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 TREATY-NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22,1930. 2881 ARTICLE 21. Si, pendant la duree du pre- Bent Traite, une des Hautes Parties Contractantes estime que les exigences de sa securite nationale, en ce qui touche les blttiments de guerre limites par la Partie III du present Tralte, sont materiellement aff~tees par les constructions nouvelles de toute Puissance autre que celles qui se sont liees 'par la Partie III du present Tralte, cette Haute Partie Contractante notifiera a'lL~ autres Parties a la Partie III l'augmentation a laquelle elle aura besoin de proceder dans une ou :plusieurs des classes des- dits bAtunents de guerre, speci- fiant en particulier les augmenta- tions envisagees et leurs raisons, et elle aura Ie droit de proceder a cette augmentation. En suite de <J.uoi, les autres Parties a la PartIe III du present Traite au- ront Ie droit de proceder a des augmentations proportionnees dans la classe ou les classes spe- cinees; lesdites autres Parties fie consulteront promptement par la voie diplomatique au sujet de la. situation ainsi creee. PARTIE IV. ARTICLE 22. Les dispositions suivantes sont acceptees comme regles etablies du Droit International: (1) Dans leur action a l'egard des navires de commerce, les sous-marins doivent se con- former aux regles du Droit In- ternational auxquelles sont soumis les blttiments de guerre de ~urface. (2) En particulier, excepte dans Ie cas de refus persistant de s'arr~ter apres sommation re- guliere ou de resistance active a la visite, un navire de guerre, qu'il soit batiment de surface ou Bous-marin, ne peut couler ou rendre incapable de naviguer un navire de commerce sans avoir au prealable mis les passagers l'equipage et les papiers tie bord en lieu 'Sl1r. A cet effet, les ARTICLE 21. IfdTIn • g the term of th pres- New construction by , U • e noncontracting Power. ent Treaty, the reqUIrements of the national security of any High Conditions govern- Contracting Party in respect of lng. vessels of war limited by Part III of the present Treaty are in the opinion of that Party materi- ally affected by new construction of any Power other than those who have joined in Part III of this Treaty, that High Contract- ing Party will notify the other Parties to Part III as to the in- crease required to be made in its own tonnages within one or more of the categories of such vessels of war, specifying particularly the proposed increases and the reasons therefor, and shall be en- titled to make such increase. P t't Th hhP· ropor Ion a e In· ereupon t e ot er artles to creases allowed. Part III of this Treaty shall be entitled to make a proportionate increase in the category or cate- gories specified; and the said other PQ,rties shall promptly ad- vise with each (}ther through diplomatic channels as to the situation thus presented. PART IV. PART IV. ARTICLE 22. The following are accepted as Application of Inter- blihd I fI . natIOnal Law. esta s e ru es 0 nternatlOnal Law: (1) In their ac~ion with re~ard reia~smin:erTarmstroBot (talk) to merchant ships, submarmes ships. must conform to the rules of In- ternational Law to which surface vessels are subject. (2) In particular, except in the Warships. case of persistent refusal to stop on being duly summoned, or of active resistance to visit or search, a warship, whether sur- face vessel or submarine, may not sink or render incapable of navigation a merchant vessel without having first :placed pas- sengers, crew and ship's papers in a place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boat.s are not