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	Washington Treaty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Treaty of Washington (1826), between the Federal government and the Creek National Council led by Opothleyahola.
		Treaty of Washington of 1858, between the U.S. and Dakota
		The Treaty of Washington of 1871, a general agreement between the United States and the British Empire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Treaty (215 words)

	Treaty of Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the Amicable Settlement of all Causes of Difference Between the Two Countries ("Alabama" Claims; Fisheries; Claims of Corporations, Companies or Private Individuals; Navigation of Rivers and Lakes; San Juan Water Boundary; and Rules Defining Duties of a Neutral Government during War).
		The Arbitrators shall meet at Geneva, in Switzerland, at the earliest convenient day after they shall have been named, and shall proceed impartially and carefully to examine and decide all questions that shall be laid before them on the part of the Governments of Her Britannic Majesty and the United States respectively.
		The present Treaty shall be duly ratified by Her Britannic Majesty, and by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and the ratifications shall be exchanged either at London or at Washington within six months from the date thereof, or earlier if possible.
	www.canadahistory.com /sections/documents/treaty_of_washington.htm (356 words)

	1871 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 1870 in Canada, other events of 1871, 1872 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
		May 8 - The Treaty of Washington reaches agreements on fishing rights and Great Lakes trade between Canada and the United States
		July 25 - Treaty Number 1 the first of a number of treaties with western Canada's First Nations is signed
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1871_in_Canada (302 words)

	External Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		An important landmark was the Treaty of WASHINGTON in 1871, which liquidated dangerous issues between Britain and the US left over from the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.
		In both capacities Canada signed the Treaty of VERSAILLES and became a member of the LEAGUE OF NATIONS, whose covenant was part of the treaty.
		A disastrous break was avoided by Lloyd George's diplomatic tactics; at the subsequent Washington Conference of 1922 (attended by Borden and Christie), the alliance was abandoned, to be replaced by a 4-power treaty signed by Britain, the US, Japan and France, which agreed to respect one another's rights and possessions in the Pacific.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0002695 (4530 words)

	Archivage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Canadian treaties are collected in a number of documentary series for archival and research purposes.
		The first such was the Treaty of Washington, 1871 (Boundaries), in which the Prime Minister, Sir John A.
		However, Canada remained a part of the British Empire, which was considered an indivisible unit in international relations, and the official negotiator of treaties with the U.S. continued to be the Foreign Office of HM Government in London.
	www.infoctr.edu /lir/ca_us/e-about.htm (413 words)

	Reciprocity with the United States of America: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
		Newfoundland became party in 1873 to the next general agreement with the U.S., the Treaty of Washington (1871).
		American fishermen took advantage of the treaty to develop a winter trade in frozen herring along the south (and later the west) coast, and frequently visited Newfoundland ports to purchase bait and other supplies.
		The fishery clauses of the treaty were abrogated by the U.S. in 1885.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /law/reciprocity.html (1170 words)

	Treaty of Washington, 1871 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Treaty of Washington was a treaty negotiated between the British Empire and the United States of America in 1871.
		The treaty dealt with grievances stemming from the American Civil War (such as the Alabama claims and the Fenian raids) and cross-border issues with the newly-formed Dominion of Canada.
		This greatly irritated Macdonald, but he nonetheless persuaded the Canadian House of Commons to ratify the treaty.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/treaty_of_washington__1871 (555 words)

	Departmental History
		As cross-border issues increased over the years, however, the British embassy in Washington found itself overwhelmed with the amount of Canadian work it was forced to confront.
		When he first went to Washington, Vincent Massey chose as a combined office and residence building a mansion on Massachusetts Avenue in a prestigious area of Washington that was already a diplomatic enclave.
		Even though the official residence was eventually separated from the building on Massachusetts Avenue, the rapidly growing number of bilateral issues that characterized North American relations during the 1950s and 1960s left the embassy overcrowded and forced Ottawa to begin searching for a new property.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /department/history/United_States-en.asp (1543 words)

