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 2760 CONCILIATION TREATY-ESTONIA. AUGUST 27,1929. . .. Ujru~! 2i. 11129. O~ncilw..tion TreaJ,!/ between the United States of America and Estonia. Signed at TaUtnn, August 27, 1929; ratijication advised by the Seruue oj the Unit,ed States, January 20, 1930; ratified by the President of the United States, January 23,1930. Ratified by Estonia, Alay 13, 1930.. ratifications exchanged at Washington, June 18, 1930.. proclaimed, June 25,1930. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION ConcDiation with the 'WHEREAS a Treaty of Conciliation between the United States of Estonian Republic. Preamble. America and the Estonian Republic was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Tallinn on the twenty-seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, the original of which Treaty, being in the English language, is word for word as follows: TREATY OF CONCILIATION. Contrnctbg Powers.. The President of the United States of America and the Head of toe Estonian Republic, being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to advance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a t!'eaty for that purpose, and to Plenipotentiaries. that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Mr. F. W. B. COLEMAN, Envoy Extraordinary and ~finister Plenipotentiary, The Head of the Estonian Republic: Mr. J. LATTIK, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles : ARTICLE I. tol{~=tiO~m~t;:: Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States mi'SSion, if diplomatic of America and the Government of Estonia, of whatever nature they f~1ngs· etc., have may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a permanent InternatIonal Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to de- clare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. International mi88ion. Composition. ARTICLE II. Com- The International Commission shall be composed of five members, to be appointed as follows: One member ~'hall be chosen from each country, by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen by