MISCELLANEOUS

DIPLOMATIC

PAN AMERICAN CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS 1

Costa Rica

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With a letter dated June 15, 1933, the Director General of the Pan American Union at Washington forwarded to the Acting Secretary of State a certified copy of the instrument of ratification, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of the instrument, by Costa Rica, of the convention on diplomatic officers, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. The deposit took place on June 7, 1933.

1 See Bulletin No. 43, April 1933, p. 27.

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TEXTS OF TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS

[The publication of texts hereunder does not imply that the United
States is, contemplates becoming, or is eligible to become a party.]

AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, AND ITALY 1

Preamble.

The President of the German Reich, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of Italy;

Conscious of the special responsibilities incumbent on them as possessing permanent representation on the Council of the League of Nations, where the League itself and its members are concerned, and of the responsibilities resulting from their common signature of the Locarno agreements;

Convinced that the state of disquiet which obtains throughout the world can only be dissipated by reinforcing their solidarity in such a way as to strengthen confidence in peace in Europe;

Faithful to the obligations which they have assumed in virtue of the Covenant of the League of Nations, the Locarno Treaties, and the Briand-Kellogg Pact, and taking into account the Declaration of the renunciation of force, the principle of which was proclaimed in the declaration signed at Geneva on the 11th December, 1932, by their delegates at the Disarmament Conference and adopted on the 2nd March, 1933, by the Political Commission of that Conference; Anxious to give full effect to all the provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations, while conforming to the methods and procedure laid down therein, from which they have no intention of departing;

Mindful of the rights of every State, which cannot be affected without the consent of the interested party;

Have resolved to conclude an agreement with these objects, and have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:

The President of the German Reich:

The President of the French Republic:

1 English text as printed in the British White Paper, Cmd. 4342, Miscellaneous No. 3 (1933). The agreement was initialed at Rome on June 7, 1933.

His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India:

for Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

His Majesty the King of Italy:

Who, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

The High Contracting Parties will consult together as regards all questions which appertain to them. They undertake to make every effort to pursue, within the framework of the League of Nations, a policy of effective co-operation between all Powers with a view to the maintenance of peace.

ARTICLE 2.

In respect of the Covenant of the League of Nations, and particularly articles 10, 16 and 19, the High Contracting Parties decide to examine between themselves and without prejudice to decisions which can only be taken by the regular organs of the League of Nations, all proposals relating to methods and procedure calculated to give due effect to these articles.

ARTICLE 3.

The High Contracting Parties undertake to make every effort to ensure the success of the Disarmament Conference and, should questions which particularly concern them remain in suspense on the conclusion of that Conference, they reserve the right to re-examine these questions between themselves in pursuance of the present agreement with a view to ensuring their solution through the appropriate channels.

ARTICLE 4.

The High Contracting Parties affirm their desire to consult together as regards all economic questions which have a common interest for Europe and particularly for its economic restoration, with a view to seeking a settlement within the framework of the League of Nations.

ARTICLE 5.

The present agreement is concluded for a period of ten years from the date of its entry into force.

If, before the end of the eighth year, none of the High Contracting Parties shall have notified to the others his intention to terminate the agreement, it shall be regarded as renewed and will remain in force indefinitely, each of the High Contracting Parties possessing in that event the right to terminate it by a declaration to that effect on giving two years' notice.

ARTICLE 6.

The present agreement, drawn up in English, French, German and Italian, of which the French text prevails in case of divergence, shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be deposited at Rome as soon as possible. The Government of the Kingdom of Italy will deliver to each of the High Contracting Parties a certified copy of the procèsverbaux of deposit.

The present agreement will enter into force as soon as all the ratifications have been deposited.

It shall be registered at the League of Nations in conformity with the Covenant of the League.

Done at Rome, the in a single copy, which will remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the Kingdom of Italy: certified copies will be delivered to each of the High Contracting Parties.

In faith whereof the above-mentioned plenipotentiaries have signed the present agreement.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

During June, the following publications of direct interest in connection with Treaty Information were published by the Department of State and may be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.:

Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1918, Supplement 1, The World War (in two volumes): Volume I. (Publication No. 465.) lxxxviii+914 pp. $1.50 (cloth).

Volume II. (Publication No. 466.) lxxvi +919 pp. $1.50 (cloth).

Treaty for the Renunciation of War. Text of the Treaty, Notes Exchanged, Instruments of Ratification and of Adherence, and Other Papers. (Publication No. 468.) viii+315 pp. 20¢.

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