2214 AGREEMENT—AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Novmtmm 26, .1924. mbgibgégfgjgmwg (3) Debts owing to American citiaens by the Austrian and/or gréigznqngan or tw: the Hungarian Governments or by the1r nationals. ARTICLE II. °°“*°“‘ Should the Commissioner for ani cause be unable to discharge his functions, a successor shall be c osen in the same manner that he was selected. The Commissioner shall hold a session at Wash- ington within two months after the coming into force of the present agreement. He may {ix the time and the place of subsequent ses- sions according to convenience. All claims shall be presented to the Commissioner within one year from the date on which he holds the first semion required by the foregoing provision. pARTICLE III. kkgwrd. ew. w be The Commissioner shall cause to be kept an accurate record °°‘ of the questions and cases submitted and correct minutes of pro- ceedings. To this end each of the Governments may appoint a secretary and these secretaries shall act together as joint secretaries and sha i be subject to the direction of the Commissioner. ARTICLE IV. Ame ¤¤<1 <=¤¤¤¤¤1- The three Governments may designate agents and counsel who may present oral or written arguments to t e Commissioner under suc conditions as he mail prescribe. ?*°°•°d*¤¤· The Commissioner sh receive and consider all written state- ments or documents which may be {presented to him, in accordance with rules which he may prescribe, y or on behalf of the respective _ _ Governments in support of or in answer to any claim. m1§?_‘g§°g“,,g’;a§;_*“* The Governments of Austria and Hungary shall be notified of all claims filed with the Commissioner and shall be givem such period of time ai the glooiéimissioner shall by rule determine in which to answer any c aim . · F’°““"’ °"’°°"‘°“· The decisions of the Commissioner shall be accepted as final and binding upon the three Governments. ARTICLE V. P¤!¤¤¤*•>¥•¤>¤¤¤==· Each Government shall pay its own expenses, including the com- pensation of the secretary appointed by it and that of its agent and counsel. All other expenses which bg their nature are a char e on the three Governments including t e compensation of the %Jom· missioner and such employees as he may appoint to assist him in the performance of his duties shall be bome one-half by the Government of the United States and one-half by the Governments of Austria ` and Hungary in equal moieties. ARTICLE VI. unaaxive ¤¤ mince- This agreement shall be ratified in accordance with the constitu- °°' tional forms of the contracting parties and shall come into force on the date of the exchalpée of ratifications. · Simms- IN FAITH WHE OF, the above named pleni§tentiaries have si%:d the present agreement and have hereunto a ed their seals. ne in triplicate at the City of Washington this twenty·sixth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four. Cmuns Evans Huems san. Enom Pxocumx san. L.&szr.6 Széomimrx sur.
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