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 GONVEH1‘I0 RLANDS. Aueusr 21, 1924. 2019 [The Secretary of State to the Netherlands Minister] Dmrsnnmur or Srnm, Sgfzm °°°'°°” °' Sm Washington, August 21, 1984. I lgave the honor gd acknt<;w1:fdge the reigeipt of ggvurunicgletgf today's;1£te‘,hin iv '¤ ¤uW¢1‘¢¤9 JB li. ¤l?!¤m¢, ¢9¤¥¤¤¤ ¤¤ _ ¤¤i °_ °¤ Y ofbihe`%io1wentiorn getween `the‘UniteH‘ Stacl7e&‘ andthe NetherlandsQ[t?o;1?iid·in the- pretention of the d»int¢¤ieati¤&·liqu¤rs into the United- Statq, that Government, of a e I etherlandffuu tands that the event off the Ahesion by the Governmeng, of ther nited States to the otocol of 16, 1920, under which the ermanent Court of International Justice has been vreatedat The Hag•1e,·the·G0veinmeht of the United States willnotfbe averse to considering a mod16cation of the said Convention, or the making .efsa separate Ageement, providing that  in Article IV of that=Conventi0n w 'ch can not be_sett ed in the way indicated in the iirst paragraph of that Article, gzlallpbe refexrzd Court of International. nttiee instead of to e ermanen o on. Complying with your requegz for confirmation of this understanding, I have the honor to state that the‘ etherlands Governments understanding of the attitude of the Government of the United States in this respect is correct, and that in tbsevent that the Senate gives itsmawent to the proposalmade byithe Iireddent on Febms.ry,_gg§¥gg23,. that it mimi: under certain statedconditions to hghe adhesion by the ci I States to they tyco! of December 16, IWO, under w clrthe Permanent Courtof International ustice has been creatui at The 1;%%, the Government olithe United States will not be averse to eonsideringa m catwn of the·_Conveutien thieday signed, or the making of -a separate Agreement, proyiding for theyreference o claims mentioned 1nbArt1cle IY of the Convention which can not be settled in theway indicated in t e first paragraph fg that Arzicélg, ix 'g;1i`¥€;’;D.8tI;Ql1t  of International Justice instead of to the · ermanen u ra on;  ’ ·‘ · r Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest oonséderation.E  ‘ · ‘ · » y t V anus. nous Jonkheer Dr. A.· C. D.`1> Gnsmng, ' ' i_ Mizaisterof the N etherlonds.

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