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 1854 TREATY-GREAT BRITAIN-·—PEACE. Snmnunnn 15, 1914. after the exchange of the ratifications of t treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE III. · ,,£““°’ °’ "°““”"‘ In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed to_ adjust a ` dispute by diplomatic metho, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Commission may, however, spontaneous y by_ unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and m such case 1t sh_all notify both Governments and request their cooperation m the m- m,%§*;§§_§,°‘§}:f§{§’ veltnigtliiismdvent of its a pearing to His Majesty’s Government that ¤¤¤¤=D·¤¤*¤i°¤¤- S the British interests afildcted b the dis ute to be investigated are not mainly those of the United gingdom Ent are mainly those of some one or more of the self governing ominions, namely, the Domimon of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, and Newfoundland, His Maj esty’s Govemment shall be at liberty to substitute as the member chosen by them to serve on the International Commimion for such investigbation and report another person selected from a list of persons to e named one for each of the self governing dominions ut ogg one shall actgl namely, that one who represents the dominion imm ately interes. ¤1’°*’“*“°•,, “‘°’ *'“"”“‘ The h Contracting Parties to furnish the Permanent Intemalziliiial Commission with all ge means and facilities required for its investigation and report. '*"""°°°"°P°“· The report of the International Commission shall be completed within one year after the date on which it shall declare its investigation to have begun, unless the High Contracting Parties shall limit or extend the time by mutual cement. The report shall be prepared in tri licate; one copy shallgie presented to each Govemment, and the  retained by the Commission for its files. ¤;*•§;gf¤d•”* °°“°° The High Contracting Parties reserve the right to act independently on the subject matter 0 the dispute after the report of the Commission shall have been submitted. Aarroan IV. B¤¤g·i¤¤' *°'°" This treat shall not aHect in an wa the revisions of the Treat tnsiiil £fgi$t¢iad` of the 11th ganuary, 1909, relatiny to yuestildns aris' between thi . . % Q mg United States and the Dominion o Canada ARTICLE V. u°1gf¤¤¤K°°'”’*°°“‘ The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of A.II16I'1C8-DE and with the advice and consent of the Senate Dmum thereof, and b%VIrl]1s_ ritannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at ashmgton as soon as upossible. It shall take effect immediately after the exchange of rat' cations, and shall continue in force for a period of five years; and it shall thereafter remain in force until twelve months after one of the High Contracting Parties have given notice to the other of an intention to terminate 1t.
 * PP°*¤*m°¤*~ The International Commission shall be app-osinted within six months