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 s 1946 TREATY——AUSTRIA. Aueusr 24, 1921. ·*“¤“’*2*»‘“‘· Treaty of peace between the United States and Austria. Signed at Vienna, August 24, 1921; ratification advised by the Senate, October 18, 1.921; ratijied by Austria, October 8, 1921; ratitj/ted by the President, October 21, 1.921; ratiyications exchanged at ienna, November 8, 1921; proclaimed, November 17, 1921. BY rim Pimsmmrr or rms Umrnn Srarns or Ammrca A PROCLAMATION i>°;°°.§¤°fiEf A`“m°' WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved March 3, "°'·“·P- *35* 1921, it was declared that certain acts of Cozpgress, joint resolutions and proclamations should be construed as i the war between the United States of America and the Imperial and Royal Austro-H1m- garian Government had ended, but certain acts of Congress and proclamations issued in pursuance thereof were excepted from the Am, p_ lm operation of the said resolution; _ vu. 40, p. 429. WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved July 2, 1921, the state of war which was declared by the Joint Resolution of Congress approved December 7, 1917, to exist between the United States of America and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Cmmcf P Government was declared at an end; mg °w°”‘ IVHEREAS, a treaty between the United States and Austria to establish friendly relations between the two nations was signed at Vienna on August 24, 1921, which treaty is word for word as ollows: The United States of America and Austria: Considering that the United States, acting in conjunction with its co—belligerents entered into an Armistice with Austria-Hungary on }{o§er&1ber 3**, 1918, in order that a Treaty of peace might be conc u e ; Considering that the former Austro—Hungarian Monarchy ceased to exist and was replaced in Austria by a republican Government; Considering that the Treaty of St. Germain—en·Laye to which Austria is a party was signed on September 10"‘, 1919, and came intof frérpe ac};:o¥ling goghe terms of its Article 381, but has not been rati ie > the `nite tates; Considgiing that the Congress of the United States passed a. Joint Resolution approved by the President July 2**, 1921, which reads in part as follows: gr;s°?°1""°° °f °°°' "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 4 me M States of America in Congress assembled,. . . ‘ ‘p` ‘ “That the state of war declared to exist between the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government and the United States of America by the joint resolution of Congress approved December 7***, 1917, is hereby declared at an end. " Sec. 4. That in making this declaration. and as a part of it, there are expressly reserved to the United States of America and its nationals any and all rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations or advantages, together with the right to enforce the same. to which it or they have become entitled under the terms of the armistice signed