2478 BOUNDARY *rnnATY~enEAr BRITAIN. MAY 21, imo. with a view to arriving at an adjustment of the location of this portion of the line in accordance with the true intent and meaning of the provisions relaf thereto of the treaties of ' 1783 and 1814 between the Uniteld States and Great Britain, and the award of the Commissioners appointed in that behalf under the Treaty of 1814; it being understood that any action by either or both Governments or their representatives authorized in that behalf or by the local governments on either side of the line, whether prior or subsequent to such treaties and award, tending to aid in the interpretation thereof, shall be taken into consideration in determining their true intent and ‘ meaning;
¤‘>*¤’—'*¤*°¤ °° ¤¤’b*· And it was further a reed that if such agreement was reached
mn, im mlm W between the Parties thegCommissioners aforesaid should lay down and mark this ortion of the boundary in accordance therewith and as providedpin the said Article, but it was (provided that in the event of a failure to agree within a set perio , the location of such portion of the line should be determined by reference to arbitration ; “_g{g•gL}¤¤* *“¤°¤* Ann Wnmmas, the time for reaching an agreement under the _ provisions of the aforesaid Article expired before such agreement . was reached but the High Contracting Parties are nevertheless desirous of arriving at an adjustment of the location of this portion of the line by agreement without resort to arbitration, and have already, pursuant to the provisions above qlpoted of Article I of the Treaty aforesaid, .presented each to the other a full rinted statement of the evidence and of the arguments upon whiclln the contentions of each are based, with a view to arriving at an adjustment ` of the location of the portion of the line referred to in accordance with the true intent and meaning of the provisions relating thereto w§’¤2',g8*{° '*"°•“¤*» ¤P· in the Treaties of 1783 and 1814 between the United States and ’ ‘GLreai;)c%r§t}ain(‘andhth'¢f awardf of the Commissioners appointed in t at a un ert e reatyo 1814; · m}:¤*”¤°‘°°¤¤¤¤¤ Now, Tnmuzronn, upon the evidence and arguments so presented, ` and after taking into consideration all.actions of the respective Governments and of their representativesauthorized in that behalf and of the local governments on_either side of the line, whether prior or subsequent to such treaties and award tending to aid in the interpretation thereof, the High Contracting Parties hereby agree that the location of the international boundary line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada from a point in Passa- "°‘~35· P·’°°“· maquoddy Bay accurately defined in the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain of April 11, 1908, as lyin between Treat Island and Friar Head, and extending thence throu h§’assamaquoddy Bay and to the middle of Grand Manan Channel, 51all run in a series of ieplen connected straight lines for the distances and in the directions as o ows: ¤¤¤¤r1r¤¤¤· F Begipnirigtplt the aforesaid point lying between Treat Island and nar eat , ence th(1) South 8° 29' 57" West true, for a distance of 1152.6 meters; - ence (2) South 8° 29' 34" East, 759.7 meters; thence (3) South 23° 56’ 25" East, 1156.4 meters; thence (4) South 0° 23’ 14" West, 1040.0 meters; thence (5) South 28° 04’ 26" East, 1607.2 meters; thence ‘ (6) South 81° 48f 45" East, 2616.8 meters to a point on the line which runs approximately North 40° East true, and which joins
