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MEXICO

TREATY BETWEEN JAPAN AND MEXICO

SIGNED AT WASHINGTON ON THE 30TH NOVEMBER, 1888

Ratified by the Emperor of Japan, at Tokyo, 17th July, 1889

His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and the President of the United Mexican States, being equally animated by a desire to establish upon a firm and lasting foundation relations of friendship and commerce between their respective States and subjects and citizens, have resolved to conclude a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, and have for that purpose named their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:- His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Jushii Munemitsu Mutsu, of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Third Class of Merit, and His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near the Government of the United States of America; and the President of the United Mexican States, Matias Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States in Washington, who, having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, and found them in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles :-

Art. I.-There shall be firm and perpetual peace and amity between the Empire of Japan and the United Mexican States and their respective subjects and citizens.

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Art. II.-His Majesty the Emperor of Japan may, if he see fit, accredit a Diplomatic Agent to the Government of the United Mexican States; and in like manner, the Government of the United Mexican States may, if it thinks accredit a Diplomatic Agent to the Court of Tokyo; and each of the Contracting Parties shall have the right to appoint Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular Agents, for the convenience of trade, to reside in all the ports and places within the Territories of the other contracting Party where similar Consular officers of the most favoured nation are permitted to reside; but before any Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul or Consular Agent shall act as such, he shall, in the usual form, be approved and admitted by the Government to which he is sent.

The Diplomatic and Consular officers of each of the two Contracting Parties shall, subject to the stipulations of this Treaty, enjoy in the Territories of the other whatever rights, privileges, exemptions, and immunities are or shall be granted there to Officers of corresponding rank belonging to the most favoured nation.

Art. III.-There shall be between the Territories and Possessions of the two Contracting Parties reciprocal freedom of Commerce and Navigation. The subjects and citizens respectively of each of the Contracting Parties shall have the right to come freely and securely with their ships and cargoes to all places and ports in the Territories and Possessions of the other where subjects or citizens of the most favoured nation are permitted so to come; they may remain and reside at all the places or ports where subjects or citizens of the most favoured nation are permitted to remain and reside, and they may there hire and occupy houses and warehouses and may there trade by wholesale or retail in all kinds of products, manufactures and merchandise of lawful commerce.

Art. IV. His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, in consideration of the several stipulations contained in this Treaty, hereby grants to Mexican citizens resorting to Japan, apart from and in addition to the privileges extended to such citizens by the last preceding Article of this Treaty, the privilege of coming, remaining, and residing in all parts of His Territories and Possessions; of there hiring and occupying houses, and warehouses, of there trading, by wholesale or retail, in all kinds of products,