vessels, goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles. The aforesaid protection and guarantee shall not, however, be withdrawn by her Britannic majesty without first giving six months' notice to the Republic of Honduras. "4. The present additional article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation signed this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time; and its stipulations, subject to the condition of notice on the part of her Britannic majesty provided for in the preceding paragraph of this article, shall be permanent between the contracting parties." |