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 INTER-AMERICAN-ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS-DEC. 23, 1936 Who, after having deposited their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows. Article I.-Each of the High Contracting Parties agrees to grant, so far as its legislation may permit, all possible facilities for the hold- ing within its territory of artistic exhibitions of each of the other Parties. Article II.--T he facilities referred to in Article I shall be granted to Government agencies and to private enterprises which are officially authorized by them and shall be extended, as far as possible, to cus- tomshouse formalities and requirements, to transport on communica- tion lines belonging to the respective States, to rooms for exhibition or storage, and to other matters related to the object referred to. Article III. -T he present Convention shall not affect obligations previously entered into by the High Contracting Parties by virtue of international agreements. Article IV. -T he present Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in conformity with their respective constitutional procedures. The original instrument shall be deposited in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic which shall transmit authentic certified copies to the Governments for the afore- mentioned purpose of ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited in the archives of the Pan American Union in Washington, which shall notify the signatory governments of said deposit. Such notification shall be considered as an exchange of ratifications. Article V.- The present Convention will come into effect between the High Contracting Parties in the order in which they deposit their respective ratifications. Article VI. -T he present Convention shall remain in effect indefi- nitely but may be denounced by means of one year's notice given to the Pan American Union, which shall transmit it to the other signatory governments. After the expiration of this period the Convention shall cease in its effects as regards the party which denounces it but shall remain in effect for the remaining High Contracting Parties. Article VII. -T he present Convention shall be open for the ad- herence and accession of States which are not signatories. The corresponding instruments shall be deposited in the archives of the Pan American Union, which shall communicate them to the other High Contracting Parties. In witness whereof, the above mentioned Plenipotentiaries sign the present Convention in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French and hereunto affix their respective seals, at the City of Buenos Aires, Capital of the Argentine Republic, on the twenty-third day of the month of December, 1936. Argentina: CARLOS SAAVEDRA LAMAS, ROBERTO M. ORTIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL CARCANO, JosE MARIA CANTILO, FELIPE A. ESPIL, LEOPOLDO MELO, ISIDORO RUIZ MORENO, DANIEL ANTOKOLETZ, CARLOS BREBBIA, CESAR DfAZ CISNEROS. 209 Facilities for holding artistic exhibitions. Grant of, to Govern- ment agencies, etc. Previously entered obligations not af- fected. Ratification. Deposit of original. Deposit of instru- ments of ratification. Effective date. Duration. Denunciation. Adherence and ac- cession. Signatures. 2'5918°-:!S-- 14

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