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 LIBERIA-CONCILIATION-AUG. 21, 1939 Conciliation treaty between the United States of America and Liberia. Signed at Monrovia August 21, 1939; ratificationadvised by the Senate of the United States November 26, 1940; ratified by the President of the United States December 20, 1940; ratified by Liberia March 13, 1941; ratifications exchanged at Monrovia March 13, 1941; pro- claimed by the President of the United States April 4, 1941. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Treaty of Conciliation between the United States of America and the Republic of Liberia was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Monrovia on the twenty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, the original of which Treaty is word for word as follows: TREATY OF CONCILIATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. The President of the United States of America and the President of the Republic of Liberia being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to advance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, The President of the United States of America: His Excellency Lester A. Walton, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Liberia; and The President of the Republic of Liberia: His Excellency C. L. Simpson, Secretary of State of the Republic of Liberia; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and con- cluded the following Articles: ARTICLE I Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Liberia, of whatever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a Permanent International Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. Submission of dis- putes to Permanent International Com- mission. August 21, 1939 [T. s. 968s Plenipotentiarles. 55 STAT.] 1137

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