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This order shall become effective on its publication in the Gazette; the Secretaries of State, of Government, and of Finance will take charge of its execution, respectively, according to the nature of the question.

Mariel, the tenth of August, nineteen hundred and fourteen. M. G. MENOCAL, President.

PAUL DESVERNINE,

Secretary of State.

Circular to the foreign consular corps relating to radio apparatus. [Boletin Oficial de la Secretaria de Estado, 1914, p. 507.]

HABANA, September 24, 1914.

Mr. CONSUL: In order to give due effectiveness to the order of the Honorable President of the Republic, on date of August 10 ultimo, regarding the neutrality to be observed in Cuban territory in consequence of the European conflict, the Government has resolved the following:

1. All commercial vessels of belligerent nations carrying wireless telegraphy apparatus that find themselves in, or arrive at the ports of the Republic shall keep one flag hoisted while they remain in said ports.

2. Mercantile vessels, both Cuban and foreign, which carry wireless telegraphy apparatus shall not use these during their stay in the ports of the Republic.

I have the honor of communicating the above resolution to you that you may transmit it to the captains of the mercantile vessels of your nationality in order that it may be strictly observed by them.

I beg that you will be pleased to acknowledge this communication.

I have the honor to be,

G. PATTERSON, Second Secretary.

Decree relating to the status of armed merchant vessels,

March 3, 1916.

[Boletin Oficial de la Secretaria de Estado, 1916, p. 501.]

This decree reproduces the memorandum issued by the United States September 19, 1914, infra, page 93.

DENMARK.

Royal order of December 20, 1912, concerning the neutrality of Denmark in case of war between foreign powers.

[Lovtidende for Kongeriget Danmark, 1912, a, p. 1342.]

Given at the royal palace Amalienburg, in Copenhagen.

We, Christian X, King of Denmark, the Goths' and Wends' King, Duke of Sleswick, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditsmarsk, Lauenburg, 79596-17-4

and Oldenburg, make known that it has pleased us to order the following in order to protect Denmark's neutrality in case of war between foreign powers:

1.

1. War vessels of belligerent powers may enter Danish harbors and roadsteads as well as other Danish territorial waters with exceptions and restriction, as on the special conditions given below:

a. It is prohibited war vessels of the belligerent powers to enter the harbor and roadstead of Copenhagen.

b. It is also prohibited the named vessels to enter such inner territorial waters whose entrances are closed by mines or other means of defense.

c. If circumstances demand it or in order to protect the sovereignty of the State or to secure its neutrality, the right is reserved to prohibit the entering of other Danish ports or roadsteads or other parts of inner territorial waters, the conditions being the same for both belligerent powers.

Considered as inner Danish territorial waters are not only harbors, entrances to harbors, roadsteads and bays, but also the sea territory between and inside islands, small islands, and reefs which are not continually submerged.

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In those parts of the Danish sea territory in the Kattegat, the Sound, the Great and the Little Belt which are known as natural routes of communication" between the North Sea and the Baltic only harbors and entrances to harbors have to be considered as inner Danish territorial waters.

d. War vessels of belligerent powers which have omitted to follow the rules prescribed by the authorities concerned or having offended the neutrality of the state may by order be prohibited the entering of Danish harbors and roadsteads.

2. a. War vessels of belligerent powers must pay due respect to the sovereignty of the State and must avoid any action offending its neutrality.

b. All hostile actions, including the right of detaining and searching a vessel, whether neutral or flying the colors of the enemy, are strictly prohibited.

If a vessel has been captured in Danish territorial waters, the vessel, as well as its officers, crew, and cargo, must be set free.

3. War vessels of belligerent powers or their prizes are only allowed to navigate in the Danish territorial waters on the same conditions as mentioned under (1) regarding entering of said waters.

4. a. War vessels of belligerent powers are not allowed to remain more than 24 hours in Danish harbors, roadsteads, or other Danish territorial waters except in case of damage, rough weather, or in the cases (c) and (d) mentioned below, the vessels having to leave as soon as circumstances permit it. War

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vessels acting as floating hospitals or exclusively intended for religious, scientific, or humane purposes are not subject to the 24 hours' time limit.

b. Not more than three war vessels belonging to one and the same belligerent power may at the same time stay in the same Danish port or at the same Danish roadstead.

c. If war vessels of both belligerent parties are at the same time in the same Danish harbor or at the same Danish roadstead, war vessels belonging to one of the belligerent powers are not allowed to leave the harbor or roadstead earlier than 24 hours after the departure of war vessels belonging to the other of the belligerent powers. The vessels have to leave according to their arrival, except in the case the last arrived vessel, due to special circumstances, has obtained permission for further remaining.

d. It is prohibited a war vessel of a belligerent power to leave the harbor or the roadstead earlier than 24 hours after the departure of a merchant ship flying the colors of the enemy. It is the duty of the authorities concerned to arrange the departure of the merchant ship so that the war vessel is not unnecessarily detained.

