1646 TREATY——PACIFIC OCEAN ISLANDS. Dacmmnn 13, 1921.
Treaty between the United States, the British Empire, 17'rance and J a/pan
relati to their insular ssessions and insular dominums in the region 0 the1ga.¢;zi)Ec0cean. glbrtedat Washington, December 13 1921; ratt—· jéation vised by the Senate, with ayeservation and understanding, March 24, 1922; ratixd by the President, June 9, 1923; deposited with the ment of the United States, August 7, 1923; proclaimed, August 21, 1923. · Br rm: Pmusmmrr or rmt Uurrnn Srarms or Aimmoa. A PROCLAMATION. _,f{*g*;, Whereas a Treaty between the United States of America, the Franceand npm. British Empire, France and Japan, relatixgglto their insular possessions P'°°m"‘°· and insular dominions in the region of e Pacific Ocean, was eon— cluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Was on December 13, 1921, the 0 ` al of which Treaty, in the Eng ` and French languages, is word for word as follows: “°"“°°’*·‘“‘ P°""‘”· Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique, The United States of America 1’Em ire Britannique, la France the British Empire, France and et le gapon, J agvan _ .
- ’°"·*’·‘°“’· _ En vue de préserver la lbll a view to the preserva-
énérale et de maintenir eurs tion of the general peace and the droits touchant leurs possessions maintenance of their rights in insulaires ainsi aus leurs domi· relationto theirinsularpossessions nions insulaires ans la zone de and insular dominions in the rel’Océan Pacifique, gion of the Pacific Ocean, Ont décidé de conclure un Have determined to conclude traité a cet eifet et ont désigné a Treaty to this effect and have pour leurs Plénipotentiaires, sa- appointed as their Plenipotenvoir: tiariesz P""“’°°°"“""“· Le Président des Etats-Unis The President of the United d’Amérique: States of America: Charles Evans Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes, Henry Cabot Lodge, Henry Cabot. Lodge, Oscar W. Underwood, Oscar W. Underwood and Elihu Root, citoyens des Elihu Root, citizens of the Etats-Ums; United States; Sa Majesté le Roi du Royaume— His Majesty the King of the Uni de Grande-Bretagne UnitedKin dom ofGreat Britain et d’Irlande et des territoires and Ireland and of the British britanniques au—dela des mers, Dominions beyond the Seas, Em- Empereur des Indes: peror of India: Le Tres-Honorable Arthur The Right Honourable James Balfour, O. M.; Arthur James Balfour, M. P.; Lord President O. M., M. P., Lord du Conseil du Roi; President of His Privy Council; Le Tres·Honorable Baron The Riglht Honourable Lee of Fareham, G. _B. Baron ee of Fareham, E., K. C. B., Premier G. B. E., K. C. B., Lord de 1’Amn·auté; First Lord of I·Iis Ad- 1Dl1`8.l.by' Le Tres-Honorable Sir The Right Honourable Auckland Campbell Sir Auckland Campbell
