In consideration, however, of the undertakings of the United States as set forth in Article VIII, the Government of Canada shall pay to the Government of the United States the sum of two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) in currency of the United States. Should this sum prove insufficient to cover the cost of such undertakings one-half of the excess of such cost over the said sum shall, if the expenditure be incurred within five years of the coming into force of the present convention, be paid by the Government of Canada.

ARTICLE XI

No diversion shall henceforth be made of any waters from the Lake of the Woods watershed to any other watershed except by authority of the United States or the Dominion of Canada within their respective territories and with the approval of the International Joint Commission.

ARTICLE XII

The present convention shall be ratified in accordance with the constitutional methods of the high contracting parties and shall take effect on the exchange of the ratifications, which shall take place at Washington or Ottawa as soon as possible.

In faith whereof the above named plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention and affixed thereto their respective seals.

Done in duplicate at Washington, the 24th day of February, 1925. [SEAL] CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. [SEAL] ERNEST LAPOINTE.

PROTOCOL ACCOMPANYING CONVENTION TO REGULATE THE LEVEL OF LAKE

OF THE WOODS

At the moment of signing the convention between the United States of America, and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of the Dominion of Canada, regarding the regulation of the level of Lake of the Woods, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have agreed as follows:

1. The plans of the necessary works for the enlargement of the outflow capacity of the outlets of Lake of the Woods provided for in Article VII of the convention, as well as of the necessary works and dams for controlling and regulating the outflow of the water, shall be referred to the International Lake of the Woods Control Board for an engineering report upon the suitability and sufficiency for the purpose of permitting the discharge of not less than forty-seven thousand cubic feet of water per second (47,000 c. f. s.) when the level of the lake is at elevation 1061 sea level datum. Any disagreement between the members of the International Lake of the Woods Control Board in regard to the matters so referred shall be immediately submitted by the board to the International Joint Commission whose decision shall be final.

2. Should it become necessary to set up a special tribunal to determine the cost of the acquisition of the flowage easement in the United States provided for in Article VIII of the convention, the Government of Canada shall be afforded an opportunity to be represented thereon. Should the cost be determined by means of the usual judicial procedure in the United States, the Government of Canada shall be given the privilege of representation by counsel in connection therewith.

3. Since Canada is incurring extensive financial obligations in connection with the protective works and measures provided for in the United States along the shores of Lake of the Woods and the banks of Rainy River, under Article VIII of the convention, the plans, together with the estimates of cost, of all such protective works and measures as the Government of the United States may propose to construct or provide for within five years of the coming into force of the convention shall be referred to the International Lake of the Woods Control Board for an engineering report upon their suitability and sufficiency for the purpose of the regulation of the level of the lake under the convention. Any disagreement between the members of the International Lake of the Woods Control Board in regard to the matters so referred shall be immediately submitted by the board to the International Joint Commission whose decision shall be final.

4. In order to ensure the fullest measure of coöperation between the International Lake of the Woods Control Board and the Canadian Lake of the Woods Control Board provided for in Article III of the convention, the Government of Canada will appoint one member of the Canadian Board as its representative on the International Board.

5. Until the outlets of Lake of the Woods have been enlarged in accordance with Article VII of the convention, the upper limit of the ordinary range in the levels of the lake provided for in Article IV of the convention shall be elevation 1060.5 sea level datum, and the International Lake of the Woods Control Board may advise the Canadian Lake of the Woods Control Board in respect of the rate of total discharge of water from the lake which may be permitted.

In faith whereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed the present protocol and affixed thereto their respective seals.

Done in duplicate at Washington the 24th day of February, 1925.

[SEAL] CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.

[SEAL] ERNEST LAPOINTE.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT IN CUSTOMS MATTERS1

Exchange of notes between Eduard Benĕs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and J. C. White, American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Prague, October 29, 1923 It is agreeable to the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic as it is agreeable to the Government of the United States pending the conclusion of the proposed general treaty to maintain the commercial relations between the United States and the Czechoslovak Republic on a basis of unconditional most-favored-nation treatment, whereby the products of each country will be admitted to importation into the territories of the other on terms not less favorable with respect to valuation, import duties and other similar charges, than the products of any other country, that similarly in the matter of exportation, treatment not less favorable will be accorded with respect to valuation, export duties and other similar charges and also that in the matter of licensing, each government so far as it maintains the system of licensing, will assure to the commerce of the other treatment as favorable as may be accorded to the commerce of any other country.

