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19H1 CLAIMS CONVENTION-PANAMA. JULY 28, 1926. ARTICLE 1. .\ 1J claims ot cltuens All claims a~n8t the Republic ot eIther rounuy p-;- - • apinst tbe other tor of Panama ansmg smce N ovem- 10l'\SeS or dam~ to be her th o-called ~ubl:llttedtojointoom- 3, 1903, except e s miS!'ioo. CIF"CI"hft Coloo Fin> Claim. I) on 11'e aIms erea er re- PolII, p . lQ?2. • ferred to, and which at the time they arose were those of citizens of the UnitM States of America, whether corporations, companies, associations, partnerships or indi- viduals, for losses or damages suffered by persons or by their properties, and all claims against the United St.ates of America aris- ing since November 3, 1903, and which at the time they arose were those of citizens of the RepUblic of Panama, whether corporations, companies, associations, partner- ships or individuals, for losses or damages suffered by persons or by their propertie~; all claims for losses or damages suffered by citi- zens of either country, by reason of losses or damages suffered by any corporation, company, 8880· ciation or partnership, in which such citizens have or have had, a substantial and bona fide interest, provided an allotment to the claimant by the corporation, com- pany, association or partnership, of his proportion of the loss or damage suffered is presented by the claimant to the Commission; and all claims for losses or dam- age originating from acts of of- ficials or others acting for either Government, and resulting in in- justice, and which claims may have been presented to either Government for its interposition with tht- other, and which have remained unsettled, as well as any other such claims which may be filed by either Government within the time hereinafter speci- fied, shall be submitted to a Commission consisting of three members for decision in accord- ance with the principles of inter- national law, justice and equity. As an exception to the claims to Property damag'!lll , be submitted to such Commission, ~ CIDIIl, n · unless by later specific agreement of the two Contracting Parties, are claims for compensation on account of damages caused in the ARTfcULO 1. Todas las reclamaciones contra la Republica de Panama surgidas a partir del 3 de N oviembre de 1903, con excepci6n de las llama- das Reclamaciones por el Incendio de Col6n, que Be mencionan m!s adelante, y que al tiempo de cum- plirse los hechos en que Be fundan correspondian & ciudadanos de los Estndos Unidos, ya Bean socieda- des an6nimas, compafifas, asocia- ciones, sociedades colectivas 0 bien individuos particulares, por ~rdidas 0 daiios causados & sus personas 0 a sus bienes1 y todas las reclamac\ones contra lOS Estados Unidos de Am~rica, surgidas a partir del 3 de Noviembre de 1903, y que al tiempo de surgir correspondfan a ciudadanos de Ia Re:pu blica de PanamA, ya sean aocledades an6nimas comparuas, asociaciones, socied;ies coJectivas o individuos particulares, por p~rdidas 0 dafios causados a sus personas 0 8 sus bienes; todas las reclamaciones por p&clj.das 0 dafios sufridos por los ciudadanos de uno y otro pais con motivo de ~rdidas 0 daiios sufridos por alguna sociedad an6nima, com- paiifa, asociaci6n 0 sociedad co- lectiva, en las cuales esos ciuda- danos tengan 0 hayan tenido participaci6n sustancial y bona ]ide, Slempre que el reclamante presente a la Comisi6n constancia de una asignaci6n hecha & su favor por la sociedad an6nima, com- paiifa, asociaci6n 0 sociedad colec- tiV8, de la parte proporcional que Ie corres:ponde en 1& ~rdida 0 dafio sufndo; y todas las reclama- ciones pOl perdidas 0 daii08 pro- venientes de actos ejecutados por funcionarios 0 representantes de cualquiera de los dos Gobiemos, de los cuales haya resultado injusticia, y las cuales hayan sido presentadas & uno de los dos Gobiem08, para su consideraci6n por el otro, y" que hayan quedado pendientes de arreglo, asf como cualesquiera otras reclamaciones que presente cualquiera de los dos Gobiemos dentro del plazo que sa establece mAs adelante,