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tion and legislation in the area subject to the mandate. This area shall be administered in accordance with the laws of the Mandatory as an integral part of his territory and subject to the above provisions.

The Mandatory shall therefore be at liberty to apply his laws to the territory subject to the mandate, with such modifications as may be required by local conditions, and to constitute the territory into a customs, fiscal or administrative union or federation with the adjacent territories under his sovereignty or control; provided always that the measures adopted to that end do not infringe the provisions of this mandate.

10. The Mandatory shall make to the Council of the League of Nations an annual report to the satisfaction of the Council. This report shall contain full information con. cerning the measures taken to apply the provisions of this mandate.

11. The consent of the Council of the League of Nations is required for any modification of the terms of the present mandate.

12. The Mandatory agrees that, if any dispute whatever should arise between the Mandatory and another member of the League of Nations relating to the interpretation or the application of the provisions of the mandate, such dispute, if it cannot be settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of International Justice provided for by Article 14 of the Covenant of the League of Nations.

The present instrument shall be deposited in original in the archives of the League of Nations. Certified copies shall be forwarded by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations to all members of the League.

Done at London, the 20th day of July, 1922.

APPENDIX.

Togoland Franco-British Declaration.

The undersigned:

Viscount MILNER, Secretary of State for the Colonies of the British Empire,

M. HENRY SIMON, Minister for the Colonies of the French Republic, have agreed to determine the frontier separating the territories of Togoland placed respectively under the authority of their Govern ments, as it is traced on the map, Sprigade 1 : 200,000, annexed to the present declaration(3), and defined in the description in three articles also annexed hereto.

London, July 10, 1919.

MILNER.
HENRY SIMON.

(4) The original 1: 200,000 map is attached to the signed Declaration.

Description of the Franco-British Frontier marked on Sprigade's Map of Togoland, Scale 1: 200,000.

Art. 1.-The frontier will run eastwards from the pillar erected at the point of junction of the three colonies of Haute Volta, Gold Coast and Togoland in about latitude 11° 8' 33" to the unnamed watercourse shown on the map to the east of this pillar.

The frontier will run thence as follows :

(1.) Along this unnamed watercourse to its confluence with the Kulapalogo;

(2.) Thence by the course of the Punokobo to its source;

(3.) Thence in a south-westerly direction to meet the River Biankuri, which downstream is named the Njimoant and the Mochole, which it follows to its confluence with the Kulugona;

(4.) From the confluence of the Mochole and the Kulugona the frontier will follow in a southerly direction a line to be fixed on the ground to point 390 near the junction of the streams Nabuleg and Gboroch ;

(5.) Thence a line running in a south-easterly direction to the Manjo so as to leave the village of Jambule to France and that of Bungpurk to Great Britain;

(6.) Thence downstream the course of the Manjo to its confluence with the Kunkumbu;

(7.) Thence the course of the Kunkumbu to its confluence with the Oti;

(8.) Thence the course of the Oti to its confluence with the Dakpe: (9.) Thence the Dakpe upstream to the boundary between the two old German districts of Mangu-Yendi and Sokode-Bassari ;

(10.) The frontier will follow this administrative boundary southwest to regain the Oti;

(11.) Thence the course of the Oti to its confluence with the Kakassi ;

(12.) Thence the course of the Kakassi upstream to its confluence with the Kentau;

(13.) Thence the course of the Kentau to its junction with the tribal boundary between the Konkomba and the Bitjem;

(14.) Thence southwards a line following generally this tribal boundary so as to leave the villages of Natagu, Napari and Bobotiwe to Great Britain and those of Kujunle and Bisukpabe to France;

(15.) Following this boundary to a point situated about 14 kilom. north of the confluence of the Kula and the Mamale;

(16.) Thence the Mamale upstream to its junction with the road from Nabugem to Bpadjebe;

(17.) Thence a line southwards to meet the River Bonolo so as to leave Bpadjebe to France;

