mission provided by the Treaty of September 15, 1914, are to be designated will be extended from July 22, 1915, to January 1. 1916. The present exchange of notes is considered by my Government as sanctioning the said extension of time. Be pleased to aceept, Mr. Secretary of State, the assurances of my high consideration. His Excellency The Honorable ROBERT LANSING Secretary of State of the United States. 1918. JUSSERAND AGREEMENT EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE ARBITRATION CONVEN- Signed at Washington February 27, 1918; ratification advised by (Treaty Series, No. 631; 40 Statutes at Large, 1616.) ARTICLES. 1. Extends 1908 convention five years. | II. Ratification. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic, desiring to extend for another five years the period during which the arbitration convention concluded between them on February 10, 1908, and extended by the agreement concluded between the two Governments on February 13, 1913, shall remain in force, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States, and J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of the French Republic to the United Sates, to conclude the following agreement: ARTICLE I. The Convention of Arbitration of February 10, 1908,1 between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic, the duration of which by Article III thereof was fixed at a period of five years from the date of the exchange of ratifications, which period, by the agreement of February 13, 1913, between the two Governments was extended for five years from February 27, 1913, is hereby extended and continued in force for the further period of five years from February 27, 1918. ARTICLE II. The present agreement 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 the President of the French Republic, For text see Vol. I, p. 549. For text see p. 2586. 259 2592 in accordance with the Constitutional laws of France, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. Done in duplicate in the English and French languages at Washington, this 27th day of February, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. ROBERT LANSING. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] 1918. CONVENTION PROVIDING FOR RECIPROCAL MILITARY SERVICE. Signed at Washington September 3, 1918; ratification advised by the Senate September 19, 1918; ratified by the President September 26, 1918; ratified by France October 15, 1918; ratifications exchanged at Washington November 8, 1918; proclaimed November 11, 1918. (Treaty Series, No. 636; 40 Statutes at Large, 1629.) ARTICLES. I. Applies enlistment laws of each country to citizens of the other resident therein. II. Time limit for choosing service under own flag. III. Certificates of exemption. V. Nationality preserved. The President of the United States of America and the President of the French Republic, being convinced that for the better prosecution of the present war it is desirable that American citizens in France and citizens of France in the United States shall either return to their own country to perform military service in its army or shall serve in the army of the country in which they remain, have resolved to enter into a Convention to that end and have accordingly appointed as their Plenipotentiaries the President of the United States of America, Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States, and the President of the French Republic, J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the fol lowing Articles: ARTICLE I. All male citizens of the United States in France and all male citizens of France in the United States shall, unless before the time limited by this Convention they enlist or enroll in the forces of their own country or return to the United States or France, respectively, for the purpose of military service, be subject to military service and entitled to exemption or discharge therefrom under the laws and regulations from time to time in force, of the country in which they are: Provided, that in respect to citizens of the United States in France, the ages for military service shall be the ages specified in the laws of the United States prescribing compulsory military service, and in respect to citizens of France in the United States the ages for military service shall be for the time being twenty to forty-four years, both inclusive. ARTICLE II. Citizens of the United States and citizens of France within the age limits aforesaid who desire to enter the military service of their own country must enlist or enroll or must leave France or the United States as the case may be for the purpose of military service in their own country before the expiration of sixty days after the date of the exchange of ratifications of this Convention, if liable to military service in the country in which they are at said date: or if not so liable, then before the expiration of thirty days after the time when liability shall accrue; or as to those holding certificates of exemption under Article III of this Convention, before the expiration of thirty days after the date on which any such certificate becomes inoperative unless sooner renewed; or as to those who apply for certificates of exemption under Article III, and whose applications are refused, then before the expiration of thirty days after the date of such refusal, unless the application be sooner granted. ARTICLE III. The Government of the United States and the Government of the French Republic may, through their respective diplomatic representatives, issue certificates of exemption from military service to citizens of the United States in France and citizens of France in the United States, respectively, upon application or otherwise. within sixty days from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this Convention or within thirty days from the date when such citizens become liable to military service in accordance with Article I: Provided, that the applications be made or the certificates be granted prior to their entry into the military service of either country. Such certificates may be special or general, temporary or conditional, and may be modified, renewed, or revoked in the discretion of the government granting them. Persons holding such certificates shall so long as the certificates are in force, not be liable to military service in the country in which they are. ARTICLE IV. The Government of the United States and the Government of the French Republic will. respectively, so far as possible facilitate the return of citizens of France and of the United States who may desire to return to their own country for military service, but shall not be responsible for providing transport or the cost of transport for such persons. ARTICLE V. No citizen of either country who, under the provisions of this Convention enters the military service of the other shall, by reason of such service, be considered, after this Convention shall have expired or after his discharge, to have lost his nationality or to be under any allegiance to the United States or to France, as the case may be. ARTICLE VI, The present Convention shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, and by the President of the French Republic, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at Paris as soon as possible. It shall come into operation on the date on which the ratifications are exchanged and shall remain in force until the expiration of sixty days after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice of termination to the other. Whereupon any citizen of either country incorporated into the military service of the other under this Convention shall be as soon as possible discharged therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention and have affixed thereto their seals. DONE in duplicate at Washington, the 3rd day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. ROBERT LANSING. [SEAL.] JUSSERAND 1919. [SEAL.] AGREEMENT MODIFYING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONVENTION OF NAVIGATION AND COMMERCE OF JUNE 24, 1822. Signed at Washington July 17, 1919; ratification advised by the Senate August 8, 1919; ratified by the President December 8, 1920; ratified by France August 31, 1919; ratifications exchanged at Washington January 10, 1921; proclaimed January 12, 1921. (Treaty Series, No. 650; 41 Statutes at Large, 1723.) ARTICLES. I. Modifies and replaces Article VII of treaty of 1822. II. Ratification; effect. | II. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic, being desirous of modifying the provisions of Article VII of the Convention of Navigation and Commerce concluded between them on June 24, 1822, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: The Honorable Frank L. Polk, Acting Secretary of State of the United States, and His Excellency Mr. J. J. Jusserand, Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, Ambassador of France at Washington, To conclude the following Agreement: ARTICLE I. It is agreed between the High Contracting Parties that Article VII, of the Convention of Navigation and Commerce, concluded between the Government of the United States and the Government of France on June 24, 1822,1 shall be modified and replaced by the following: "The present temporary Convention shall be in force for two years from the first day of October next, and even after the expiration of that term, until the conclusion of a definitive treaty, or until one of the parties shall have declared its intention to renounce it; which declaration shall be made at least three months before hand. And in case the present arrangement should remain without such declaration of its discontinuance by either party, the extra duties specified in the 1st and 2d articles, shall, from the expiration of the said two years, be, on both sides, diminished by one-fourth of their whole amount, and, afterwards by one-fourth of the said amount from year to year, so long as neither party shall have declared the intention of renouncing it as above stated." ARTICLE II. The present Agreement 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 the President of the French Republic, and shall become effective upon the exchange of ratifications which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. Done in duplicate at Washington in the English and French languages this 17th day of July one thousand nine hundred and nine teen. [SEAL.] FRANK L. POLK [SEAL.] JUSSERAND For text see Vol. I, p. 522. |