor a new Treaty, and have named their respective Plenipotentiaries for this purpose, that is to say-
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, William Henry Newman, Esquire, Her Majesty's Acting Agent and Consul-General in Siam;
And His Majesty the King of Siam, Sovereign of Laos, Malays, Kareans, &c., his Excellency Chow Phya Bhanwongse Maha Kosa Thibodi, Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Siam, Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Chula Chom Klao, Grand officer of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Member of the Privy Council, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Phya Charon Raj Maitri, Grand Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Chula Chom Klao, Member of the Privy Council, Chief Judge of the International Court; and Phya Thep Prachun, Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Siam, Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Chula Chom Klao, Grand Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Member of the Privy Council, Under-Secretary of State of the War Department.
The said Plenipotentiaries, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:-
Art. I.-The Treaty between the Government of India and the Government of His Majesty the King of Siam, bearing date the 14th January, 1874, shall be and is hereby abrogated.
Art. II The Siamese authorities in Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi will afford due assistance and protection to British subjects carrying on trade or business in any of those territories; and the British Government in India will afford similar assistance and protection to Siamese subjects from Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi carrying on trade or business in British territory.
Art. III.-British subjects entering Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi must provide themselves with passports from the Chief Commissioner of British Burmah, or such officer as he appoints in this behalf, stating their names, calling, and the weapons they carry, and description. Such passports must be renewed for each journey, and must be shown to the Siamese officers at the frontier stations, or in the interior of Chiengmai, Lakon, and Lampoonchi on demand. Persons provided with passports and not carrying any articles prohibited under the Treaty of the 18th April 1855, or the Supplementary Agreement of the 13th May, 1856, shall be allowed to