(18.) Thence downstream the Rivers Bonolo and Tankpa to the confluence of the latter with the Nabol;

(19.) Thence the River Nabol upstream to the junction of the tribal boundary between the Konkomba and the Bitjem;

(20.) Thence southwards a line following generally this tribal boundary to the summit of Kusangnaeli;

(21.) Thence a line to reach the confluence of the Tunkurma and the Mo, following generally the course of the Kuji and the Tunkurma; (22.) Thence the course of the Mo (Mola) downstream, following the southern boundary of the Dagbon country to its junction with an unnamed affluent on the left bank at a point shown on the map near longitude 0° 20' East;

(23.) Thence a line from this confluence running generally south-east to the confluence of the Bassa and Kue, following as far as possible the course of the Mo (Moo);

(24.) Thence the course of the Kue upstream to the bend formed by this river at a distance of about 2 kilom. south-west of Kueda;

(25.) Thence a line running southwards following the watershed between the Bunatje, the Tschai and the Dibom on the west and the Kue and the Asuokoko on the east to the hill situated about 1 kilom. west of the Maria Falls, leaving the village of Schiare to Great Britain and that of Kjirina to France and cutting the road from Dadiasse (which remains British) to Bismarckburg (which remains French) near point 760;

(26.) From the hill situated to the west of the Maria Falls a line to reach the Asuokoko, which it follows to its confluence with the River Balagbo;

(27.) Thence Bendjabe;

a line running generally southwards to Mount

(28.) Thence a line following the crest which runs southwards, then, cutting the Wawa, reaches point 850 situated north of Kitschibo ; (29.) From point 850 a line running approximately southwards to the Tomito mountain;

(30.) Thence a line running south-south-westwards and, cutting the River Onana, reaches the watershed between the Odjabi and the Sassa, then continuing south-south-westwards, cutting the River Daji between the Odjabi and the Sassa, reaches the summit of Awedjegbe;

(31.) From this point it follows the watershed between the Ebanda or Wadjakli on the west and the Seblawu and Nubui on the east, then cuts the latter river at a point situated about 1 kilom. east of Apegame; (32.) Thence a line to the watershed of the Agumassato hills which it follows to the Akpata hills:

(33.) Thence a line running south-west to the confluence of the Tsi and the Edjiri;

(34.) Thence a line following generally the southern tribal boundary of the Agome to a point situated on the watershed about 2 kilom. south of Moltke Peak;

(35.) Thence a line running generally southwards following the watershed to the Fiamekito hills, which it leaves to reach the River Damitsi ;

(36.) Thence the River Damitsi to its confluence with the Todschie (or Wuto);

(37.) Thence the River Todschie to the boundary of the lands of the village of Botoe, which it passes on the east so as to leave it wholly to Great Britain;

(38.) Thence the road from Botoe to Batome to the western limit of the latter village;

(39.) Thence the line passes south of Batome so as to leave this village in its entirety to France;

(40.) From south of Batome the boundary runs to the point of junction of the present boundary of the Gold Coast Colony (parallel 6° 20′ North) and the River Magbawi;

(41.) Thence it follows, to the sea, the present frontier as laid down in the Anglo-German Convention of the 1st July, 1890. However, where the Lome-Akepe road by way of Degbokovhe crosses the present frontier south of latitude 6o 10' North and west of longitude 1° 14' East of Greenwich, the new frontier shall run 1 kilom. south-west of this road, so as to leave it entirely in French territory.

2.-(1.) It is understood that at the time of the local delimitation of the frontier, where the natural features to be followed are not indicated in the above description, the Commissioners of the two Governments will, as far as possible, but without changing the attribution of the villages named in Article 1, lay down the frontier in accordance with natural features (rivers, hills, or watersheds).

