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 2122 EXTRADITION TREATY-GREAT BRITAIN. DECEMBER 22. 1931. December 22, 1931. Extradition with Great Britain. Preamble. COlIt'lCtlng Powers. PlenIPlltentiaries. Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain and exchanges Qf notes extending the applicability of the Treaty to Palestine and Trans-Jordan. Signed at London, Dec~mber SS, 1931; ratification advised by the Senate of the United States, Feb1"l.UJ,ry 19, 1932; ratified by the President of the United States, March 3,1932; roiifo,d by Great Britain, July 29, 1932; ratification8 exchanged at London, August 4,1932; proclaimed, August 9,1932. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS an extradition treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at London on December 22, 1931, the original of which treaty is word for word as follows: THE President of the United States of America, And His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; Desiring to make more adequate provision for the reciprocal extradition of criminals, Have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries; The President of the United States of America: General Charles G. Dawes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America at the Court of St. James; And His Majesty the King of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India: for Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Right Honourable Sir John Simon, G.C.S .I ., M.P ., His Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE 1. fReclProcalhar:rv The High Contracting Parties engage to deliver up to each other, . w under certain circumstances and conditions stated in the present Treaty, those persons who, being accused or convicted of any of the crimes or offences enumerated in Article 3, committed within the jurisdiction of the one Party, shall be found within the territory of the other Party. Territorial Uon. ARTICLE 2. jurlBdl~ For the purposes of the present Treaty the territory of His Britannic Majesty shall be deemed to be Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and all parts of His Britannic Majesty's dominions overseas other than those