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 AGREEMENT——NORWAY—-CLAIMS. JUNE 30, 1921. 1925 Agreement betweenthe United States and Norway for the submission to arbitratizm of certain claims o Norwegzkzn sulgects. Signed at Washington, June 30, 1921; rati ion advised y the Senate, July 27, 1921,· ratgied by Norway, uly 28, 1921; raéi/ted by the President, August 1, 1921; ratihcations exchanged at ashington, August 22, 1921; proclaimed, August 24, 1921. Br um Pnzsmnm or rim UNITED Srxrns or Anmiuca. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a S ecial Agreement between the United States of Sims °¤'°°m°¤° America and Nldrway, providing for the amicable settlement of m1irheiq¤iiii;iy` certam claims of Norwegian su jects against the United States, was concluded and sigxoe by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the t tieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twentiixolne, the original of which Special Agreement, being in the Eng language, is word for word as follows: 'Ijhe United States of America and His Majesty the  of Norway, °‘”**”°"*“¢ P°"°”- desiring to settle amicably certain claims 0 Norwegian sub`ects ggamst the United States arising, according to contentions oi) the overnment of Norway, out of certain requisitions by the United States ShippinghBoard Emergency Fleet Corporation; Considering t at these claims have been presented to the United U§,!{,§{’&;?;;“‘g§,,;€ States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Co oration and that the gil; Board Emergency Smdtcprpxation and thehclaupants have failiid to reach an agree- °°t C°rp°"°°°‘ men or e settlement thereo ; Considering, therefore, that the claims should be submitted to arbitration conformably to the Convention of the 18th of October, V¤1·36»v·¤¤33- 1907, for the pacific settlement of intemational disputes and the _ 7 Arbitration Convention concluded bg the two Governments April 38,V§$‘ °,lj §bl?38, and renewed by agreements ated June 16, 1913, and March lm-, 18, respective] ; Have appointed hs their plenipotentiaries, for the purpose of concluding the follo Special Agreement; The President of the [United States of America: Charles E. Hughes, ricmpctccacecs. Secretary of State of the United States; and _ His Majesty the King of Norwgyz Mr. Helmer H. Bryn, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister lenipotentiary at Washington; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed on the · following articles: ARTI I rhc Arbmci mbucn than be constituted in accordance with $;}i‘;,,‘j‘§,§T‘,‘;;{‘;, Article 87 (Chapter IV) and Article 59 (Chapter III) of the said Convention of October 18, 1907, except as hereinafter provided, to wit: _ 0116 arbitrator shall be appointed by the President of the United ,,,f{.§§§'§f‘“‘“" °' "` States, one by His Ma'esty the Kiniof Norway, and the third, who shall preside over the 'llribunal, shall e selected by mutual agreement between the two Governments. If the two Govemments shall not agree within one month from the date of the exchange of ratifieations oi, the present Agreement in naming such third ar itrator, then he be named by the President of the Swiss Confederation, if he IS