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(Jules Cambon, the French Ambassador to the United States, signing the memorandum of ratification on behalf of Spain)
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The Peace Commission consisting of American and Spanish delegates met in Paris from October to December that year to discuss the terms of the treaty.
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Much of their discussions focused on legal points and both sides maintained their respective hard-lined stand on the matter.
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The Americans eventually prevailed  following Washington's order to ensure Spain's cession of the entire Philippines. Such cession placed the country under American control.
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Still, the U.S. agreed on allowing for 10 years entry of Spanish exports into the Philippines.
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The Treaty of Paris did not go into effect immediately as several U.S. senators believed this accord was unfair to Filipinos.
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However, the rise of <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/913/today-in-philippine-history-february-4-1899-marked-the-start-of-the-filipino-american-war" class="news_link">Filipino-American hostilities on February 4, 1899</a> eventually led many of such legislators to vote in favor of the treaty.  This change happened as they believed the propaganda that Filipinos initiated the hostilities.
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Aside from ceding the Philippines, the Treaty of Paris required Spain's surrender of Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.  The same treaty also required Spain to relinquish its rights to Cuba. 
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Source:
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Philippines News Agency archives
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Photo credit:  Wikipedia Commons
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December 10, 1898: the Treaty of Paris through which Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States, was signed