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 CONVENTION-AMERICAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1930. philanthropic and religious institutions in Iraq, ';0 receive voluntary applicants and to teach ill the English language. ARTICLE 5. 1819 Negotiations shall be entered into as soon as possible for the pur- to t=TarmstroBot (talk). trNtJ pose of concluding an Extradition Treaty between the United States and Iraq in accordance with the usages prevailing among friendly States. ARTICLE 6. No modification of the special relations existing between His ModificatioDllofman- . . dHiM. hK' fI d fi d' date subject to 8Sl!ent BrItannic MaJesty an s aJestyte mg0 raq, as c ne m by {;nited States. article 1 (other than the termination of such special relations as con- templated in article 7 of the present Convention) shall make any change in the rights of the Umted States as defined in this Conven- tion, urJess slIch change has been assented to by the Government of the United States. AImCLE 7. The present Convention shall b~ ratified in accordance with the tioTarmstroBot (talk)hange of ratifica· respective constitutional methods of the High Contracting Parties. The ratifications shall be exchanged in London as soon as practicable. The present Convention shall take effect on the date of the exchange of ratifications, and shall cease to have effect on the termination of the special relations existing between His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of Iraq in accordance with the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of 1926. On the termination of the said special relations, negotiations shall rjJ~:~re rt'Jations aDd be entered into between the United States and Iraq for the conclu- sion of a treaty in regard to their future relations and the rights of the nationals of each country in the territories of the other. Pending the conclusion of such an agreement, the nationals, vessels, goods and aircraft oi the United States and all goods in transit across Most-favored-natioll Iraq, originating in or destined for the United States, shall receive treatment. in Iraq the most-favoured-nation treatment; provided that the benefit of this provision cannot be claimed ill respect of any matter in regard to which the nationals, vessels, goods and aircraft of Iraq, and all goods in transit across the United States, originating in or destined for Iraq, do not receive in the United States the most-favoured-nation treatment, it being understood that Iraq shall not be entitled to claim the treatment which is accorded by the United States to the com- Exceptions. merce of Cuba under-the provisions of the Commercial Convention concluded by the United States and Cuba on the 11th day of December, 1902, or any other commercial convention which may hereafter be concluded by the United States with Cuba or to the commerce of the United States with any of its dependencies and the Panama. Canal Zone under existing or future laws, and that the United States shall not be entitled to claim any special treatment which may be accorded by Iraq to the nationals or commerce of neighbouring States exclusively. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed the present SignatllnlS. Convention, and have thereunto affixed their seals. DONE in triplicate in English and Arabic, of which, in case of divergence, the English text shall prevail, at London, this 9t~ day of January, 1930. [SEAL] CHARLES G. DAWES [SEAL] AlrrHUB HI~NDERBON [S:tlAL] JA'FAR EL ASKERI 3051 0 -- 33--PT2- -- -13