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having deemed it advantageous, with a view to assuring a better administration of justice, to surrender, reciprocally, under certain specified circumstances, persons sentenced or prosecuted for the crimes and offenses indicated hereinafter, have resolved to conclude a new Extradition Treaty and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit:

Joseph C., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Swiss Confederation;

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Deputy of Adrianople in the said Assembly;

, Minister of Sanitary Affairs and of Social Welfare of the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Deputy of Sinope in the said Assembly; and

, former Minister of National Economy of the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Deputy of Trebizond in the said Assembly;

, after having exhibited their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions:

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey agree upon requisition to deliver reciprocally persons who, being prosecuted or condemned by the judical authorities of one of the High Contracting Parties for any of the crimes or offenses enumerated in Article II, committed in territory subject to the jurisdiction of such Party, may seek asylum or be found in the territory of the other Party. Nevertheless, the extradition shall take place only if the evidence of culpability is such that, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or accused is found, it would justify his apprehension and warrant penal proceedings had the act been committed there.