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 CONCILIATION TREATY-LITHUANIA, NOVEMBER 14, 1928. 2459 Conciliation Treaty ~etween the United States and Lithuania. Signed November 14, 1928. at lVashington, November 14,1928; ratification advised by the Senate, December 20, 1928; ratified by the President; January 4, 1929, rati- fied by Lithuania, November 19, 1929; ratifications exchanged at Washiilgton, January 20, 1930; proclaimed, January 20, 1930. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Treaty of Conciliation between the United States of .Conciliation with America and the Republic of Lithuania was concluded and signed by Ll:::;~ie. their respective Plenipotentiaries at 'Vashington on the fourteenth dry of Noyember, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the original of which Treaty is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and the President Contracting PowetO. of the Republic of Lithuania Being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them togetht:r and a1,,0 to advance the cause of general peace, have re- solved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have ay>pointed as their Plenipotentiaries: rihe President of the United States of America: Plenipotentiaries. ".Ir. Fra~k B. Kellogg, Secretary of State of the United States of America; The President of the Republic of Lithuania: Mr. Dronius K. Balutis, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary of the Republic of Lithuania at Washington; 'Vho, after having communicated to each other their respective full powefS, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I Any disputes arisin~ between the Government of the United States Di~putes. submittcil . • • for IIlvestlgatlOn and of Am<::- •.:a. and the overnment of Llthuama, of whatever nature report to lnternationni they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have Commission. 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 Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. ARTICLE II The International Commission shall be composed of five members, International Com- to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each m:Position. country, by the Government 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 underst.ood that he shall not be a citizen of either country. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Govern- ments in equal proportions. The International Commission shall be appointed within six Appointment. months after the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and va- cancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. .