Convention between Great Britain, the Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Servia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, United States, and Uruguay, for the Protection of Submarine Cables

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
14 March 1884
In force on
1 May 1888

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. AUSTRIA
  5. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BRAZIL
  8. COLOMBIA
  9. COSTA RICA
  10. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  11. DANZIG
  12. DENMARK
  13. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  14. EL SALVADOR
  15. Fiji
  16. FRANCE
  17. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  18. GERMANY
  19. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  20. GREECE
  21. GUATEMALA
  22. HUNGARY
  23. ITALY
  24. JAPAN
  25. LUXEMBOURG
  26. MALTA
  27. MOROCCO
  28. NETHERLANDS THE
  29. NORWAY
  30. PERSIA
  31. POLAND
  32. PORTUGAL
  33. ROUMANIA
  34. RUSSIA
  35. SALVADOR
  36. SERBIA
  37. SOVIET UNION
  38. SPAIN
  39. SWEDEN AND NORWAY
  40. TUNIS
  41. TURKEY
  42. UNITED KINGDOM
  43. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  44. URUGUAY
  45. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 6 February 1976
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 14 March 1884
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 8 May 1885
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 May 1952
AUSTRALIA Re-Application 1 July 1954
AUSTRIA Succession 1 August 1921
AUSTRIA Re-Application 1 May 1952
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Signature 14 March 1884
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Ratification 16 April 1885
BELGIUM Signature 14 March 1884
BELGIUM Reservation 14 March 1884
BELGIUM Ratification 16 April 1885
BELGIUM Re-Application 1 May 1952
BRAZIL Signature 14 March 1884
BRAZIL Ratification 16 April 1885
BRAZIL Re-Application 1 May 1952
COLOMBIA Signature 14 March 1884
COSTA RICA Signature 14 March 1884
COSTA RICA Ratification 11 December 1885
COSTA RICA Re-Application 1 May 1952
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 29 January 1925
DANZIG Accession 31 March 1926
DENMARK Re-Application 1 October 1953
DENMARK Signature 14 March 1884
DENMARK Ratification 8 May 1885
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14 March 1884
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 16 April 1885
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 May 1952
EL SALVADOR Re-Application 1 May 1952
Fiji Succession 16 August 1971
FRANCE Signature 14 March 1884
FRANCE Ratification 16 April 1885
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 31 January 1974 18 November 1952
GERMANY Signature 14 March 1884
GERMANY Ratification 16 April 1885
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 May 1952
GREECE Signature 14 March 1884
GREECE Ratification 1 January 1905
GREECE Re-Application 1 May 1952
GUATEMALA Signature 14 March 1884
GUATEMALA Ratification 16 April 1885
HUNGARY Succession 7 May 1922
ITALY Signature 14 March 1884
ITALY Ratification 1 January 1905
ITALY Re-Application 1 May 1952
JAPAN Accession 12 April 1884
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14 March 1884
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 16 April 1885
MALTA Succession 10 April 1968 21 September 1964
MOROCCO Accession 3 November 1936
MOROCCO Re-Application 1 May 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 14 March 1884
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 14 March 1884
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 16 April 1885
NORWAY Re-Application 1 May 1952
PERSIA Signature 14 March 1884
POLAND Accession 26 June 1934
PORTUGAL Signature 14 March 1884
PORTUGAL Ratification 16 April 1885
PORTUGAL Communication 16 December 1999
ROUMANIA Signature 14 March 1884
ROUMANIA Ratification 16 April 1885
RUSSIA Signature 14 March 1884
RUSSIA Ratification 16 April 1885
SALVADOR Signature 14 March 1884
SALVADOR Ratification 16 April 1885
SERBIA Signature 14 March 1884
SERBIA Ratification 16 April 1885
SOVIET UNION Accession 2 February 1924
SOVIET UNION Communication 14 May 1976
SPAIN Signature 14 March 1884
SPAIN Ratification 16 April 1885
SWEDEN AND NORWAY Signature 14 March 1884
SWEDEN AND NORWAY Reservation 14 March 1884
SWEDEN AND NORWAY Ratification 16 April 1885
TUNIS Accession 25 June 1889
TURKEY Signature 14 March 1884
TURKEY Ratification 16 April 1885
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 14 March 1884
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 14 March 1884
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 16 April 1885
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 19 September 1888
UNITED KINGDOM Re-Application 30 January 1953 1 January 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 14 March 1884
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 16 April 1885
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Re-Application 1 May 1952
URUGUAY Signature 14 March 1884
URUGUAY Ratification 16 April 1885
URUGUAY Re-Application 1 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Re-Application 1 May 1952

Citations

  1. British State Papers (BSP) 75/356/0: 0
Metadata

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Treaty ID: 4129
Record ID: 72563