Kiram–Bates Treaty

Kiram–Bates Treaty
Treaty between the United States of America and the Sultanate of Sulu
Signed	20 August 1899
Location	Jolo, Sultanate of Sulu
Negotiators	Brigadier General John C. Bates; Sultan Jamalul Kiram II;
Signatories	Sultanate of Sulu; United States;
Languages	English; Tausug;
	On 02 March 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Kiram-Bates Treaty null and void.

The Kiram–Bates Treaty, also known as the Bates Treaty, was a treaty signed by the United States and the Sultanate of Sulu during the Philippine–American War. The treaty functioned to prevent the entry of the Sulu Sultanate into the Philippine–American War while the United States concentrated its forces in northern Luzon.

Although it is referred to as a "treaty", it was titled an agreement, which was of lesser status under international practices as U.S. law did not require ratification of an "agreement" by the U.S. Senate.

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