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"(point 2100), situated on the "(2100) situé sur la frontière

"Uganda-German East Africa "frontier about 5 kilometres "southwest of the point where "the River Mavumba cuts this "frontier;

"Thence a line south-east"wards to meet the southern "shore of Lake Mohazi;

"Thence the watershed be"tween the Taruka and the "Mkarange rivers and continuing "southwards to the north-eastern "end of Lake Mugesera;

"Thence the median line of "this lake and continuing south"wards across Lake Ssake to "meet the Kagera;

"Thence the course of the "Kagera downstream to meet the "western boundary of Bugufi;

"Thence this boundary to its "junction with the eastern bound'ary of Urundi;

"Thence the eastern and southern boundary of Urundi to "Lake Tanganyika.

"The frontier described above. "is shown on the attached "British 1: 1.000.000 map G. S. "G. S. 2932. The boundaries of "Bugufi and Urundi are drawn as "shown in the Deutscher "Kolonialatlas (Dietrich-Reimer) "scale 1: 1.000.000 dated 1906.

"ARTICLE 2.

"A Boundary Commission shall "be appointed by His Majesty "the King of the Belgians and "His Britannic Majesty to trace "on the spot the line described in "Article 1 above.

"In case any dispute should "arise in connection with the "work of these Commissioners, "the question shall be referred to

"Uganda-Afrique Orientale "Allemande, à 5 kilomètres en"viron au S. O. du point où la "rivière Mavumba coupe cette "frontière.

"De là, une ligne dans la "direction du sud-est jusqu'à la "rive sud du lac Mohasi;

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"the Council of the League of "Nations, whose decision shall be "final.

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"The final report by the Boundary Commission shall give the "precise description of this "Boundary as actually demarcated on the ground; the neces"sary maps shall be annexed "thereto and signed by the Com"missioners. The report, with "its annexes, shall be made in 'triplicate; one copy shall be 'deposited in the archives of the "League of Nations, one shall be "kept by the Government of His "Majesty the King of the Bel"gians and one by the Govern'ment of His Britannic Majesty.

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"ARTICLE 3.

"The Mandatory shall be re"sponsible for the peace, order "and good government of the "territory, and shall undertake "to promote to the utmost the "material and moral well-being "and the social progress of its "inhatitants.

"ARTICLE 4.

"The Mandatory shall not "establish any military or naval "bases, nor erect any fortifica"tions, nor organise any native "military force in the territory 'except for local police purposes "and for the defence of the ter"ritory.

"ARTICLE 5.

"The Mandatory:

"1) shall provide for the even"tual emancipation of all slaves, "and for as speedy an elimination "of domestic and other slavery as "social conditions will allow;

"2) shall suppress all forms of "slave trade;

"Nations, dont la décision sera "sans appel.

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"Le rapport définitif de la "Commission de délimitation don"nera la description exacte de la "frontière, telle qu'elle aura été "déterminée sur le terrain; les cartes signées par les Commis"saires seront jointes au rapport. "Ce document avec ses annexes, "sera établi en triple exemplaire. "L'un des originaux sera déposé "dans les archives de la Société des 'Nations, le deuxième sera con"servé par le Gouvernement de "Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges et "le troisième par le Gouverne"ment de Sa Majesté Britannique.

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"Concessions for the develop"ment of the natural resources of "the territory shall be granted by "the Mandatory without distinc"tion on grounds of nationality "between the nationals of all "States Members of the League "of Nations, but on such condi"tions as will maintain intact the 'authority of the local Govern"ment.