5. a. During the stay in a Danish harbor or at a Danish roadstead repair of involved damages on the war vessel belonging to a belligerent power is only allowed when seaworthiness of the vessel absolutely demand it. All repair relating to the fighting capacity of the vessel is prohibited. The authorities concerned indicate which repairs to be accomplished and when completed the vessel leaves as soon as possible.

b. It is prohibited war vessels of belligerent powers to enter Danish harbors, roadsteads, or other Danish territorial waters in order to renew or increase their military equipment or ammunition supplies or to increase their crew.

c. It is prohibited war vessels of belligerent powers staying in Danish harbors or Danish roadsteads to take in provisions in greater quantities than required for the maintenance in time of peace.

A war vessel of a belligerent power is only allowed to take in fuel in quantities necessary to fill the real coal bunkers including fuel tanks. One and the same vessel is not allowed to take in fuel again in another Danish harbor or at another Danish roadstead earlier than three months after its coaling in similar harbor or roadstead.

6. a. When navigating in inner Danish waters, war vessels belonging to belligerent powers have to make use of the examined Danish state pilots according to the rules which in this respect are enforced upon war vessels during time of peace. Otherwise they are not allowed to inake use of these pilots except in case of need to escape a threatening sea disaster.

b. Existing sanitary, pilot, custom, harbor, and police regulations are strictly to be observed.

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It is prohibited privateers to enter Danish harbors or to stay at Danish roadsteads or in other Danish territorial waters.

3.

1. It is prohibited to take captured vessels into Danish territorial waters or Danish harbors, except in the event of sea unworthiness, rough weather, or shortage of fuel or food. A captured vessel which has been brought into a Danish harbor or roadstead for one or more of named reasons must leave as soon as circumstances allow it.

2. It is prohibited belligerent powers to establish prize courts on Danish territory or on board vessels staying in Danish territorial waters. It is also prohibited to sell captured vessels in Danish harbors or at Danish roadsteads.

4.

1. It is prohibited belligerent powers to use Danish harbors or other Danish territorial waters as bases for engagements against the foe. It is also prohibited to erect radio-telegraph stations on Danish territory or in Danish territorial waters. The same applies to all other apparatus intended as means for communication between the fighting forces whether on land or on sea.

2. It is prohibited to organize fuel depots on Danish territory or on vessels staying in Danish territorial waters.

3. It is prohibited to equip or armor a vessel within Danish territory if the vessel is intended for cruising or for assistance in hostile actions against a power at peace with the Danish state. Even so are vessels which wholly or partly have been equipped or armored for war use by belligerent powers prohibited to leave the Danish territory.

This order is strictly to be followed by everybody concerned. Given at the Royal Palace Amalienborg in Copenhagen on December 20, 1912.

Signed by our own hand and confirmed by our seal. [L. S.] CHRISTIAN R.

C. W. AHLEFELDT LAURVIG.

Rules which during war between foreign powers have to be followed in order to protect Danish commerce and navigation. August 6, 1914.

[Lovtidende for Kongeriget Danmark, 1914, a, p. 685.]

We, Christian X, by grace of God King of Denmark, the Wends' and Goths' King, Duke of Sleswick, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarsk, Lauenburg, and Oldenburg, make known that in order to protect

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the Danish commerce and navigation during a war between foreign powers it has pleased us to order as follows:

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In the event that a Danish merchant ship in open sea or in the territorial waters of one of the belligerent powers is stopped by an armed vessel belonging to one of the belligerent powers, it must without any objection whatever, on demand of the commander, show its papers, that is nationality and registration license (or in want of such, an interim nationality license given by a Danish consul), crew list, clearance papers, and bills of lading.

Neither before the visitation nor during it is it allowable to hide, throw overboard, or destroy papers regarding the ship or the cargo. No Danish ship is allowed to carry ship papers in duplicate or to fly other colors than the Danish.

Ships which, during the war or the last six months before its beginning, have carried the colors of one of the belligerent powers can not obtain interim nationality licenses without a special per mission from the ministry of foreign affairs.

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Should a Danish ship during a stay in a foreign harbor be compelled to engage a foreign crew the preference must be given to subjects of neutral states. Any change in the crew and the reason must be recorded in the crew list in the way prescribed and the list then be presented to the Danish consul for his attestation. In the event there is no Danish consul, the attestation of the enlistment must be obtained from the authorities concerned, notary public or some other person which, according to existing rules of the place, enjoys official authenticity.

3.

It is prohibited the commander of the ship to sail for any harbor which is blockaded by one of the belligerent powers. As far as possible, he must ascertain if the harbor to which he intends to sail is free. If, by entering a harbor the blockade of which was unknown to him, he is stopped by a ship wearing the ensign (naval flag) of the concerned belligerent power, and it is made known to him by the commander that the harbor is blockade, he must instantly leave the territory without trying secretly to enter the harbor.

By blockaded harbor is to be understood a harbor which is effectively blockaded, that is, by a force which actually is sufficient to cut off the entrance to the blockaded shore.