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 | | , a famous treaty between the United States and Great Britain, negotiated in 1850 by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer (Lord Dalling), in consequence of the situation created by the project of an interoceanic canal across Nicaragua, each signatory being jealous of the activities of the other in Central America. |
 | | Finally, it stipulated that neither signatory would ever occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast or any part of Central America, nor make use of any protectorate or alliance, present or future, to such ends. |
 | | Mr Clayton made a counterdedaration, which recited that the United States did not regard the treaty as applying to the British settlement in }-Ionduras commonly called British-Honduras. |
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