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CONCILIATION TREATY-BELGIUM. MARCH 20,1929. 2795 have failed and the ~h Con- tracting Parties do not have re- course to adjudication by a com- petent tribunal, be submitted for mvestigation and report to a permanent Internationa.l Com- mission constituted in the man- ner prescribed in the next suc- ceeding Article; and they agree not to resort with respect to each other to any act of force during the invest~ation to be made by the COlllIlllSsion and before its report is handed in. ARTICLE II The International Commission shall be composed of five mem- bers, to be appointed as follows: Each Government shall appoint a member from among its nation- als; the other three members, in- cluding the President, shall be appointed in common accord, it bemg understood that they shall not be under the jurisdiction of either one of the two countries. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Govern- ments in equal :proportions. The InternatlOnal Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of rati- fications of this treaty; and va- cancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE III In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed to ad- just a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Com.. nnssion may, however, spontane. - ously by unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request their cooperation in the investi- gation. The High Contracting Parties agree to furnish the Permanent khou~ et que les Hautes Parties contractantes n'ont pas recoUl'8 a l'intervention d'un tribunal competent seront soumis, pour examen et rapport a une Com- mission internationale perma- nente constitu~ de la mani~re prescrite dans l'article suivant; et elles convionnent de ne re- courir l'une vis-a. .vis de I'autre A aucune mesure de coercition durant la procMure d'investiga.- tion a entreprendre par la com- mission et aussi longtemps que Ie rapport de celIe--ci ne leur aura pas eta communique. ARTICLE II La Commi!'lsion intemationale International Com- ~d· b mission. sera compost:e e CID<J. mem res Composition. nommes comme il SU1t: chaque Gouvemement d~gnera un mem- bre parmi ses nationaux, les trois autres membres dont Ie president, seront design~ de commun ac- cord; il est entendu qu'lls ne pourront ~tre ressortissants d'au- cun des deux pays. Les frais de la Commission seront supportes par Expenses. les deux Gouvernements, par parts egales. La CommisslOn internationale Appointment. sera constituee dans lea six mois de l'6change des ratifications du pr6sent traite; et il sera pourvu aux vaC&nces suivant Ie mode employ6 pour 180 nomination pri- mitive. ARTICLE III Dans Ie cas OU lea Hautes IIl!mediate reference P. , . of dispute to Interna- artles contractantes n 8our&ent tional Commission. pas regIe un differend par les methodes diplomatiques et OU elIes n'auraient pas recours a. l'intervention d'un tribunal. com - petent, elles Ie soumettront im- mMiatement a la Commission intemationa.le pour examen et rapport. Cependant la Commis.. sion internationa.le peut, A l'un&- nimiM de ses membres, offrir spon- tanmnent ses services a cet effet, et dans ce cas notification sera faite aux deux Gouvemements qui seront pri~ d'accorder leur coop6ration Al'examen. Lea Hautes Parties contrac- Facilities, etc., to be tantes conviennent de fournir furnisbed.