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 2294 ARBITRATION-SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES. JAN. 21,1929. Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secre- tary of State of the United States of America; and His Majesty the King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: Mr. Bojidar Pouritch, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the King- dom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 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 eD~tet1~ji1fg~ ..All differences relating to in- diplomacy, referred by ternational matters in which the special agreement to. •• l'en:naD~Dt Court of HIgh Contractmg Parties are con- ArbitratIOn, etc. cerned -by virtue of a claim of right made by one against the other under treaty or otherwise, which it has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which hs.ve not been adjusted as a result of reference to an aPl?ropriate com- mission of conciliatIOn, and which are justiciable in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the application of the principles of law or e~uity, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established Vol. 36, p. 2221. at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907, or to some other competent tribunal, as shall be decided in each case by special agreement, which special agree- men t shall provide for the or- ganization of such tribunal if necessary, define its powers, state the question or questions at issue, and settle the terms of reference. Special agreements. The special agreement in each case 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 the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in accordance with its constitutional laws. ARTICLE II SubJects not inciuded. The provisions of this treaty shall not be invoked in respect of any dispute the subject matter of which M. Frank B. Kellog~, Seeretaire d'Etat des Etats-Urus d'Ameri- que; et So. Majeste Ie Roi des Serbes, Croates et Slovenes: M. Bojidar Pouritch, Charge d'Affaires ad interim du Royaume des Serbes, Croates et Slovenes a Washington; Lesquels, apres s'~tre communi- que leurs pleins pouvoirs reconnus en bonne et due forme, sont con- venus des dispositions suivantes: ARTICLE I Tous differends concernant des affaires internationales dans les- quelles les Hautes Parties Con- tractantes se trouvent engagees par suite de 10. pretention d'un droit allegue par l'une a I'encon- tre de l'autre en vertu d'un traite ou autrement, qui n'auront pu etre regles par 10. voie diplo- matique, non plus que par l'ap- plication du recours a une Com- mission de Conciliation convena- ble et qui en raison de leur nature susceptible d'une decision E.ppli- quant les principes du droit et de l'equite, peuvent ~tre juges, se- ront soumis ala Cour permanente d'arbitrage etablie a La Haye par 10. Convention 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'iI est necessaire, definira ses pouvoirs, exposera 10. ou led questions en litige .et deter- minera 10. question a resoudre. L'accord special dans chaque cas sera conclu en ce qui concerne les Etats-Unis d'Amerique par Ie President des Etats-Unis d'Ame- rique sur et avec I'avis et Ie consentement du Senat des Etats- Unis et en ce qui concerne Ie Royaume des Serbes, Croates et Slovenes en oonformiM des lois constitutionnelles de oe Royaume. ARTICLE II Les dispositions du present traita ne pourront pas ~tre invo- quees en ce qui concerne les diffe- rends dont l'objet: