Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume III

Treaty Series No. 826

Conciliation Treaty Between the United States of America and Luxemburg, Signed at Luxemburg, April 6, 1929 ⁶

The President of the United States of America

and

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg,

Being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to advance the cause of general peace,

Have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries,

• The President of the United States of America,
• Mr. Edward Lyndal Reed, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the United States of America
• Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg,
• Mr. Joseph Bech, Minister of State and President of Government,

Who, having communicated to one another their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles:

Article 1

Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Luxemburg of whatever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a permanent International Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding article; the High Contracting Parties agree not to resort, with respect to each other, to any act of force during the investigation to be made by the commission and before its report is handed in.

Article 2

The International Commission shall be composed of five members, to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country, by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by common agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that he shall not be a citizen of either country. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions.

The International Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment.

Article 3

In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed to adjust a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Commission may, however, spontaneously by unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request their cooperation in the investigation.

The High Contracting Parties agree to furnish the Permanent International Commission with all the means and facilities required for its investigation and report.

The report of the Commission shall be completed within one year after the date on which it shall declare its investigation to have begun, unless the High Contracting Parties shall shorten or extend the time by mutual agreement. The report shall be prepared in triplicate; one copy shall be presented to each Government, and the third retained by the Commission for its files.

The High Contracting Parties reserve the right to act independently on the subject matter of the dispute after the report of the Commission shall have been submitted.

Article 4

The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg in accordance with the constitutional law of Luxemburg.

The ratifications shall be exchanged at Luxemburg as soon as possible, and the treaty shall take effect on the date of the exchange of the ratifications. It shall thereafter remain in force continuously unless and until terminated by one year’s written notice given by either High Contracting Party to the other.

In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty in duplicate in the English and French languages, both texts having equal force, and hereunto affix their seals.

Done at Luxemburg, in duplicate, this sixth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.

[seal]

Edward Lyndal Reed

[seal]

Bech

6. In English and French; French text not printed. Ratification advised by the Senate, May 22 (legislative day of May 16), 1929; ratified by the President, May 28, 1929; ratified by Luxemburg, August 30, 1930; ratifications exchanged at Luxemburg, September 2, 1930; proclaimed by the President, September 8, 1930.