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2292 Politeial activities. Territory eovered bo ~ - TREATIES [63 STAT. or its territories or possessions to one another irrespective of any change in the political status of any of the territories or possessions of the United States of America. 4. The provisions of this Treaty shall not be construed to accord any rights or privileges to persons, corporations and associations to engage in political activities, or to organize or participate in political corporations and asso- oiations. 5. Each High Contracting Party reserves the right to deny any of the rights and privileges accorded by this Treaty to any corporation or association created or organized under the laws and regulations of the other High Contracting Party in the ownership or direction of which nationals of any third country or countries have directly. or indirectly a controlling interest. 6. No enterprise of either High Contracting Party which is publicly owned or controlled shall, if it engages in commercial, manufacturing, processing, shipping or other business activities within the territories of the other High Contracting Party, claim or enjoy, either for itself or for its property, immunity therein from taxation, from. suit, from execution of judgment, or from any other liability to which a privately owned and controlled enterprise is subject therein. 7. The provisions of this Treaty shall not be construed to affet existing laws and regulations of either High Contracting Party in relation to immigration or the right of either High Contracting Party to adopt and enforce laws and regulations relating to immigration; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the nationals of either High Contracting Party from entering, traveling and residing in the territories of the other High Contrac- ting Party in order to carry on trade between the two High Contracting Parties or to engage in any commercial activity related thereto or connected therewith, upon terms as favorable as are or may hereafter be accorded to the nationals of any third country entering, traveling and residing in such territories in order to carry on trade between such other High Contracting Party and such third country or to engage in commercial activity related to or connected with such trade. Article XXV Subject to any limitation or exception provided in this Treaty or hereafter agreed upon between the High Contracting Parties, the territories of the High Contraeting Parties to which the provisions of this Treaty extend shall be understood to comprise all areas of land and water under the sovereignty or authority of either of the High Contracting Parties, other than the Canal Zone,