The most-favored-nation treatment which is hereby agreed upon shall become operative on the day of November 5th, 1923, and shall continue until January 1st, 1925, nevertheless, either the United States or the Czechoslovak Republic may discontinue such treatment to the commerce of the other country provided it shall thirty days before such discontinuance give to the other notice of its intention.

The United States will not invoke the provisions of this agreement to obtain the advantages of any special arrangements which have been or shall be concluded between the Czechoslovak Republic and Austria or Hungary in pursuance of the economic clauses of the treaties of peace with Austria and with Hungary, and it is understood that the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic will not invoke the provisions of this agreement to obtain the advantages which are or may be accorded by the United States to the commerce of Cuba or which are or may be reserved to the commerce of the United States with any of its dependencies and the Panama Canal Zone under existing or future laws.

1 U. S. Treaty Series, No. 673-A.

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By an exchange of notes at Prague, Dec. 5, 1924, this agreement was "prolonged as from the exchange of the present notes until the conclusion of a definitive treaty of commerce," under the reservation that this agreement may be denounced by either party on thirty days' notice. (U. S. Treaty Series, No. 705.)

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT IN CUSTOMS MATTERS1 Exchange of notes between Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of State, and J. C. Ariza, Minister of the Dominican Republic, Washington, September 25, 1924

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These conversations have disclosed a mutual understanding between the two governments which is that, in respect to import, export and other duties and charges affecting commerce, as well as in respect to transit, warehousing and other facilities, the United States will accord to the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Republic will accord to the United States, its territories and possessions, unconditional most-favored-nation treatment.

It is understood that

No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into or disposition in the United States, its territories or possessions, of any articles the produce or manufacture of the Dominican Republic than are or shall be payable on like articles the produce or manufacture of any foreign country;

No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into or disposition in the Dominican Republic of any articles the produce or manufacture of the United States, its territories or possessions than are or shall be payable on like articles the produce or manufacture of any foreign country;

Similarly, no higher or other duties shall be imposed in the United States, its territories or possessions, or in the Dominican Republic on the exportation of any articles to the other, or to any territory or possession of the other, than are payable on the exportation of like articles to any foreign country;

Every concession with respect to any duty or charge affecting commerce now accorded or that may hereafter be accorded by the United States or by the Dominican Republic, by law, proclamation, decree or commercial treaty or agreement, to the products of any third country will become immediately applicable without request and without compensation to the commerce of the Dominican Republic and of the United States, its territories and possessions, respectively:

Provided that this understanding does not relate to

(1) The treatment which the United States accords or may hereafter accord to the commerce of Cuba or any of the territories or possessions of the United States or the Panama Canal Zone, or to the treatment which is or may hereafter be accorded to the commerce of the United States with any of its territories or possessions or to the commerce of its territories or possessions with one another;

1U. S. Treaty Series, No. 700.

(2) Prohibitions or restrictions of a sanitary character or designed to protect human, animal or plant life or regulations for the enforcement of police or revenue laws.

The present arrangement shall become operative on the day of signature and, unless sooner terminated by mutual agreement, shall continue in force until thirty days after notice of its termination shall have been given by either party; but should either party be prevented by future action of its legislature from carrying out the terms of this arrangement, the obligations thereof shall thereupon lapse.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN ESTHONIA AND THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING 1 MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT IN CUSTOMS MATTERS

Exchange of notes between Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of State, and A. Piip, Minister of Esthonia, Washington, March 2, 1925; ratification by Esthonian Parliament notified to Government of United States, August 1, 1925

These conversations have disclosed a mutual understanding between the two governments which is that, in respect to import, export and other duties and charges affecting commerce, as well as in respect to transit, warehousing and other facilities and the treatment of commercial travelers' samples, the United States will accord to Esthonia and Esthonia will accord to the United States, its territories and possessions, unconditional mostfavored-nation treatment; and that in the matter of licensing or prohibitions of imports or exports, the United States and Esthonia, respectively, so far as they at any time maintain such a system, will accord to the commerce of the other treatment as favorable, with respect to commodities, valuations and quantities, as may be accorded to the commerce of any other country. It is understood that

No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into or disposition in the United States, its territories or possessions, of any articles the produce or manufacture of Esthonia than are or shall be payable on like articles the produce or manufacture of any foreign country:

No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into or disposition in Esthonia of any articles the produce or manufacture of the United States, its territories or possessions, than are or shall be payable on like articles the produce or manufacture of any foreign country:

Similarly, no higher or other duties shall be imposed in the United States, its territories or possessions, or in Esthonia on the exportation of any articles to the other or to any territory or possession of the other, than are payable on the exportation of like articles to any foreign country:

1 U. S. Treaty Series, No. 722.