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 ARBITRATION TREATY-FRANCE. FEBRUARY 6, 1928. 2271 tration established at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907, or to some other competent tribunal, as shall be decided in each case bi special agreement, which specia agreement shall pro- vide for the organization of such tribunal if necessary, define its powers, state the question or questions at issue, and settle the terms of reference. The special agreement in each (}ase shall be made on the part of the United States of America by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and on the part of France in accordance with the constitutional laws of France. ARTICLE III. The provisions of this treaty shall not be invoked in respect of any dispute the subject matter of which (a) is within the domestic juris- diction of either of the High Contracting Parties, (b) involves the interests of third Parties, (c) depends upon or involves the maintenance of the tradition- al attitude of the United States (}oncerning American questions, (}ommonly described as the Mon- roe Doctrine, (d) depends upon or involves the observance of the obligations of France in accordance with the oovenant of the League of Nations. ARTICLE IV. The present Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by the Presi- dent of the French Republic in accordance with the constitution- allaws of the French Republic. The ratifications shall be ex- (}hanged at Washington as soon as possible, and the treaty shall take 57894 0 - -31-PT 241 Cour permanente d'arbitrage etablie ALa Haye par la Conven- tion du 18 Octobre 1907 ou A un autre tribunal competent, ce qui sera decide dans chaque cas par accord special; cet accord special pourvoira a l'organisation dudit tribunal s'll est necessaire, de- finira ses pouvoirs, exposera la ou les questions en litige et determinera la question A resoudre. L'accord special dans chaque cas sera conclu en ce qui conceme les Etats-Unis d'Amerique par Ie President des Etats-Unis d'Ame- rique sur et avec l'avis et Ie con- sentement du Senat des Etats- Unis et en ce qui concerne la France en conforrnite des lois constitutionnelles de la France. ARTICLE III. Vol. 36, p. 2221. Les dispositions du present cl~dTarmstroBot (talk)ects traite ne pourront pas ~tre in- not In- voquees en ce qui conceme les differends dont l'objet: a) releve de la juridiction na- tionale de l'une ou de J'autre des Hautes Parties Contractan- tes; b) ~uche aux inter~ts de tier- ces pwssances; c) depend du maintien ou touche au maintien de l'attitude traditionnelle des Eta ts- Unis d'Amerique dans les affaires arne- ricaines, communement connue sous Ie nom . de doctrine de "Monroe" ; d) depend de l'observation ou touche Al'observation des engage- ments de la France en conformite du Pacte de Ia Societe des Nations. ARTICLE IV. Le present traite sera ratifie Ratification. par Ie President des Etats-Unis d'Amerique sur et avec l'avis et Ie consentement du Senat des Etats-Unis d'Amerique et par Ie President de Ia Republique Fran- ~aise en conformite des lois consti- tutionnelles de la Republique Fran~aise. Les ratifications seront echan- Exchange ot rstifica- gees a Washington aussitOt que tlons. fllire se pourra et Ie traite prendra