2654 PERSONAL STATUS, ETC., OF NATIONALS-PERSIA. intestat, partage et liquidation; et en general, Ie droit de famille, les ressortissants non-mussulmans des Etats-Unis en Perse seront soumis a leurs lois nationaies. Si, toutefois, pour lesdites questions les tribunaux persans etaient saisis par une des parties, Iesdits tribunaux seraient tenus d'appliquer les lois americaines. Pour faciliter la tache des tribunaux persans dans les cas susmen- tionnes, les autorites competentes americaines fourniront, en cas de besoin, les renseignements nccessaires relntifs aux lois americnines. Je serais heureux d'ayoir confirmation de notre entente sur ces points. VeuilJez agreer, Monsieur Ie Ministre, l'assurance de 111n haute consideration. SON EXCELLENCl'~ MONSIEUR HOFFMAN PmLIl', A-linistre des Etuts- Unis d' Amerique, Teheran. ['l 'ranslatiolll F. PAKREVAX. TEHERAN, July 11,1028. ~IH MINISTER, Agreement by Persia. Referring to the notes <,stablishing the provisional stipulations relative to diplomatic, ('onsulnr, customs, and other relations hetween Persia and the United Stut('s of America, exchanged on I\Jay 14, 1928, I have the honor, in the nn-me of my Government, to make the follow- ing statement of my understanding of the results attained by our conversations concerning the question of personal status, held in conformity with the stipulation specified in subparagraph 4 of para- graph 2 of the said notes. Whereas Persian nationals in the United States of America enjov most-favored-nation treatment in the matter of personal status, and, "Thereas the said question will be definitiH'ly settled betwe('n the two states by the establishmcnt convcntion, it is understood that in the said matter of personal status, that is, with regard to all questions concerning marriage and conjugal community rights, diYorce, judicial separation, dowry, paternity, affilintion, adoption, cupucity of per- sons, majorit.y, guardianship, trusteeship, and interdict.ion; in I'(-'gard to movable property, the right of succession by will or ab intestato, dis- tribution, and settlement; and, in geneml, family law, non-Moslem nationals of the United States in Persia shall be subject to their national laws. If, however, with respect to the said questions, one of the parties should bring a matter before the Persian courts, the said courts would be obliged to apply American laws. In order to facilitate the task of the Persian courts in the nhoye- mentioned cases, the competent American authorities shull furni~h, in case of need, the necessary information relatiye to American htws. I shall be glad to have confirmation of our under'standing Oll tlu'se points. Please accept, Mr. Minister, the assurance of my high ('onsitil'l'ation. }~. PAKUEVAN HIS EXCELLEN4;)Y ~lR. HOFFMAN PHILIP, Minister of the United State8, Teheran. [No. 201