"Concessions having the char"acter of a general monopoly "shall not be granted. This pro"vision does not affect the right "of the Mandatory to create "monopolies of a purely fiscal "character in the interest of the "territory under mandate, and in "order to provide the territory "with fiscal resources which seem "best suited to the local require"ments; or, in certain cases, to "carry out the development of "natural resources, either directly "by the State, or by a controlled "agency, provided that there "shall result therefrom no monop

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oly of the natural resources for "the benefit of the Mandatory or "his nationals, directly or indi"rectly, nor any preferential ad"vantage which shall be incon"sistent with the economic, com

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"La Puissance mandataire "pratiquera en outre à l'égard de tous les ressortissants des Etats "membres de la Société des Na"tions et dans les mêmes condi"tions qu'à l'égard de ses propres "ressortissants, la liberté du tran"sit et de navigation et une "complète égalité économique, "commerciale et industrielle, excepté pour les travaux et ser"vices publics essentiels qu'elle reste libre d'organiser dans les "termes et conditions qu'elle es"time justes.

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"Les concessions pour le dé"veloppement des ressources natu"relles du territoire seront ac"cordées par le Mandataire, sans "distinction de nationalité entre "les ressortissants des Etats mem"bres de la Société des Nations, "mais de manière à maintenir "intacte l'autorité du gouverne"ment local.

"Il ne sera pas accordé de con"cession ayant le caractère d'un "monopole général. Cette clause "ne fait pas obstacle au droit du "Mandataire de créer des mono"poles d'un caractère purement "fiscal dans l'intérêt du territoire "soumis au mandat et en vue de "procurer au territoire les res

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sources fiscales paraissant le "mieux s'adapter aux besoins. "locaux, ou, dans certains cas, de 'développer des ressources natu"relles soit directement par l'Etat, "soit par un organisme soumis à son contrôle, sous cette réserve 'qu'il n'en résultera directement ou indirectement aucun monopole des ressources naturelles au "bénéfice du Mandataire ou de

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ses ressortissants, ni aucun "avantage préférentiel qui serait "incompatible avec l'égalité éco

"mercial and industrial equality "hereinbefore guaranteed.

"The rights conferred by this "article extend equally to com“panies and associations organ"ized in accordance with the law "of any of the Members of the "League of Nations, subject only "to the requirements of public "order, and on condition of com'pliance with the local law.

"ARTICLE 8.

"The Mandatory shall ensure "in the territory complete free"dom of conscience and the free "exercise of all forms of worship "which are consonant with pub"lic order and morality; mission"aries who are nationals of States “Members of the League of Na"tions shall be free to enter the "territory and to travel and re"side therein, to acquire and "possess property, to erect religious buildings and to open "schools throughout the territory; "it being understood, however, "that the Mandatory shall have "the right to exercise such con"trol as may be necessary for the "maintenance of public order and "good government, and to take "all measures required for such "control.

"ARTICLE 9.

"The Mandatory shall apply "to the territory any general in"ternational conventions applic"able to contiguous territories.

“ARTICLE 10.

"The Mandatory shall have "full powers of administration "and legislation in the area sub"ject to the mandate: this area "shall be administered in accord"ance with the laws or the Man

"nomique, commerciale et indus"trielle ci-dessus garantie.

"Les droits conférés par le "présent article s'étendent égale"ment aux Sociétés et Associa"tions organisées suivant les lois "des Etats membres de la Société "des Nations, sous réserve seule"ment des nécessités d'ordre pu"blic et de l'observation de la "législation locale.

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"ARTICLE 8.

"La Puissance mandataire as"surera, dans l'étendue du terri"toire, la pleine liberté de con"science et le libre exercice de tous les cultes, qui ne sont contraires ni à l'ordre public ni 'aux bonnes moeurs; elle donnera “à tous les missionnaires ressor'tissants de tout Etat membre de "la Société des Nationes, la "faculté de pénétrer, de circuler "et de résider dans le territoire, "d'y acquérir et posséder des "propriétés, d'y élever des bâti"ments dans un but religieux et "d'y ouvrir des écoles, étant en"tendu, toutefois, que le manda"taire aura le droit d'exercer tel "contrôle qui pourra être néces"saire pour le maintien de l'ordre 'public et d'une bonne adminis"tration, et de prendre à cet effet "toutes mesures utiles.

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