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 2152 CONV'ENTION—MANDATED 1sDANDs—JA1>AN. FEBRUARY 11, 1922. F"°°“““'Y 'md mt- (4) Nationals of the United States shall have complete freedom of ent and exit in the Island for their persons and property. ,,,§§*f,§j";,§_k§·;,‘@Q,‘$mP‘ (5) No taxes, port, harbour, or landing charges or exactions of any nature whatsoever, shall be levied either with respect to the operation of cables or radio stations, or with respect to property, H N¤<1i¤¤r¤;¤i¤¤¤¤rypo— persons or vessels. _ _ °{j:;°§`;1f;:‘;‘,i0n0, (6) No discriminatory olice regulations shall be enforced. property lor operation. (7) The Government ofp J apan will exercise its power of expropria— tion in the Island to secure to the United States or its nationals needed property and facilities for the purpose of electrical communi— cations if such pro erty or facilities cannot otherwise be obtained. L°°°'~‘°“°”d°'°°· It is understoodp that the location and the area of land so to be expro(priated shall be arranged between the two Governments accor ing to the requirements of each case. Property of the United States or of its nationals and facilities for the purpose of electrical communication in the Island shall not be subject to expropriation. . ARTICLE V °‘ ““m°°‘ 'I`he present Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutions. The ratifications of this Convention shall be exchanged in Washington as soon as {practicable, and it shall take effect on the date of the _ exchan e o the ratifications. S‘g”°t"’°s' IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective Pleni otentiaries have signed this Convention and have hereunto affixed their seals. DONE in duplicate at the City of Washinvton, this eleventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two. Cnanmas Evans Hucnns [sean] K. SHIDEHARA [sam.,] ch§§`§§`f°°°m’ °x' And whereas the said Convention, has been duly ratified 011 both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged an the City of Washin ton, on the thirteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred ang twenty-two; P'°°'°¤’°“"“· Now, therefore, be it known that I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof ma be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States andy the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this thirteenth da of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [sam,.] twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-seventh. WARREN G Hannmo By the President: Cnaauzs E. Hrrcnrss Secretary of S tate. Exchange of notes, [EXCHANGE OF NOTES.] [The Japanese Ambassador to the Secreiary of State. Jarxxsse Emanssy, qi-In Washington, February 11, 195.7. sa§'$_J°‘F’”"’s° ·‘*mb“S’ In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention between Japan and the United States with respect to the islands, under Japan’s Mandate, situated in the