Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 54 Part 2.djvu/1283

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. provisions in order to safeguard the peace of the continent, taking into account also the desires of the inhabitants of any of the above- mentioned regions, the committee shall assume the administration of the region attacked or threatened, acting in accordance with the provisions of the said convention. As soon as the con- vention comes into effect, the authority and functions exercised by the committee shall be trans- ferred to the Inter-American Com- mission for Territorial Adminis- tration. Should the need for emergency action be so urgent that action by the committee cannot be awaited, any of the American Republics, individually or jointly with others, shall have the right to act in the manner which its own defense or that of the continent requires. Should this situation arise, the American Republic or Republics taking action shall place the matter before the committee im- mediately, in order that it may consider the action taken and adopt appropriate measures. None of the provisions con- tained in the present Act refers to territories or possessions which are the subject of dispute or claims between European powers and one or more of the Republics of the Americas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Min- isters of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics or their per- sonal representatives, sign and seal the present Final Act. Done in the City of Habana, this thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty, tipulaciones a fin de salvaguardar la paz del Continente, teniendo ademas en cuenta la opini6n de los habitantes de cualquiera de las regiones mencionadas, el Comit6 asumira la administraci6n de la regi6n agredida o amenazada ac- tuando de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en la referida Convenci6n. Tan pronto entre en vigor esta Con- venci6n, la autoridad y funciones ejercidas por el Comit6 seran transferidas a la Comisi6n Intera- mericana de Administraci6n Terri- torial. Si la necesidad de una acci6n de emergencia resultase tan urgente que no hiciera posible el esperar la actuaci6n del Comite, cual- quiera de las Repdblicas Ameri- canas, individualmente o en con- junto con otras, tendri el derecho de actuar en la forma que exige su defensa o la del Continente. Si surgiera esta situaci6n, la Re- piblica o las Republicas actuantes someteran inmediatamente el asun- to al conocimiento del Comit6, para que este pueda considerar las actuaciones y adoptar las medidas adecuadas. Ninguna de las disposiciones que abarca la presente Acta, se refiere a territories o posesiones que son materia de litigio o reclamaci6n entre potencias de Europa y al- gunas de las Repiblicas de America. En testimonio de lo cual, los Ministros de Relaciones Exterio- res de las Repdblicas Americanas o sus Representantes Personales, firman y sellan la presente ACTA FINAL. Hecha en la Habana, a los treinta dias del mes de Julio de mil novecientos cuarenta, en textos Deposit of orlghWa of Ftna Act. 2504