| Convention between the United States, the German Empire, and Great Britain Governments in Respect to Samoa | |
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 German, British, and American warships in Apia harbour, 1899 | |
| Signed | 2 December 1899 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Effective | 16 February 1900 |
| Signatories | |
| Citations | 31 Stat. 1878; TS 314; 1 Bevans 276 |
| Abrogated the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce Between the United States and the Government of the Samoan Islands of 17 February 1878 (20 Stat. 704; TS 312; 1 Bevans 437). Abrogated the Treaty of Berlin of 14 June 1889 (26 Stat. 1497; TS 313; 1 Bevans 116). | |
The Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War, resulting in the formal partition of the Samoan archipelago into a German colony and a United States territory.
Forerunners to the Tripartite Convention of 1899 were the Washington Conference of 1887, the Treaty of Berlin of 1889, and the Anglo-German Agreement on Samoa of 1899.