As a rule, not more than one warship of the same foreign Power shall be permitted to be present in any one of the national harbors at the same time, and only as an exception will permission be granted for a combination of several foreign warships to visit the seaports.

ART. 3. The limitations imposed under Article 1 shall not apply: (a) To the station ships at the mouths of the Danube belonging to the powers represented in the European commission;

(b) To warships having on board the head of a nation, a member of a reigning family, or an individual in charge of a mission having his credentials from the head of a nation, together with the warships which may accompany such persons;

(c) To foreign warships in distress and those which have been overtaken by stormy weather or have suffered damages; nevertheless, as soon as the occasion no longer exists, the provisions of Article 1 shall immediately come into force again.

ART. 4. Foreign warships entering Roumanian waters and ports will be met by a pilot, who will be sent to them by the captain of the port in question, and who will conduct them to the place where they are to anchor and indicate the same to them.

ART. 5. Foreign warships are absolutely forbidden to make hydrographic surveys, launch torpedoes, or execute a death sentence within the ports and territorial waters of Roumania.

Nevertheless it will be permitted to make such surveys and measurements as are required for safety in navigating.

An understanding must previously be had with the captain of the port for any work under water, such as an examination of the ship's hull, screws, anchor, etc., whether with or without the coöperation of the divers.

Enlisted men of the crew must be unarmed when they go ashore. Officers may wear such arms as form a part of their uniform.

Boats which ply within a port or within the territorial waters must be unarmed.

An exception may be made to the provisions of paragraph 4 of the present article for the landing of the crew on the occasion of some ceremony or a funeral, but only with permission from the local military authorities.

ART. 6. Foreign warships are forbidden to disembark any person for any reason whatsoever during their voyage without informing the military authorities of the fact.

ART. 7. Foreign warships, as well as the national warships, must observe all police, sanitary, fiscal, and harbor laws and regulations.

To this end the captain of the port shall transmit to the commanding officers of warships upon their arrival a copy of the more important articles of these regulations.

ART. 8. The provisions of this decree shall apply in time of peace as well as in time of war to the warships of such foreign nations as are not in a state of war.

In the case of a war, a mobilization due to the danger of war for the purpose of preserving neutrality, or for any other reason, the approach of foreign warships to or entrance into Roumanian waters can be restricted or entirely forbidden.

Foreign warships which have been given permission to enter Roumanian waters shall, in case the above-mentioned circumstances arise, take their departure six hours after the receipt of a notification from the Minister of War or in his name.

(Delivered at Bucarest, Nov. 22, 1912.)

RUSSIA.

January 5, 1914, December 23, 1913.

ARTICLE 1. As regards visits by foreign warships, Russian ports and waters are divided into three classes, to-wit: 1. Open; 2. Conditionally open; 3. Closed.

ART. 2. By open ports and waters shall be understood all Russian ports and waters with the exception of those mentioned under Article 3 and those which have been closed by special order.

ART. 3. The conditionally open ports and waters are:

(a) In the Baltic: Port Kaiser Alexander III, Riga, Libau, Dünamünde, Reval, Helsingfors, Sweaborg, Kronstadt and St. Petersburg; the waters of (1) Mohnsund from Worms to Werder including the passages of Nukkö-Worms and Sölasund; (2) along the coast of the Gulf of Finland from Hango to Stirs-Udde, and (3) the Abo-Aland Skären.

(b) In the Black Sea: Sebastopol, Ialta, Kertch, Batu, the Dniester River, the Dnieper Bay Channel, the Djarilagatch Bay, the stretch of water from Cape Lukul to Cape Aja, the Straits of Kertch and the Sea of Azof. (c) In the Pacific: Vladivostock and the waters of Peter the Great Bay, Posiette Bay, and the Bays of America, Nikolaievsk on the Amur and de Castri.

ART. 4. Any port or waters can, by special order of the Minister of Marine, which order shall be made publicly known, be declared closed so far as visits by foreign warships are concerned.

ART. 5. No special permission is required for visits by foreign warships to the open ports and waters of Russia; the Imperial Government must, however, be duly informed through diplomatic channels of the arrival of such ships.

ART. 6. Foreign warships desiring to visit the conditionally open ports and waters mentioned under Article 3 must first obtain permission from the Russian Government through diplomatic channels. Requests for such permission must distinctly specify the ports or waters that it is desired to visit and mention the ships together with the time and duration of their proposed visit.

ART. 7. Entrance of foreign warships into conditionally open ports and waters will be permitted only when duly authorized by the Imperial Government and between sunrise and sunset.

