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 1844 April 24. 1934. GENERAL CLAIMS-MEXICO. Protocol between the United States oj America and lUexico relative to general claims. Signed April 24, 1934; effective April 24, 1934. Protocol with Mel- PROTOCOL RELATIVE TO CLAIMS PRE· PROTOCOLO RELATIVO A LAS HECLA- MACIONES PRESENTADAS ANTE LA (X)MISION GENERAL DE RECLAMA- ClONES CREADA POR LA OONVEN- CION DE 8 DE SEPTIEMBREDE 1923. leo relative to General SENTED TO THE GENERAL CLAIMS Claims Commission. PlenipotentiarIes. Vol. 43. p. 1730. COMMISSION, ESTAtBLISHED BY THE OONVENTION OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1923. Josephus Daniels, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten- tiary of the United States of America to the Government of Mexico, and Jose Manuel Puig Casauranc~ Secretary for Foreign Affairs of! the United Mexican States, duly authorized, have agreed on behalf of their two Governments to conclude the fol- lowing Protocol: Whereas, It is the desire of the two Governments to settle and liquidate as promptly as pos- sible those claims of each Govern- ment against the other which are comprehended by, and which have been filed in pursuance of, the General Claims Convention between the two Governments, concluded on September 8, 1923; Whereas, It is not considered expedient to proceed, at the pres- ent time, to the formal arbitra- tion of the said claims in the manner provided in that Con- vention; "Thereas, It is considered to be conducive to the best interests of the two Governments, to preserve the status quo of the General Claims Convention above men- Josephus Daniels, EmbajaJor Extraordinario y Plenipotencia- rio de los Estados Unidos de America ante el Gobierno de Mexico, y Jose Manuel Puig Ca· sauranc, Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, debidamente autori- zados, convienen en firmar, en nombre de sus respectivos Gobier- nos, el siguiente Protocolo : Considerando que es el deseo de ambos Gobiernos arreglar y liquidar, tan pronto como sea posible, las recIamaciones de cada uno de los dos Gobiernos en con· tra del otro, comprendidas en la Convencion General de Reclama- dones celebrada el 8 de septiem. bre de 1923 entre los dos Gobier- nos y registradas de acuerdo con la misma; Considerando que no se juzga viable, en los momentos actuales, proceder al arbitraje formal de dichas reclamaciones mediante el procedimiento que establece la Convenci6n mencionada; Considerando que se juzga con- ducente para los mejores inte- reses de ambos Gobiernos conser- var el " statu quo " de 1a Conven- cion General de Reclamaciones