Treaty of Stockholm, 1898

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Treaty of Stockholm

RECOGNIZING that the Treaty of Hanover was vague and faced by international scrutiny has had to be confirmed with Sweden-Norway. And that the Treaty of Hanover was an obstacle in the way of peace in Europe and the exploration of the Arctic a new treaty was to be signed under the following conditions;

Article I: STATING that Austria-Hungary and the German Empire shall get limited whaling, fishing, and mining rights. Whaling and fishing rights to all of Svalbard's coast shall be given to Austria-Hungary and Germany, but, to respect Sweden-Norway's sovereignty a Swedish-Norwegian vessel shall accompany all whaling and fishing expeditions. Along with that, limited mining rights shall be given to the nearest area of the base.

Article II: ENFORCING that a maximum profit of 100 credits each month shall be made by Austria-Hungary and the German Empire. A total of 1200 credits maximum is collected at year's end, with 33% of the profit going to Austria-Hungary, 33% going to the German Empire, and 34% going to Sweden-Norway. A monthly tax of 10 credits a month shall be paid, with 5 credits coming from Austria-Hungary and 5 credits coming from the German Empire.

Article III: RECOGNIZING that Svalbard is under Swedish-Norwegian sovereignty and that both Austria-Hungary and the German Empire shall recognize that fact. And that any member of the expedition sent to Svalbard (excluding diplomats) shall follow Swedish-Norwegian law.

Article IV: AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN and German sovereignty over the base is temporary, and that the two parties' sovereignty must be renewed by Sweden-Norway every 6 months.

Article V: TO ENFORCE all regulations in the Treaty of Stockholm are followed a monthly inspection by Swedish-Norwegian officials in the base shall be required.

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Hereby Signed,

Franz Joseph I,

Emperor of Austria,
Apostolic King of Hungary,
King of Bohemia, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Slavonia, of Galicia, of Lodomeria, and of Illyria,
King of Jerusalem, and so forth,
Archduke of Austria,
Grand Duke of Tuscany and of Cracow,
Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola and of the Bukovina,
Grand Prince of Transylvania,
Margrave in Moravia,
Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz and Zator, of Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa and Zara,
Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca,
Prince of Trent and Brixen,
Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria,
Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, and so forth,
Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro and of the Windic March,
Grand Voivode of the Voivodship of Serbia, and so forth,
Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

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Signed, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of the German Empire.

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Signed,

Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway