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 2150 CONVENTION—MANDATED ISLANDS—JAPA.N. FEBRUARY 11, 1922. The Mandatory shall also see that the traiiic in arms and ammunition is controlled in accordance with princi les analogous to those laid down in the Convention relating to t£e control of the arms trafiic, signed on September 10th, 1919, or in any convention amendm same. %1h%supplg1lof iiiitoxicating spirits and beverages to the natives sh e ro ite. "A.rti5e 4. The military traininglof the natives, otherwise than for urposes of internal po ice and the local defence of the territory, shall be prohibited. Furthermore, no military or naval bases shall be estabhshed or fortifications erected in the territory. "A.rticle 5. Subject to the provisions of any local law for the maintenance of public order an public morals, the Mandatory shall ensure in the territory freedom of conscience and the free exercise of allforms of worshi, and shall allow all missionaries, nationals of any State Member ol? the League of Nations, to enter into, travel and reside in the territory for the gnnpose of prosecuting their calling. "A.rticle 6. The Mandatorys allmake to the Counc of the League of Nations an annual report to the satisfaction of the Council, containing full information with regard to the territory, and indicating the iiieasures takein to carry out the obligations assumed imder Artic es 2, 3, 4, an 5. "Article 7. The consent of the Council of the League of Nations is re uired for any modification of the terms of the present mandate. The Mandatory agrees that, if an dispute whatever should arise between the Mandatory and anotilier member of the League of Nations relatin to the interpretation or the application of the provisions of the Tlandate, such dispute, if it cannot be settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of International iulsgsiee provided for by Article 14 of the Covenant of the Le e 0 ations"; Conagiilering that the United States did not ratify the Treaty of Versaill?£ndddid not participate in the agreement respecting the aforesai an ate; ceumeangrowm. Desiring to reach a definite understanding with regard to the rights of the two Governments and their res cctive nationals in the aforesaid islands, and in particular the Idland of Ya, have {lesolved todconclpde Ial convention for that purpose and to that end rimipoanaiu-ses. ave name as their eni tentiaries: The President of the Illgited States of America: Charles Evans Hu hes, Secretary of State of the United States; and I·Iis Majesty the Em eror of Ja an: Baron Kijuro Shidehara, gis Majesty’s Ambassadlor Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at ashington; Who, after having communicated to each other their res ective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as fgllows: ARTICLE I Gcnsmt of United Subject to the provisions of the present Convention the United S°"°°°t°m‘md°t°' States consents to the administration by Jagan, ursuant to the aforesaid Mandate, of all the former German slangs in the Pacific Ocean, lying north of the Equator. ARTICLE II S§°,Q,£’?°.,{§,°_ t° Umm The United States and its nationals shall receive all the benefits of the engzgements of Ja an, defined in Articles 3 4 and 5 of the aforesaid andate notwitgistandin the fact that the United States is not a Member of the League of I`? ations.