Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

Japanese: ヘイ=ポンスフォート条約 - ヘイポンスフォートじょうやく（英語表記）Hay‐Pauncefote Treaty

A treaty concluded between the United States and Great Britain in November 1901 regarding the construction of the Panama Canal. It is named after the two negotiators, US Secretary of State J.M. Hay and British Ambassador to the United States J. Ponsfort. After the Spanish-American War, America acquired colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, and became increasingly interested in the construction of a canal in the isthmus. America requested Britain to abolish the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850), which provided for the joint construction of the canal, and asked for a new treaty in which America would build and operate the canal alone. Britain agreed to this, providing for free navigation of the canal and an equal taxation system.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

パナマ運河建設に関し1901年11月米英間で結ばれた条約。交渉に当たったアメリカの国務長官J.M.ヘイとイギリス駐米大使J.ポンスフォートの名をとって呼ばれる。米西戦争後，アメリカはカリブ海と太平洋に植民地を領有し，地峡地帯の運河建設に関心を強めた。イギリスに対し，運河の共同建設を定めたクレートン=バルワー条約(1850)の廃棄を要請し，アメリカが単独で運河を建設し運営に当たる新条約の締結を求め，イギリスは運河の自由航行と平等課税方式によりこれを認めた。

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