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 ARBITRATION AGREEMENT-—FRANCE. F EBRUARY 1, 1913. 1643 Arbitration agreement between the United States and France extending F¤br¤ary13,1913. the dnratwn of the Gonvention of February 10, 1908, Signed at Washington, ebruary 18, 1918; ratijieation advised by the Senate, February 19, 1918; ratiyied by the President February 25, 1.918; ratified by France, February 28, 1918;  exchanged at Washington, Jlarch 14, 1918; proclaimed, March 15, 1918. BY THE Pnnsmnm or rim Ummm Srrxrns or America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas an Agreement between the United States of America. and utsmtm wm: the French Republic, extending the period during which the Arbi- F'{,,‘l°,;,b;,_ tration Convention of February 10, 1908, is to remain in force, was "°'·°5· P·1°25· concluded and signed bg their respective Pleni otentiaries at Washmgwn,_ on the thuteent day of Fe ruary, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows: Agreement extending the duration Arrangement prolongeant Za durée lg the Arbitratabn Convention of de Za Cbnvention d’arbit·rage du ebruary 10, 1908. 10 Février 1908. The Government of the United Le Gouvernement des Etats- ‘~`°¤°¤¢'¤¤¢ Pmm States of America and the Gov- Unis d’Amérique et le Gouverneernment of the French Republic, ment de la. République Francaise, being desirous of extending the désireux de prolonger la période period of five years during which de cinq années durant laquelle la the Arbitration Convention con- Convention d’arbitrage conclue cluded between them on Febru- entre eux le 10 Févricr 1908 doit ary 10, 1908, is to remain inforce, demeurer en vigueur, laquelle which period is about to expire, période est sur le point d’expirer,. have authorized the undersigned, ont autorisé les soussignés, savoir P'·¤*l>•>*•¤**·*'*•°· to wit: Philander C. Knox, Secre- Philander C. Knox, Secrétaire tang of State of the United States, d’Etat des Etats-Unis, et J. J. an J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador Jusserand,Ambassadeur de la Ré- of the French Republic to the ppblique Francaise aux Etats· United States.t0 conclude the fol- nis, A conclure Yarrangement lowing arrangement: c1-apres: Anrrcuz I. Anucm I. The Convention of Arbitration La Convention d’arbitrage du "°°'*,m °¤“°'g °‘ lm of February 10, 1908, between l0Février 1908 entre le Gouverne- V¤¤.5°g!i»Y1¤z§¤` the Government of the United ment dw Etats-Unis d’Amérique States of America and the Gov- et le Gouvernement de la Repubernment of the French Republic, lique Francaise, dont la durée, the duration of which by Article aux termes de l’article IH, avait III thereof was fixed at a. period été fixée h. cinq années, 5. partir of five years from the date of rati- de la date de ramfication, p riode