1866 TREATY——EAST AFRICA MANI)ATE—BELGlUM. Arian. 18, 1923. M**“‘**“°"(`°“'**· "Lcague of Nations, one shall be “Nations, lc deuxieme sera con- ` " kept by the Government of His "servé par lc Gouvernement de "Majesty the King of the Bel- "Sa Majesté le Roi des Belgcs et "gians and one by the Govern- "le troisieme par le Gouverne— "ment of His Britannic Majesty. ‘ ‘mentdeSa Majesté Britannique. "ARTICLE 3. "ARTICLE 3. "The Mandatory shall be re- "Le Mandataire sera respon- "sponsible for the peace, order "sable de la paix, du bon ordre "and good government of the "et de la bonne administration " territory, and shall undertake "du territoire, accroitra par tous " to promote to the utmost the "les moyens en son pouvoir, le "material and moral well—being "bien·étre matériel et moral et " and the social progress of its "favorisera le progres social des " inhatitants. "habitants. "ARTICLE 4. _ "ARTICLE 4. "The Mandatory shall not "Le Mandataire ne devra éta- "establish any military or naval "blir sur le territoire aucune base “b¤S<*=S» ¤¤f ¢1"¢<>t any .f¤r¢i£i<>¤< ".¤}i1itair9 .9u...¤;ava1e,ni.édiiicr “tions, nor organise any native “aucune fortification, ni orga- "military force in the territory “niser aucune force militaire indi- " except for local police purposes " ene, sauf pour assurer la police
and for the defence of the ter- "%ocale et la défense du termtoire.
‘ ritory. “ "ARTICLE 5. "ARTICLE 5. " The Mandatory: "La Puissance mandataire "devra: " 1) .sl1all provide for the even- " 1) Pourvoir a l’émancipation "tual emancipation of all slaves, "éventueile de tous esclaves et, " and for as speedy an elimination " dans un délai aussi court que les "of domestic and other slavery as " conditions sociales le permct- "social conditions will allow; "tront, faire disparaitre tout "esclavage domeshque ou autre; "2) shall suppress all forms of "2) supprimer toute forme de "slave trade; » "commerce d’esclaves; “ 3) shall prohibit all forms of "3) interdire tout travail forcé "forced or compulsory labour, “ou obligatoire, sauf pour les "except for public works and "travaux et services gublics essen- " essential services, and then only "tiels et sous con ition d’une
- ‘in return for adequate remuner- “équitable rémunération;
‘ation; "4) shall protect the natives "4) protéger les indigénes con- "from measures of fraud and " tre la fraude et la contrainte "force by the careful supervision " ar une surveillance attentive "of labour contracts and the "5es_ contrats de travail et du "recruif of labour; "recrutement des travailleurs; "5) shl2§ exercise a strict con- "5) Exercer un controle sévere "trol over the traffic in arms and "sur le trafic des armes et muni- " ammunition and the sale of " tions ainsi que sur le commerce “spirituous liquors. " des spiritueux. "ARTICLE 6. "ARTICLE 6. "In the framing of laws relatf "La Puissance mandataire "ing to the holding or transfer of " devra, dans Pétablissement des "land, the Mandatory shall take "re les relatives a la tenure du " into consideration native laws " soiet au transfert de la propriété
