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 TREATIES January 31, 1940 [T. 8. 9691 Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States of America and Switzerland. Signed at Bern January 31, 1940; ratification advised by the Senate of the United States November 26, 1940; ratified by the President of the United States December 20, 1940; ratified by Switzerland February 4, 1941; ratifications exchanged at Washington April 8, 1941; proclaimed by the President of the United States April 11, 1941. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Supplementary Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Switzerland was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Bern on the thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty, the original of which Supple- mentary Treaty, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY TO THE TRAITE ADDITIONNEL AU TRAITE EXTRADITION TREATY BE- D'EXTRADITION ENTRE LES TWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE ET LA AMERICA AND SWITZERLAND. SUISSE. The President of the United Le President des Etats-Unis States of America d'Am6rique and et the Swiss Federal Council, le Conseil F6edral Suisse, animated by the desire to assure animes du desir d'assurer une better administration of justice meilleure administration de la and to suppress crime on their ter- justice et de r6primer les crimes ritory and under their jurisdiction, sur leur territoire et sous leur have resolved to conclude a sup- juridiction, ont r6solu de conclure plementary treaty enlarging the un trait6 additionnel elargissant la list of crimes or offenses which are liste des crimes ou d6lits donnant extraditable under the treaties lieu A extradition en vertu des concluded respectively May 14, trait6s conclus respectivement le 1900 'l and January 10,1935, 12 1 be- 14 mai 1900 et le 10 janvier 1935 tween the United States of Amer- entre les Etats-Unis d'Am4rique ica and Switzerland and have et la Suisse et ont nomm6 pour Plenipotentiarie named as their Plenipotentiaries: leurs Plenipotentiaires, savoir: The President of the United Le President des Etats-Unis States of America: Mr. Leland d'Amerique: Monsieur Leland Harrison, Envoy extraordinary Harrison, Envoy6 extraordinaire i [Treaty Series 354; 31 Stat. 1928.] [Treaty Series 889; 49 Stat. 3192.] 1140 [55 STAT.

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