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ARBITRATION TREATY-FRANCE. FEBRUARY 3.1928. 2269 Arbitration treaty between the United Strdes and France. Signed at February 6,1928. Washington, February 6, 1928; ratification advised by the Senate, March 6, 1928; ratified by the President, March 15, 1928; ratified by France, April 6, 1929; ratifications exchanged at Washi,l,gton, April 22, 1929; proclaimed, April 22, 1929. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Treaty of Arbitration between the United States of Arbitration with America and the French Republic was concluded and signed by their ~~ble. respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the sixth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the original of which treaty, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and the Presi- den t of the French Republic Determined to prevent so far as in their power lies any inter- ruptjion in the peaceful relations that have happily existed between the two nations for more than a century; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of sub- mitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between them; Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their con- demnation of war as an instru- ment of national policy in their mutual relations, . but also to hasten the time when the perfec- tion of international arrange- ments for the pacific settlement of internation& disputes shall have eliminated forever the pos- sibility of war among any of the Powers of the world; Having in mind the treaty signed at Washington on Septem- ber 15, 1914, to facilitate the settlement of disputes between the United States of America and France; Have decided to conclude a new treaty of arbitration enlarg- ing -the scope of the arbitration Le President des Etats-Unis Contracting Powers. d'Amerique et Ie President de la Re"publique Fran9aise, Resolus a prevenir autant qu'll Purpose declared. est en leur pouvoir toute inter- ruption dans les relations paci- fiques qui ont heureusement existe entre les deux nations depuis plus d'un si~cle; D6sireux d'affirmer de nouveau leur adhesion a la politique con- sistant A soumettre a une decision impartiale toutes contestations susceptibles de decisions judi- ciaires qui viendraient A s'elever entre eux; Soucieux, par leur example, non seulement de manifester que, dans leurs relations reciproques, lls condamnent la guerre comme instrument de leur politique na- tiona1e, mais encore de hater Ie moment ou la conclusion d'ac- cords internationaux pour Ie r~­ glement pacifique des conflits entre les Etats aura ecarte pour toujours les possibilites de guerre entre les nations du monde; Considerant Ie traite signe A Washington Ie 15 Septembre 1914 Vol. 38, p.1887. pour faciliter Ie r~glement des litiges entre les Etats-Unis d'A- merique et la France; Ont decide de conclure un nouveau traite d'arbitrage eten- dant la portee de la Convention Vol. 35 . p.l92l5.