ARBITRATION Agreement and exchange of notes signed at Washington July 19, 1923, further extending convention of February 10, 1908 Senate advice and consent to ratification December 18, 1923 Ratified by France February 2, 1924 Ratified by the President of the United States February 28, 1924 Proclaimed by the President of the United States March 4, 1924 AGREEMENT 43 Stat. 1743; Treaty Series 679 The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic, desiring to extend for another five years the period during which the arbitration convention concluded between them on February 10, 1908,' and extended by the agreements concluded between the two Governments on February 13, 1913,2 and February 27, 1918,3 shall remain in force, have respectively authorized the undersigned, to wit: Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State of the United States, and J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of the French Republic to the United States, to conclude the following agreement: ARTICLE I The Convention of Arbitration of February 10, 1908, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic, the duration of which by Article III thereof was fixed at a period of five years from the date of ratification, which period, by the agreement of February 13, 1913, between the two Governments was extended for five years from February 27, 1913, and was further extended by the agreement of February 27, 1918, between the two Governments, for a period of five years from February 27, 1918, is hereby extended and continued in force for the further period of five years from February 27, 1923. 1 TS 490, ante, p. 870. TS 577, ante, p. 881. 'TS 631, ante, p. 894. ARTICLE II The present agreement shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the President of the French Republic, in accordance with the Constitutional laws of France, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. Done in duplicate in the English and French languages, at Washington, this 19th day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. In connection with the signing today of an agreement for the renewal of the Convention of Arbitration concluded between the United States and France, February 10, 1908, and renewed from time to time, I have the honor, in pursuance of our informal conversations, to state the following understanding which I shall be glad to have you confirm on behalf of your Government. On February 24 last the President proposed to the Senate that it consent under certain stated conditions to the adhesion by the United States to the Protocol of December 16, 1920, under which the Permanent Court of International Justice has been created at The Hague. As the Senate does not convene in its regular session until December next, action upon this proposal will necessarily be delayed. In the event that the Senate gives its assent to the proposal, I understand that the Government of the French Republic will not be averse to considering a modification of the Convention of Arbitration which we are renewing, or the making of a separate agreement under which the disputes mentioned in the Convention could be referred to the Permanent Court of International Justice. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurance of my highest consideration. CHARLES E. HUGHES His Excellency Mr. J. J. JUSSERAND, Ambassador of France. 259-333-71——60 The French Ambassador to the Secretary of State [TRANSLATION] EMBASSY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC TO THE UNITED STATES MR. SECRETARY OF STATE: WASHINGTON, July 19, 1923 Your Excellency was pleased, by your note dated this day, to suggest in connection with the renewal of the Arbitration Convention signed by France and the United States on February 10, 1908, and periodically renewed since, that the agreement of the two governments on the point specified as follows in your said note be placed on record. Your Excellency's communication reads as follows: [For text of understanding, see second paragraph of U.S. note, above.] I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that my Government, whose instructions have come to hand, entirely agrees with Your Excellency in this matter. Be pleased to accept, Mr. Secretary of State, the assurances, etc. His Excellency The Honorable CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C. JUSSERAND RIGHTS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON Convention signed at Paris April 4, 1924; exchange of notes at Paris, Senate advice and consent to ratification May 14, 1924 Ratifications exchanged at Paris July 13, 1924 Entered into force July 13, 1924 Proclaimed by the President of the United States August 13, 1924 Continued in effect between the United States and Syria and Lebanon, respectively, as to rights of the United States and its nationals, by agreements of September 7 and 8, 1944,1 in connection with U.S. recognition of the independence of Syria and Lebanon 43 Stat. 1821; Treaty Series 695 CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FRANCE REGARDING THE MANDATE FOR SYRIA AND THE LEBANON The President of the United States of America and the President of the French Republic, Whereas by the Treaty of Peace concluded with the Allied Powers, Turkey renounces all her rights and titles over Syria and the Lebanon, and, Whereas Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles 2 provides that in the case of certain territories which as a consequence of the late war ceased to be under the sovereignty of the states which formerly governed them, mandates should be issued and that the terms of the mandate should be explicitly defined in each case by the Council of the League, and, Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed to entrust the mandate for Syria and the Lebanon to France, and, Whereas the terms of the said mandate have been defined by the Council of the League of Nations as follows: ARTICLE 1. The Mandatory shall frame, within a period of three years from the coming into force of this mandate, an organic law for Syria and the Lebanon. This organic law shall be framed in agreement with the native authorities and shall take into account the rights, interests, and wishes of all the population inhabiting the said territory. The Mandatory shall further enact measures to facilitate the progressive development of Syria and the Lebanon as independent States. Pending the coming into effect of the organic law, the government of Syria and the Lebanon shall be conducted in accordance with the spirit of this mandate. The Mandatory shall, as far as circumstances permit, encourage local autonomy. ARTICLE 2. The Mandatory may maintain its troops in the said territory for its defence. It shall further be empowered, until the entry into force of the organic law and the re-establishment of public security, to organise such local militia as may be necessary for the defence of the territory, and to employ this militia for defence and also for the maintenance of order. These local forces may only be recruited from the inhabitants of the said territory. The said militia shall thereafter be under the local authorities, subject to the authority and the control which the Mandatory shall retain over these forces. It shall not be used for purposes other than those above specified save with the consent of the Mandatory. Nothing shall preclude Syria and the Lebanon from contributing to the cost of the maintenance of the forces of the Mandatory stationed in the territory. The Mandatory shall at all times possess the right to make use of the ports, railways and means of communication of Syria and the Lebanon for the passage of its troops and of all materials, supplies and fuel. ARTICLE 3. The Mandatory shall be entrusted with the exclusive control of the foreign relations of Syria and the Lebanon and with the right to issue exequaturs to the consuls appointed by foreign Powers. Nationals of Syria and the Lebanon living outside the limits of the territory shall be under the diplomatic and consular protection of the Mandatory. ARTICLE 4. The Mandatory shall be responsible for seeing that no part of the territory of Syria and the Lebanon is ceded or leased or in any way placed under the control of a foreign Power. ARTICLE 5. The privileges and immunities of foreigners, including the benefits of consular jurisdiction and protection as formerly enjoyed by Capitulation or usage in the Ottoman Empire, shall not be applicable in Syria and the Lebanon. Foreign consular tribunals shall, however, continue to perform their duties until the coming into force of the new legal organisation provided for in Article 6. |