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2766 CONCILIATION TREATY-LATVIA. JANUARY 14, 1930. lannary 14, 1930. Oonciliation Treaty bet'IL16en the Unued Staie8 of America and Latvia. Signed at Riga, January 14, 1930; ratification advised by the Senate, March 22, 1930; ratified by the PresUlent, March 29, 1930; ratified by Latvia, April fB, 1930; ratifications exchanged at Washington, July 10, 1930; proclaimed, July 14, 1930. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Conciliation with WHEREAS a Treaty of Conciliation between the United States Latvia. Preamble. of America and the RepUblic of Latvia was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Riga on the fourteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, the original of which Treaty is word for word as follows: TREATY OF CONCILIATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND LATVIA. Contracting Powers. The President of the United States of America and the President of the Republic of Latvia, being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to advance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries: Plenipotentiaries. The President of the United Sta~s of America His Excellency Mr. F . W. B . Coleman, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pfempotentiary of the United States of America to the RepUblic of Latvia The President of the Republic of Latvia His Excellency Mr. Antons Balodis, Minister for Foreign Affairs who, after having communicated to each other their respective full power~.' found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the fOllowing articles: ARTICLE I f DlslnPUtestlgaSUtibmittedd Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States or ves on an fAm' dG fL' report to International 0 erlca an the overnment 0 atvla, of whatever nature they Commission. may be, shall, when ordin8'l'Y diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a permanent International Commission constituted in the manner pre- scribed in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. ARTICLE II International Com- Th . C..h mission. e InternatIOnal omnllSSIOn s all be composed of five members, Composition. to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each