<Tr> <Th> Signatories </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> United States </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> United States </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> 30 Stat. 1754; TS 343; 11 Bevans 615 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Article IX amended by protocol of 29 March 1900 (TS 344; 11 Bevans 622). Article III supplemented by convention of 7 November 1900 (TS 345; 11 Bevans 623). </Td> </Tr>

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