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such certificates shall, so long as the certificates are in force, not be liable to military service in the country in which they are..

ARTICLE IV

The Government of the United States and the Government of Canada will, respectively, so far as possible facilitate the return of Canadians and Americans who may desire to return to their own country for military service, but shall not be responsible for providing transport or the cost of transport for such persons.

ARTICLE V

No citizen or subject of either country who, under the provisions of this Convention, enters the military service of the other shall, by reason of such service be considered, after this Convention shall have expired or after his discharge, to have lost his nationality or to be under any allegiance to the United States or to His Britannic Majesty as the case may be.

ARTICLE VI

The present Convention shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States and by His Britannic Majesty and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London as soon as possible. It shall come into operation on the date on which the ratifications are exchanged and shall remain in force until the expiration of sixty days after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice of termination to the other; whereupon any citizen or subject of either country incorporated into the military service of the other under this Convention shall be as soon as possible discharged therefrom.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention and have affixed thereto their seals.

DONE in duplicate at Washington the third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.

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ARBITRATION

Agreement signed at Washington June 3, 1918, extending convention

of April 4, 1908, as extended

Senate advice and consent to ratification June 24, 1918

Ratified by the United Kingdom July 15, 1918

Ratified by the President of the United States September 20, 1918
Ratifications exchanged at Washington September 24, 1918

Entered into force September 24, 1918; operative from June 4, 1918
Proclaimed by the President of the United States September 30, 1918
Expired June 4, 1923

40 Stat. 1627; Treaty Series 635

The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of extending for another five years the period during which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 4, 1908,1 extended by the agreement concluded between the two Governments on May 31, 1913,2 shall remain in force, 'have authorized the undersigned, to wit: Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States and The Earl of Reading, His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on Special Mission to the United States, to conclude the following Articles:

ARTICLE I

The Convention of Arbitration of April 4, 1908, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, the duration of which by Article IV thereof was fixed at a period of five years from the date of the exchange of ratifications of the said Convention on June 4, 1908, which period by the agreement of May 31, 1913, between the two Governments, was extended for five years from June 4, 1913, is hereby extended and continued in force for the further period of five years from June 4, 1918.

1TS 494, ante, p. 295. 2 TS 587, ante, p. 362.

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 His Britannic Majesty, 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, this third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.

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TENURE AND DISPOSITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY: ACCESSION OF CANADA

Convention signed at Washington October 21, 1921, supplementing convention of March 2, 1899

Senate advice and consent to ratification November 8, 1921

Ratified by the President of the United States November 12, 1921
Ratified by the United Kingdom May 1, 1922

Ratifications exchanged at Washington June 17, 1922

Entered into force June 17, 1922

Proclaimed by the President of the United States June 19, 1922

42 Stat. 2147; Treaty Series 663

The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of permitting the Dominion of Canada to accede to the Convention concerning the tenure and disposition of real and personal property, signed at Washington on March 2, 1899,1 have agreed to conclude a supplementary Convention for that purpose, and have named as their plenipotentiaries:

The President of the United States of America, the Honorable Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of State of the United States, and

His Britannic Majesty, The Right Honorable Sir Auckland Geddes, K. C. B., his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington;

Who having communicated to each other their Full Powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following Articles:

ARTICLE I

The provisions of the Convention of March 2nd, 1899, shall become ap1TS 146, ante, p. 246.

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plicable to the Dominion of Canada upon ratification of the present Convention in the manner provided by Article II hereof.

ARTICLE II

The present Convention 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 His Britannic Majesty. The ratifications shall be exchanged in Washington as soon as practicable and the Convention shall take effect on the date of the exchange of ratifications.

The Convention of March 2, 1899, may be terminated with respect to the Dominion of Canada on twelve months' notice to that effect given at any time by either the United States or His Britannic Majesty.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this Convention and have hereunto affixed their seals.

Done in duplicate at Washington, this twenty-first day of October, 1921.

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