TREATIES Bolivia: ENRIQUE FINOT, DAVID ALVfSTEGUI, EDUARDO DIEZ DE MEDINA, ALBERTO OSTRIA GUTIARREZ, CARLOS ROMERO, ALBERTO CORTADELLAS, JAVIER PAZ CAMPERO. Haiti: HORACIO PAULEUS SANNON, CAMILLE J. LE6N, ELIE LESCOT, EDME MANIGAT, PIERRE EUGENE DE LESPINASSE, CLEMENTE MAGLOIRE. Cuba: Josh MANUEL CORTINA, RAM6N ZAYDIN, CARLOS MARQUEZ STERLING, RAFAEL SANTOS JIMiNEZ, CESAR SALAYA, CALIXTO WHITMARSH, JosE MANUEL CARBONELL. Who, after having deposited their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows: Joint consultation Article I. -In the event that the peace of the American Republics in event peace of m American Republics is menaced, and in order to coordinate efforts to prevent war, any of menaced. the Governments of the American Republics signatory to the Treaty 46 Stat. 2343. 49 Stat. 3363 . of Paris of 1928 or to the Treaty of Non-Aggression and Conciliation of 1933, or to both, whether or not a member of other peace organiza- tions, shall consult with the other Governments of the American Republics, which, in such event, shall consult together for the purpose of finding and adopting methods of peaceful cooperation. War r ovirtual state Article II. -In the event of war or a virtual state of war between of war between American States, po- American States, the Governments of the American Republics repre- sition to be taken. sented at this Conference shall undertake without delay the necessary mutual consultations, in order to exchange views and to seek, within the obligations resulting from the pacts above mentioned and from the standards of international morality, a method of peaceful collabo- International ar ration; and, in the event of an international war outside America without, which might menace peace within. which might menace the peace of the American Republics, such con- sultation shall also take place to determine the proper time and manner in which the signatory states, if they so desire, may eventually cooperate in some action tending to preserve the peace of the American Continent. Submission ofiues- Article III. -It is agreed that any question regarding the interpre- tions to conciliation procedure, etc. tation of the present Convention, which it has not been possible to settle through diplomatic channels, shall be submitted to the procedure of conciliation provided by existing agreements, or to arbitration or to judicial settlement. Ratification. Article IV.- The present Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in conformity with their respective constitutional Deposit of original procedures. The original convention shall be deposited in the Minis- try of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic which shall com-
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