ART. 8. The above regulations (Articles 5, 6 and 7) do not apply to: (a) Ships having on board crowned heads, members of reigning houses, presidents of republics or their suites, or duly accredited ambassadors and envoys to the court of His Majesty the Emperor, and

(b) Ships forced to seek refuge in Russian ports on account of disaster or damage.

ART. 9. Foreign warships admitted to Russian ports and waters must anchor at the place indicated by the local authorities and must observe the regulations regarding health, order, safety, the use of radio telegraphy, and any other local ordinances.

ART. 10. Foreign warships sojourning in open or conditionally open Russian ports and waters are unconditionally bound to put to sea within ten hours after the receipt of a request to this effect from the Minister of Marine.

ART. 11. The privileges accorded in the foregoing regulations may be restricted and modified in the case of warships belonging to nations which subject Russian warships to less favorable conditions.

SALVADOR.

There are no restrictions as to the number of men-of-war under one flag that may visit any port at one time, nor as to the duration of such visit. There are no closed ports in this country.

SANTO DOMINGO.

There are no restrictions as to the number of men-of-war under one flag that may visit any port at one time, nor as to the duration of such visit. There are no closed ports in this country.

SPAIN.

There are no restrictions as to the number of men-of-war under one flag that may visit any port of Spain at one time or as to the length of time they may remain in one port; but it is customary to give notice of the intended visit of a single ship or squadron through diplomatic channels.

SWEDEN.

20 December, 1912.

ARTICLE 1. Foreign warships may not, without special permission, have access to the Swedish naval ports, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Karlskrona, and Farosund, but the proper military authorities in these ports may, even if permission should not have been obtained beforehand, grant access to vessels intended for the supervision of fishing or for scientific purposes.

When, in accordance with special regulations, access to certain zones within Swedish territorial waters shall be forbidden to the warships of a belligerent Power, the access to such zones shall be subject to the same regulations as naval ports with regard to other foreign warships.

To other Swedish ports or roadsteads foreign warships may have access with the restriction that not more than three such vessels belonging to the same nation may be allowed to remain simultaneously in the same port or the same roadstead and that a visit must not exceed fourteen days; a notification of the visit must be made through diplomatic channels, if possible, at least eight days before it is intended to take place.

ART. 2. The zones assigned to the various naval ports are:

For Stockholm: Partly the area within a line which, drawn from the mainland at S. Rorvik, west of Simpnasklubb lighthouse goes through the lighthouses at Simpnasklubb, Soderarm, Gronskar, Hufvudskar, Roko, and across the promontory of Yxelo to the mainland, and partly the area within a line from the south point of Jarflotta through Landsort to Ledskar.

For Gothenburg: The area within a line which, drawn from Korshamn on the mainland, goes through the Inre Ledskar beacon, the signal mast of Torrboskar, the Vinga lighthouse, the cairn of Yttre Tistlarna and the southwestern point of Saro.

For Karlskrona: The area within a line which, drawn from Torhamn Point goes past Utlangan lighthouse to Gjo Point on the mainland.

For Farosund: The area within a line at the north entrance from the point at Hallegrund over the north point of Falholmen to the coast of Fottland at Halludden, west of the above-mentioned islet and within a line at the south entrance from Ryssnas along the eastern shore of Bungeor to the northwestern point of Skenholmen and to the coast of Gottland at Albyref, west of Skenholmen.

ART. 3. Foreign warships which, after application either through diplomatic channels or otherwise, have obtained permission to visit a Swedish naval port or any zone subject to the same restrictions respecting the choice of anchorage shall observe the orders that may or shall be issued by the highest military authorities on the spot.

ART. 4. Foreign warships visiting a Swedish port or Swedish territorial waters shall, when the King so decides, leave the port or Swedish territorial waters and put to sea within six hours after having been directed to do so by the highest local authorities, military or civil, even if the time stated in Article 1 or other period allowed for a vessel's visit at the place should not be up.

ART. 5. The officers and crew of a foreign warship are not permitted to draw maps or undertake any measurements or soundings in Swedish territorial waters with the exception of such soundings as may be necessary for the navigation and safety of the vessel.

Exercises in landing and shooting must not be made, neither may armed men disembark without special permission.

ART. 6. Foreign warships in Swedish inner territorial waters must not follow any other route but that of the pilots, and the officers in command of such vessels are bound, except when otherwise provided, on such occasions to employ licensed pilots. By inner territorial waters it is meant harbors, entrances to harbors, roadsteads, and bays, as well as waters situated between and inside of islands, islets, and rocks, which are not constantly being washed over by the sea, always provided, however, that in Oresund (the sound) only the harbors and entrances of harbors there are to be considered as inner territorial waters.

Commanders of foreign warships within Swedish territorial waters