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 ARBITRATION TREATY-ICELAND. MAY 15,1930. 2841 Arbitration Treaty between the United States of America and Iceland. _...: .;M=a.:: ....y.:..:.15!-.1-'930..; ..: .._ Signed at Washington, May 15, 1930; ratification advised by the Senate, June 16, 1930; ratified by the President, June 28, 1930; ratified by Iceland, A'U!J'U8t 15, 1930; ratifications exchanged at 'Washington, October 2, 1930; proclaimed, October 3, 1930. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS a Treaty of Arbitration between the United States of la:-J~itration with Ice- America and Iceland was concluded and signed by their respective Preamble. Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the fifteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, the original of which Treaty, being in the English language, is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and His Majesty Contracting Powers. the King of Iceland and Denmark Determined to prevent so far as in their power lies any inter- Purpose declared. ruption in the peaceful relations that have always existed between the United States and Iceland; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the pollicy of submit- ting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between the two countries; and Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their condemna- tion of war as an instrument of national policy in their mutual rela- tions, but also to hasten the time when the perfection of inter- national arrangements for the pacific settlement of international disputes shall have eliminated forever the possibility of war among any of the Powers of the world; Have decided to conclude a new treaty of arbitration enlarging the scope and obligations of the arbitration convention signed at Former treaty. Washington on May 1.8, 1908, which expired by limitation on March Vol. 36. p. 2151. 29, 1914, and for that purpose they have appointed as their respec- tive Plenipotentiaries Plenipotentiaries. The President of the United States of America: Henry L. Stim- son, Secretary of State of the United States; and His Majesty the King of Iceland and Denmark: Mr. Constantin Brun, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington; Who, having communicated to one another their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles : ARTICLE I All differences relating to international matters in which the High Internatio~1 differ- C t·P . db' fl' f' h d ences not ad:usted by ontrac mg artIes are concerne y VIrtue 0 a calm 0 rIg t ma e dipl?macy, rererred by by one agamst the other under treaty or otherwise, which it has not ?e:.'i:t~neTarmstroBot (talk) been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which have not been adjusted Arbitration, etc. as a result of reference to the Permanent International Commis- sion constituted pursuant to the treaty signed at W ashington Ap~il