By the President of the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION
Supplementary Extradition Treaty with Luxemburg.
Preamble.
Whereas a Supplementary Extradition Convention between the United States of America and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Luxemburg on the twenty-fourth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, the original of which Convention, in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows:
Contracting Powers.
The President of the United States of America
and
Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxemburg
being desirous of enlarging the list of crimes on account of which extradition may be granted under the ConventionVol. 23, p. 808. concluded between the United States and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg on October 29, 1883, with a view to the better administration of Justice and prevention of crime within their respective territories and jurisdictions, have resolved to conclude a Supplementary Convention for this purpose and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit:
Plenipotentiaries. The President of the United States,
the Honorable George Platt Waller, his Chargé d’Affaires ad interim near the Government of Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxemburg; and
Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxemburg,
His Excellency the President of Her Government Mr. Joseph Bech, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, etc., etc., etc.,
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following articles:
Article I.
Additions to extraditable crimes. The following crimes are added to the list of crimes numbered 1 to 12 in Article II of the said Convention of October 29, 1883, on account of which extradition may be granted, that is to say:
Fraud, or breach of trust. 13. Fraud or breach of trust by a bailee, banker, agent, factor, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, director, or officer of any company or corporation, or by anyone in a fiduciary position, where the amount of money or the value of the property misappropriated exceeds two hundred dollars or Luxemburg equivalent.
