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 CONVENTION-AMERICAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1930. 1825 execution of any common policy adopted by the League of Nations 8chednle n-CoDtd for preventing and combating disease, including diseases of plants and animals. ARTICLE 14. His Majesty the King of Iraq undertakes to secure the enactment, within twelve months of the coming into force of this treaty, and to ensure the execution of a Law of Antiquities based on the rules annexed to &.rticle 421 of the Treaty of Peace signed at sevres on the 10th August, 1920. This law shall replace the former Ottoman Law of Antiquities, and shall ensure equality of treatment in the matter of archreological research to the nationals of all States members of the League of N!ttions, and of any State to which His Britannic Majesty has agreed by treaty that the same rights should be ensured as it would enJoy if it were a member of the saId League. ARTICLE 15. A separate agreement shaU regulate the financial relations between the High Contracting Parties. It shall rrovide, on the one hand, for the transfer by His Britannic Majesty s Government to the Gov- ernment of Iraq of such works of public utility as may be agreed upon, and for the rendering by His Britannic Majesty's Government of such financial assistance as may from time to time be considered necessary for Iraq, and, on the other hand, for the progressive liqui- dation by the Government of Iraq of all liabilities thus incurred. Such agreement shall be communicated to the Council of the League of Nations. AImCLE 16. So far as is consistent with his international obligations, His Britannic Majesty undertakes to place no obstacle in the way of the association of the State of Iraq for customs or other purposes with such neighbouring Arab States as may desire it. ARTICLE 17. Any difference that may arise between the High Contracting Parties as to the interpretation of the provisions of this treaty, shall be referred to -"he Permanent Court of International Justice provided for by article 14 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. In such case, should there be any discrepancy between the English and Arabic texts of this treaty, the English shall be taken as the authoritative version. ARTICLE 18. This treaty shall come into force as soon as it has been ratified by the High Contracting Parties after its acceptance by the Con- stituent ASsembly, and shall remain in force for twenty years, at the end of which period the situation shall be examined, and if the High Contracting Parties are of opinion that the treaty is no longer required it shall be terminated. Termination shall be sub- ject to confirmation by the League of Nations unless before that date article 6 of this treaty has come into effect, in which case notice of termination shall be communicated to the Council of the League of Nations. Nothing shall prevent the High Contracting Parties from reviewing from time to time the ,Provisions of this treaty, and those of the separate agreements arismg out of articles 7, 10 and 15, with a view to any revision which may seem desirable in the circumstances then existing, and any modification which may