Swedish–American Treaty (1827)

The Swedish–American Treaty (1827) was a treaty signed between the Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway and the United States on July 4, 1827.[1]

Swedish-American Treaty (1827)
SignedJuly 4, 1827
Parties United States
Union between Sweden and Norway Sweden–Norway
Ratifiers United States
Union between Sweden and Norway Sweden–Norway

It governed commercial relations between the US and Sweden and Norway (later Sweden) until 1919, when the US revoked the treaty.[2]

Stipulations

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  • Ships of both countries are to be able to move goods in each others ports without restriction, with some exceptions for contraband.[1]
  • People of both countries are to follow the laws about navigation set by their own country.[1]
  • If a Swedish ship is in an American port with goods that are not unloaded there, it is not to be taken by American customs regulations.[3]
  • The Swedish monopoly on Saint Barthélemy is ended.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c O’Neill, Anna A. "United States-Sweden Arbitration." The American Journal of International Law, vol. 26, no. 4, 1932, pp. 720–34. JSTOR, doi:10.2307/2189581. Accessed 20 Jan. 2024.
  2. ^ Sallius, Per-Ove (1961). "Swedish-American treaty policy, 1920–1935". Economy and History. 4 (1): 65–89. doi:10.1080/00708852.1961.10418983.
  3. ^ States, United (1932). Arbitration Between the United States and Sweden Under Special Agreement of December 17, 1930: The "Kronprins Gustaf Adolf" and the "Pacific". U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ Luthin, Reinhard H. "St. Bartholomew: Sweden’s Colonial and Diplomatic Adventure in the Caribbean.” The Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 14, no. 3, 1934, pp. 307–24. JSTOR, doi:10.2307/2506713. Accessed 20 Jan. 2024.
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