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 :: either Contracting Party and its nationals against the other Contracting Party and its nationals arising from the causes which occurred on or before the said date.


 * Article III
 * Any dispute between the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation and implementation of the present Agreement shall be settled primarily through diplomatic channels.
 * Any dispute which fails to be settled by the provisions of paragraph 1 above shall be referred for decision to an arbitration board composed of three arbitrators, one to be appointed by the Government of each Contracting Party within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt by the Government of either Contracting Party from the Government of the other of a note requesting arbitration of the dispute, and the third arbitrator to be agreed upon by the two arbitrators so chosen within a further period of thirty days or the third arbitrator to be appointed by the government of a third country agreed upon within such further period by the two arbitrators, provided that such third arbitrator shall not be a national of either Contracting Party.
 * If, within the periods respectively referred to, the Government of either Contracting Party fails to appoint an arbitrator, or the third arbitrator or a third country is not agreed upon, the arbitration board shall be composed of the two arbitrators to be designated by each of the governments of the two countries respectively chosen by the Governments of Contracting Parties within a period of thirty days, and the third arbitrator to be nominated by the government of a third country to be determined upon consultation between the governments so chosen.
 * The Governments of the Contracting Parties shall abide by any award made by the arbitration board under the provisions of the present Article.