Inter-American Arbitraiion Treaty between the United States of America and other American Republics and Protocol of progressive arbitration. Signed at Washington, January 5, 1929; ratification advised by the Senate, with an understanding, April 1 ,1985; ratified by the President with the said understanding, April 16, 1985; ratification of the United States of America deposited April 16, 1985; proclaimed, April 16, 1935.
By the President of the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION
Inter-American Arbitration Treaty. Preamble.
Whereas a General Treaty of Inter-American Arbitration was signed at Washington on January 5, 1929, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America; Venezuela, with reservations; Chile, with a reservation; Bolivia, with reservations; Uruguay, with a reservation and an understanding; Costa Rica, with reservations; Peru; Honduras, with a reservation; Guatemala, with reservations; Haiti; Ecuador, with reservations; Colombia, with reservations; Brazil; Panama; Paraguay, with a reservation; Nicaragua; Mexico, with a reservation; El Salvador, with reservations; Dominican Republic, with an understanding; and Cuba, the original of which treaty, being in the English, Spanish, Portuguese and French languages, is word for word as follows:
