TURKEY IN ASIA MINOR. Annexed to the Final Act of the mixed Commission appointed [Turco-Russian Boundary in Asia.] No. 284.-PROTOCOL between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, respecting the Turco-Russian Boundary in Asia. Signed at Paris, 28th April, 1858.* TABLE. Final Act and Map of Turco-Russian Boundary in Asia communicated to Paris Conference. Fulfilment of Article XXX of Treaty of 30th March, 1856. Final Act to be ratified by Russia and Turkey only. (Translation.†) Present: The Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey. Final Act and Map of Turco-Russian Boundary in Asia communicated to Paris Conference. THE Turkish Plenipotentiary deposits his Full Powers. The Mixed Commission appointed by the Treaty of 30th March, 1856 (No. 264), to examine the Frontier of Russia and Turkey in Asia, having concluded their Labours, and an Act having been signed at Constantinople on the 5th December, 1857 (No. 283), for the purpose of recording the result, Count Kisseleff, on the part of Russia, and Haïdar Effendi, on the part of Turkey, communicate to the Conference the Original Documents of the Final Act above mentioned, as well as the Map annexed thereto, and deposit copies thereof to be added to the Acts of the Conference. Fulfilment of Art. XXX of Treaty of 30th March, 1856. The Conference, after having taken cognizance of those Documents, and having recognised that the Stipulations of Article XXX (No. 264) above referred to had been fulfilled, inform the Russian and Turkish Plenipotentiaries of such communication. Final Act to be Ratified by Russia and Turkey only. The Austrian Plenipotentiary expresses the hope that the Conference will be informed of the sanction which shall be given, * See Supplementary Act of 11th September, 1858. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. I, p. 1000. [Turco-Russian Boundary in Asia.] in due time, to the Document which the Conference has taken into consideration. The Plenipotentiaries of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Turkey inform the Conference that it has been agreed between their Governments that the Ratifications of the Act communicated and signed by their Commissioners, shall only be exchanged between Russia and Turkey. The present Protocol having been read and approved has been signed this day, 28th April, 1858, at the Hotel of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at Paris. HUBNER. WALEWSKI. COWLEY. HATZFELDT. KISSILEFF. VILLAMARINA. |