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		A British war ship remained on guard; the garrison was increased; General Scott came from Washington, and offered joint occupation by both Governments until the boundary line should be decided.
		Until 1871 a company of United States soldiers held the southern end of the island, and an equal number of British blue jackets the northern point.
		There was amicable intercourse, the two garrisons entering into athletic contests with ardour; and succeeding the Treaty of Washington, 1871, the Emperor of Germany, as arbitrator, decided that de Haro was the main channel and the water boundary.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/mtfgc/15654/0240012.txt (480 words)

	Canada and the world
		Macdonald was one of the British delegates, a recognition by the British of Canada's right to play a role in negotiations that largely concerned her.
		The Americans had rebuffed Macdonald's attempt to negotiate a reciprocity or free trade agreement during the Washington Treaty discussions; the successor Liberal government of Alexander Mackenzie had also fruitlessly sought such an agreement.
		He made it clear that the colonies should not contemplate making their own treaties independently of the British government since that would "give them an international status as separate and Sovereign States, and would be equivalent to breaking up the Empire." The colonies were subordinate to Britain and would remain so.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /department/history/canada2-en.asp (3202 words)

	NewsScan Publishing Inc. - NewsScan Daily Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		His March 1869 appointment as head of the State Department coincided with a crisis between the United States and Great Britain over the reparation claims arising from the Civil War depredations of the British-built Confederate cruiser Alabama.
		With extraordinary tact Fish succeeded in calming both sides in the quarrel and getting British diplomatic cooperation in drafting the Treaty of Washington (May 1871), the first major international arbitration of modern history.
		During this same time period, Fish was conducting a contest with American interventionists seeking to land troops in Cuba in order to help rebels overthrow Spanish rule.
	www.newsscan.com /cgi-bin/findit_view?table=honorary_subscriber&id=559 (405 words)

	Find in a Library: The treaty of Washington, 1871: a study in imperial history
		Find in a Library: The treaty of Washington, 1871: a study in imperial history
		The treaty of Washington, 1871: a study in imperial history
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/f7c83aaa8d7ad9d3.html (79 words)

	Grant and Foreign Affairs
		A treaty was concluded and submitted to the Senate, where it came under the scornful gaze of Charles Sumner, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
		Hamilton Fish successfully negotiated the Treaty of Washington (1871), in which the two parties agreed to submit the matter to an impartial board in Switzerland.
		In the following year, the United States was paid $15.5 million by the British to compensate for its earlier losses, a resounding success for the modern era’s first use of arbitration.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h420.html (539 words)

	Treaty of Washington
		This treaty settled the claim of the United States against Great Britain for its help of Confederate raiders.
		The United States and Great Britain agreed to submit this dispute to international arbitration.
		The arbitration committee decided that Great Britain owed the United States $15,500,000 dollars.
	www.multied.com /rec/TreatyofWash.html (192 words)

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		In 1970, Prime Minister Trudeau invoked the act once again to deal with the October Crisis in Quebec.
		This treaty was between the U.S. and Great Britain (including Canada) whereby the U.S. demanded compensation for the damage inflicted during the American Civil War by Confederate raiders using arms manufactured in Britain together with arbitration of the boundary south of Vancouver Island and the possession of San Juan.
		The U.S. secured compensation and a favourable settlement of the boundary question while Canada under Macdonald was given free navigation rights to the rivers of Alaska.
	www.edunetconnect.com /cat/candict/w.html (770 words)

	IMA Hero: Who's Your Hero? Archives
		The Treaty of Washington (1871) is mostly his work, though he's never gotten enough credit for it.
		It settled claims against Britain, and more important, it established neutrality and international arbitration to avoid war.
		He defined the role of the President and set a great example for generations to come.
	www.imahero.com /yourpage/whosyourhero_archives1.html (667 words)

	Alabama claims on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Charles Francis Adams for the United States, Alexander J. Cockburn for Great Britain, and three members from neutral countries constituted the tribunal, which met at Geneva in 1871-72.
		Alabama judicial nominee expected to receive confirmation vote.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Alabamac.asp (441 words)

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