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 2088 ARBITRATION CONVENTION—SWITZERLAND. FEB. 29, 1908. F<¢'>¤¤¤‘Y 29- 19*- Arbitration convention between the United States and Swiss Oon federation. Signed at Washington Februa 29, 1908,* ratification advised by the Senate March 6, 1908; ratifedibu the President May 29, 1908; ratifed by Swiss Confederation October 13, 1908,* ratiyicatwns eacchanged at Washington December 23, 1908; proclaimed December 23, 1908. Br THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. smnsmonvminize Whereasa Convention between the United States of America and the S"Qff;&,?,$,'fg°d°md°"' Swiss Confederation providing for the submission to arbitration of all questions of a legal nature, or relating to the interlpretation of treaties, which may arise between the two countries and w ich it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacg, was concluded and signed b their res ctive Plenipotentiaries at ashington, on the twenty-ninth day of liidbruary, one thousand nine hundred and eight, the original of which Convention, being in the English and French languages is word for word as follows: Cont¤.ctingPowers. The Government of the United Le Gouvernement des Etats- States of America and the Govern- Unis d’Amerique et le Gouvernement of the Swiss Confederation, ment de la Confederation suisse, signatories of the Convention for signataires de la Convention pour the pacific settlement of interna- le reglement pacitique des conilits tional disputes, concluded at The internationaux conclue at La Haye Hague on the 29th July, 1899; le 29 juillet 1899; versa, p. ms. Takin into consideration that Considerant que, par Particle by Artitge XIX of that Conven— XIX de cette Convention, les tion the High Contracting Parties Hautes Parties contractantes se have reserved to themselves the sont reserve le droit de conclure right of concluding Agreements, des Accords en vue du recours a with a view to referrin to arbi- Parbitrage dans tous les cas qu’el— tration all questions wlliich they les jugeront possible de lui soushall consider possible to submit mettre; · to such treatment: Have authorized the Under- Ont autorise les soussignés a signed to conclude the following conclure Farrangement suivant: arrangement: AXRTICLE I. ARTICLE I. disugggrrggwgthvgenagg Differences which may arise of Les differends d’ordre juridique méiienicoun ct alibi- a legal nature, or relating to the ou relatifs at Pinterpretation des "°“°“ '““‘*’ H"“°· interpretation of treaties existing Traités existant entre les deux Parbetween the two Contracting Par- ties contractantes, qui viendraient ties, and which it may not have a se produire entre elles, et qui been possible to settle by diplo— n’auraientpu etre regles par lavoie macy, shall be referred to the diplomatique, seront soumis a la Permanent Court of Arbitration Cour permanente d’arbitrage eta-