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CONVENTION-—FRANCE. FEBRUARY 10, 1908. 1925 Oonjvention between the United States and France for settlement of "`°l*¤’¤¤'¥ 1°· 1*8- duputes by arbitration. Signed at Washington, February 10, A 1908; ratification advised by the Senate, February 19, 1908; rutiped by the President, February 27, 1908; ratifed by France, Marc 3, 1.908; ratjccations exchanged at Washington, March 12, 1908; proclaimed. arch 14, 1908. Br mm Pnnsinnsr or rim Ummn Sanus or Ammucs. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and F,f;‘§”“°“ "'“' the French Republic providing for the submission to arbitration of all Praible. questions of a egal nature or relating to the inte retation of treaties, ‘ which may arise between the two countries and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, was concluded and si ed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the tenthnda of February, one thousand nine hundred and eight, the original of which Convention, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows: The Government of the United LeGouvernementdes Etats Unis agen ¢ H ¤ t i ns States of America and the Govern- d’Amérique et le Gouvernement de P °°` ment of the French Republic, sig- la République Francaise, signanatories of the Convention for the taires de la Convention pour le acitic settlement of international réglement paciiique des conilits disputes, concluded at The Hague internationaux conclue a La Haye on the 29th July, 1899; le 29 J uillet 1899; Takin into consideration that Considérant que par l’Article V°'· 3* "· ’"’”· by Artitiie XIX of that Conven- XIX de cette Convention, les tion. the High Contracting Parties Hautes Parties Contractantes se have reserved to themselves the sont reserve de conclure des aeright of concluding Agreements, cords en vue du recours 5 l’arbiwith a view to referring to arbi· trage, dans tous les cas qu’elles tration all questions w ich they jugeront possible de luisoumettre, shall consider possible to submit to such treatment, Have authorized the Under- Ont autorisé les Soussignés a signed to conclude the following arreter les dispositions suiarrangement:—— vantes:—— Airrrcuz I. Aacrrcmc I. Ditferences which may arise of Les diiférends d’ordre juridi ue miugpitttus cga legal nature, or relating to the ou relatifs a Pinterprétation (des rermaiigiredoiiir ei interpretation of treaties existing Traités existant entre les deux Qf,'g§;f""°“ “* TM between the two Contracting Par- Parties Contractantes qui viendrai-