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 2814 Int~rnational Com- mission. Composition. Expenses. Appointment. Reference of disputes to Commission. CONCILIATION TREATY-LUXEMBURG. APRIL G, 1929. ernment of Luxemburg of what- ever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary dip'lomatic pro- ceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be sub- mitted for investigation and re- port to a permanent International CommiSSIOn constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succ~eding art~cle; the High Con- tractmg PartIes agree not to resort, with respect to each other, to any act of force during the investigation to be made by the commission and before its report is handed in. Article 2. The International Commission shall be composed of five mem- bers, to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country, by the Government thereof; one member shrJl be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by com- mon agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that he shall not be a citizen of either country. The expenses of the CommiSSIOn shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions. The International CommissIOn shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of rati- ficationsof this treaty; and vacan- cies shaH be filled according to the manner of the original appoint- ment. Article 3. In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed {. .0just a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they do not have recourse to adjudication by a compe..r·~t tri- bunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Commission may, however, spontaneously by 1lllani- mous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such ease it shall notify both Governments du Luxembourg, de quelque nature qu'lls sOlent, lorsque les procedes diplomatiques ordinaires auront echoue et que les HauteR Parties Contractantes n'ont pas recours A l'arbitrage, seront soumis pour examen et rap~ort a une commisc;ion internatIOnale permanente constituee de la ma- mere prescrite dans l'e.rticle sui- vant; les Hautes Parties Con- tractantes conviennent de ne se livrer Pune vis-A-vis de l'autre a. aucun acte de force durant l'examen auquel procedera la commission et avant la remise de son rapport. Article 2. La commission permanente in- ternationale sera composee de cinq membres nommes comme II suit: Un membre sera choisi par chaque Gouvernement parmi ses ressortissants; un membre sera choisi par chaque Gouvernement parmi. les ressortissants d'une tierce puissance; Ie Sme membre sera choisi d'un commun accord par l~s deux Gouvernements, etant entendu qu'll ne pourra ~tro un ressortissant de l'une des Hautes Parties Contractantes. Les d epense'J de la commission seront supportOOs par moitie par chacun des deux Gouvernements. La commission internationala sera. constituee dans les six mois de l'echange des ratifications de la presente convention; lee vacan- ces seront suppleees d'apres Ie m~me mode que 168 designations originaires. Article 3. Dans Ie cas on il s'el~verait entre les Hautes Parties Contrac- tantes un differend qui n'aurait pu ~tre regIe par les proced~ diplomatiques et qu'elles n'ont pas recours A. l'arbitrage, lee Parties doivent en referer a la commission internationale pour examen et rapport. La Commis- sion internatIOnale pOUITa toute- fois offrir spontanement et par un a.ccord unanime ses services a cet eHet, et dans ce cas elle doit