The Boundary Commissioners shall be authorised to make such minor modifications of the frontier line as may appear to them

necessary in order to avoid separating villages from their agricultural lands. Such deviations shall be clearly marked on special maps and submitted for the approval of the two Governments. Pending such approval, the deviations shall be provisionally recognised and respected. (2.) As regards the roads mentioned in Article 1, only those which are shown upon the annexed map(4) shall be taken into consideration in the delimitation of the frontier.

(3.) Where the frontier follows a waterway, the median line of the waterway shall be the boundary.

(4.) It is understood that if the inhabitants living near the frontier should, within a period of six months from the completion of the local delimitation, express the intention to settle in the regions placed under French authority, or, inversely, in the regions placed under British authority, no obstacle will be placed in the way of their so doing, and they shall be granted the necessary time to gather in standing crops, and generally to remove all the property of which they are the legitimate owners.

3.-(1.) The map to which reference is made in the description of the frontier is Sprigade's map of Togoland on the scale 1:200.000, of which the following sheets have been used :

Sheet A 1. Sansane-Mangu: date of completion, the 1st July, 1907.
Sheet B 1. Jendi: date of completion, the 1st October, 1907.
Bismarckburg date of completion, the 1st December,
1906.
Kete-Kratschi

Sheet C1.

Sheet D1.

Sheet E1.

Sheet E 2.

1905.

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date of completion, the 1st December,

Misahöhe date of completion, the 1st June, 1905. Lome: date of completion, the 1st October, 1902. (2.) A map of Togoland, scale 1: 1,500,000, is attached to illustrate the description of the above frontier.(5)

(4) Annexed only to the original Declaration.
(5) Not reproduced.

PROTOCOL of an Amendment to Article 393 of the Treaty of Versailles and the corresponding Articles of the other Treaties of Peace.--Geneva, June 14, 1923.(1)

[British ratification deposited, October 20, 1923.]

THE General Conference of the International Labour Organisation of the League of Nations, having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Fourth Session on the 18th October, 1922, adopted, at its meeting on 2nd November, 1922, a resolution, being an amendment to Article 393 of the Treaty of Versailles (2) and the corresponding Articles of the other Treaties of Peace. This resolution, the text of which is contained in a document signed by the President of the Conference and the Director of the Inter

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(1) Treaty Series, No. 6 (1925)." Signed also in the French language.

(2) Vol. CXII, page 1.

national Labour Office and deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations on the 26th December, 1922, reads as follows:

"Article 393 of the Treaty of Versailles and the corresponding Articles of the other Treaties of Peace shall read as follows:

"The International Labour Office shall be under the control of a governing body, consisting of thirty-two

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Sixteen representing Governments,

"Eight representing the employers and

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Eight representing the workers.

"Of the sixteen persons representing Governments, eight shall be appointed by the members of chief industrial importance, and eight shall be appointed by the members selected for that purpose by the Government delegates to the Conference, excluding the delegates of the eight members mentioned above. Of the sixteen members represented, six shall be non-European States.

"Any question as to which are the members of chief industrial importance shall be decided by the Council of the League of Nations.

The persons representing the employers and the persons representing the workers shall be elected, respectively, by the employers' delegates and the workers' delegates to the Conference. Two employers' representatives and two workers' representatives shall belong to non-European States.

"The period of office of the governing body shall be three years.

"The method of filling vacancies and of appointing substitutes, and other similar questions, may be decided by the governing body, subject to the approval of the Conference.

"The governing body shall, from time to time, elect one of its number to act as its chairman, shall regulate its own procedure, and shall fix its own times of meeting. A special meeting shall be held if a written request to that effect is made by at least twelve of the representatives on the governing body."

The undersigned, being duly authorised; declare that they accept, on behalf of the members of the International Labour Organisation which they represent, the above amendment.

The present Protocol, which remains open for signature. by the members of the International Labour Organisation, will be ratified, and the ratifications will be deposited as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the League.

The ratification of the present Protocol will be considered [CXVIII]

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