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 2332 ARBITRATION TREATY-BVLGARIA. JANUARY 21, 1929. ]&lluary 21.1~_. Arbitration treaty betwun the United States and B'lIlgaria. S~d al Washinpton, January £1, 19$9; rati.ficalion aduised by the Senate, January SI, 19£9; ratifod by the Pre.wunt, FebrtUlMJ 14, 1929; ratifod by Bulgaria, July £, 1929; ratifications e.uhanged al Wash- ington, July 2$, 1929; proclaimed, July 22, 1929. Arbitration with Bulpna. Pnl&mble. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE rNlTED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMA.TIOX. WHEREAS a Treaty of Arbitration between the 'C'nited States of America and Bulgaria was concluded and signed by their respective Pleniporentiaries at Washington on the twenty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, the origmal of which Treaty is word for word as follows: ('ontrBCting Powen.. The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians f'Urpoee declared. Plenlpotent\arlea. Determined to prevent so far as in their power lies any interruption in the peaceful relations now happily existing between the two nations; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of submitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise be- tween them; and Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their condemnation of war as an instrument of national policy in their mutual relations, but also to hasten the time when the perfection of international ar- rangements 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 treaty of arbitration and for that purpose they have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries The President of the United States of America: Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State of the United States of America.; and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians: Mr. Simeon Radeff, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary near the Government of the United States; Who, having communicated to each other their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I International differ- All differences relating to international matters in which the High ences not adjusted by diplomacy. referred by Contractinu Parties are concerned by virtue of a claim of right made special agreement to L «;I hth d h. h'h'h t Pent Court of O)y one agaInst teo er un er treaty or ot erwIse, w IC It as no ArbitratIon. etc. been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which have not been adjusted as a result of reference to an appropriate commission of conciliation, and which are justiciable in their nature by reason of being suscep- tible of decision by the application of the principles of law or ~uity, r;hall 00 submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established