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 116 December 23, 1936 [T. S. No. 926 Convention to coor- dinate, extend and assure the fulfillment of existing treaties between the Ameri- can States. Preamble. Texts. TREATIES Convention between the United States of America and other American Republics for the coordination, extension, and fulfillment of existing treaties. Signed at Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936; ratification advised by the Senate, with a declaration, June 29, 1937; ratified by the President, with the said declaration, July 15, 1937; ratification of the United States of America deposited with the Government of Argen- tina, August 25, 1937; proclaimed, September 16, 1937. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Convention to Coordinate, Extend and Assure the Fulfillment of the Existing Treaties Between the American States was signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936, by the respec- tive plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and the twenty other American Republics represented at the Inter-American Con- ference for the Maintenance of Peace, a true copy of which Conven- tion in the English, Spanish, Portuguese and French languages is word for word as follows:' CONVENTION TO COORDINATE, EXTEND AND ASSURE THE FUL- FILLMENT OF THE EXISTING TREATIES BETWEEN THE AMERICAN STATES Purpose. The Governments represented at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Animated by a desire to promote the maintenance of general peace in their mutual relations; Appreciating the advantages derived and to be derived from the various agreements already entered into condemning war and pro- viding methods for the pacific settlement of international disputes; Recognizing the need for placing the greatest restrictions upon resort to war; and Believing that for this purpose it is desirable to conclude a new convention to coordinate, extend and assure the fulfillment of existing rlenipotentiaries. agreements, have appointed plenipotentiaries as follows: Argentina: CARLOS SAAVEDRA LAMAS, ROBERTO M. ORTIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL CARCANO, JosE MARfA CANTILO, FELIPE A. ESPIL, LEOPOLDO MELO, ISIDORO RUIZ MORENO, DANIEL ANTOKOLETZ, CARLOS BREBBIA, CESAR DfAZ CISNEROS, 1 The texts follow literally the certified copy of the convention furnished by the Argentine Government.-The editor.

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