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 2340 CONCILIATION TREATY-RUMANIA. MARCH 21, 1929. International lllission. Composition. Appointment. ever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic. pro- ceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a permanent International Com- mission constituted in the manner prescribed. in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such inve8tigation and be- fore the report is submitted. ARTICLE II Com- The International Commission shall be composed of five mem- bers, to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country, by the Govern- ment thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by common agreement between the two Governments, it being under- stood that he shall not be a citizen of either country. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions. The International Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE III Immediate reference In case the High Contracting of disputes to the Inter- II f iled d' national Commission. Parties sha have a to a Just a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tri- bunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Com- mission for investigation and re- port. The International Com- mission may, however, sponta- neously by unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request nature qu'ils soient, lorsque les procedes diplomatiques ordinaires auront echoue et que les Hautes Parties Contractantes n'auront pas recouru A Ie. decision d'un tribunal competent seront soumis pour enqu~te et rapport A une Commission permanente interna- tionale constituee selon Ill. proce- dureprescrite par l'articlesUlvant; et les Hautes Parties Contractan- tes conviennent de ne point se declarer Ill. guerre ou commencer les hostilites pendant l'enqu~te et avant Ill. remise du rapport en question_ ARTICLE II Cette Commission internatio- nale sera composee de cinq mem- bres designes de Ill. fa90n SUlvante: Un membre sera choisi dans chaque pays par Ie gouverne- ment respectif; un membre sera choisi par chaque gouvernement parmi les sujets d'un tiers paysi Ie cinqui~me membre sera choisl de commun accord par les deux gouvernements; il est entendu que celui-ci ne sera citoyen d'aucun des deux ]lays. Les depenses de cette Commission seront payees par les deux gou- vernements en proportion egale. La Commission mterilationale sera constituee danz les six mois suivant l'echange des ratifications du present traite; et il sera pourvu aux vacances suivant Ie mode employe pour Ia nomination primitive. ARTICLE III Dans Ie cas ou Ies Hautes Parties Contractantes aw'aient echoue dans leurs efforts pour trancher un difl'erend par les methodes diplomatiques, et oil elles n'auraient pas recours A la decision d'un tribunal competent, elles Ie refereront immediatement a la Commission in ternation ale pour enqu~te et rapport. La CommissIOn internationale llourra pourtant spontanement et par ac- cord unamme offrir ses services aux m~mes fins; et dans ce cas