1696 ARBITRATION AG -—GREAT BRITAIN. JUNE 23, 1923. effective upon the date of the excha.nge_of ratihcations which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. inseam. Done in dupliézate, this ugventy-third day of· June, one thousand nine hundred an twenty- ee. [snan.] Cnanrns Evans Hnenns [anu,.] A. Gnnnns ansnesmss •x- And whereas the said Agreement has been duly ratified on both °""'°‘ parts, and the ratiiications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the twenty-mnth day of December, one thousand nine hun ed and twenty-three; _ _ rnsumaar Now, therefore, be it known that I, Calvin e, President of the United States of America, have caused the said ent to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereo , may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be _ Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-nmth day of December‘ in the year o our Lord one thousand nine hundred [snare] and twentv-three, and of the Indtegendence of the United States of America the one himdr and forty-eighth. _ Carvirz Coounen By the President: Cnannns E. Huorms Secretary of State. hgnnogmg-, D [Excmman or Nous.] [The Secretary of State to the Ambassador of Great Britain.] Dnranrunm or Srarn, Washington, June 28, 1928. ¤ n connec ion wi e signing y o an en or e renew Fr¤mS•¤r•¤ry IE? ‘thth ' toda f agreem tf th lfth °°‘°° Convention of Arbitration concluded between the United States anal (Crea: Britain, April 4, 1908, and renewed from time to time, I have the honor in pursuance of our informal conversations, to state the following understanding which I shall be glad to have you confirm on behalf of your Government. On February 24 last the President proplosed to the Senate that it consent under certain stated conditions to the ad esion by the United States to the Protocol of December 16, 1920, under which the Permanent Court of International Justice had been created at The Hague. As the Senate does not convene in its regular session untll December next action upon this proposal will necessarily be delayed. In the event that the Senate gives its assent to the proposal, I understand that the British Government will not be averse to consideringa modification of the Convention of Arbitration which we are renewing, or the making of a separate agreement, providing for the reference of disputes mentioned in the Convention to the Permanent Court of International Justice. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurance of my highest consideration. Cnannns E. Huorms The Right Honorable Sir Aucxmun Gmnnns, G. C. M. G., K. C. B., Ambassador of Great Britain. [The Ambassador of Great Britain to the Secretary of State.] W h Bzirrgn }§mnassr, gm 523. as mg on une 8 ‘ t., . ., 23,199. mz l"¤¤¤ B¤¤=¤ M11- have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of today’s date in ' which you were so good as to inform me, in connection with the renewal of the Arbitration Convention of April 4th, 1908, between Great Britain and the
