and the notice shall be deemed to have been given and shall take effect on the date of the communication made to the said diplomatic representatives. Within one year of the date on which a notice of termination by any Power has taken effect, all the Contracting Powers shall meet in conference. XXIV. The present Treaty shall be ratified by the Contracting Powers in accordance with their respective constitutional methods, and shall take effect on the date of the deposit of all the ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. The Government of the United States will transmit to the other Contracting Powers a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of ratifications.(2) The present Treaty, of which the French and English texts are both authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States, and duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the other Contracting Powers. In faith whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty. Done at the City of Washington, the 6th day of February, 1922. (L.S.) CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. (L.S.) HENRY CABOT LODGE. PROTOCOL of Deposit of Ratifications of the Treaty between the British Empire, France, Italy, Japan and the United States of America for the Limitation of Naval Armament, concluded at Washington, February 6, 1922.--Washington, August 17, 1923.(1) IN conformity with Article XXIV of the Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan to limit their respective naval armament, concluded at Washington on the 6th February, 1922, the undersigned representatives of the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan this day met at the Department of State at Washington to proceed with the deposit with the Government of the United States of America of the instruments of ratification of the said Treaty by the Governments they represent. The representative of the Government of the French Republic made the following declaration: Le Gouvernement français estime et a toujours estimé que les rapports des tonnages globaux en bâtiments de ligne et en porte-aéronefs, attribués à chacune des Puissances contractantes, n'expriment pas l'importance respective des intérêts maritimes de ces Puissances et ne peuvent être étendus aux catégories de navires autres que celles pour lesquelles ils ont été expressément stipulés.' The instruments of ratification produced, having been found upon examination to be in due form, are entrusted to the Government of the United States of America to be deposited in the archives of the Department of State. In witness whereof, the present procès-verbal, of which a certified copy will be sent by the Government of the United States of America to each one of the Powers signatory to the said Treaty, is signed. Done at Washington, the 17th August, 1923, at 12 o'clock. For the United States of America: CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. For the British Empire: H. G. CHILTON. For France: ANDRE DE LABOULAYE. For Italy: AUGUSTO ROSSO. For Japan: M. HANIHARA. (L.S.) (L.S.) (L.S.) (L.S.) (L.S.) PROTOCOL of Deposit of Ratifications of the Treaty between the British Empire, France, Japan and the United States of America, relating to their Insular Possessions and Insular Dominions in the Pacific Ocean, concluded at Washington, December 13, 1921.-Washington, August 17, 1923.(1) IN conformity with Article IV of the Treaty between th United States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan, relating to their insular Possessions and insular Dominions in the region of the Pacific Ocean, concluded at Washington on the 13th December, 1921, (2) the undersigned representatives of the United States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan, this day met at the Department of State at Washington to proceed with the deposit with the Government of the United States of America of the instruments of ratification of the said Treaty by the Governments they represent. The representative of the United States of America declared that the instrument of ratification of the United States is deposited with the reservation and understanding, recited in the ratification, that "The United States understands that under the statement in the preamble or under the terms of this Treaty there is no commitment to armed force, no alliance, no obligation to join in any defence." The instruments of ratification produced, having been found upon examination to be in due form, are entrusted to the Government of the United States of America to be deposited in the archives of the Department of State. In witness whereof, the present procès-verbal, of which a certified copy will be sent by the Government of the United States of America to each one of the Powers signatory to the said Treaty, is signed. Done at Washington, the 17th August, 1923, at 12 o'clock. (1) Treaty Series, No. 6 (1924).” (2) Vol. CXVI, page 627. PROTOCOL of Deposit of Ratifications of the Treaty between the British Empire, France, Japan and the United States of America, concluded at Washington, February 6, 1922, supplementary to the Treaty concluded between the same four Powers on December 13, 1921, relating to their Insular Possessions and Insular Dominions in the Pacific Ocean.-Washington, August 17, 1923.(1) IN conformity with the Agreement between the United States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan, concluded at Washington on the 6th February, 1922,(2) supplementary to the Treaty concluded between the same four Powers at Washington on the 13th December, 1921, (3) relating to their insular Possessions and insular Dominions in the region of the Pacific Ocean, the undersigned representatives of the United States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan this day met at the Department of State at Washington to proceed with the deposit with the Government of the United States of America of the instruments of ratification of the said Agreement by the Governments they respectively represent. The representative of the United States of America declared that the instrument of ratification of the United States is deposited with the reservation and understanding recited in the ratification, and which repeats the declaration of intent and understanding signed on the 13th December, 1921, by the Plenipotentiaries of the four Powers signatories of the Treaty of the 13th December, 1921, as follows: "1. That the Four-Power Treaty relating to Pacific Possessions shall apply to the mandated islands in the Pacific Ocean, provided, however, that the making of the Treaty shall not be deemed to be an assent on the part of the United States of America to the mandates, and shall not preclude Agreements between the United States of America and the Mandatory Powers respectively in relation to the mandated islands. 2. That the controversies to which the second paragraph of Article I of the Four-Power Treaty relating to Pacific Possessions refers shall not be taken to embrace questions which, according to principles of international law, lie exclusively within the domestic jurisdiction of the respective Powers.' The instruments of ratification produced, having been found upon examination to be in due form, are entrusted to the Government of the United States of America, to be deposited in the archives of the Department of State. (1) "Treaty Series, No. 6 (1924)." (2) Vol. CXVI, page 633. (3) Vol. CXVI, page 627. In witness whereof, the present procès-verbal, of which a certified copy will be sent by the Government of the United States of America to each one of the Powers signatory to the said Treaty, is signed. Done at Washington, the 17th August, 1923, at 12 o'clock. For the United States of America: CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. For the British Empire: (L.S.) CONVENTION between the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan relative to the Assessment and Reparation of Damage suffered in Turkey by the Nationals of the Contracting Powers, together with Protocol providing for Signature by Roumania.-Paris, November 23, 1923.(1) [British ratification deposited August 6, 1924.] L'EMPIRE britannique, la France, l'Italie, le Japon et la Roumanie, désireux d'affecter à la réparation des dommages subis par leurs ressortissants les sommes rendues disponibles en vertu du Traité de Paix avec la Turquie signé à Lausanne le 24 juillet 1923, (2) ont résolu de conclure une Convention à cette fin et ont nommé pour leurs Plénipotentiaires, savoir: Sa Majesté le Roi du Royaume-Uni de GrandeBretagne et des Territoires britanniques au delà des Mers, Empereur des Indes: Le Très Honorable Robert Offley Ashburton, Marquis de Crewe, K.G., Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté britannique à Paris; Le Président de la République française: M. le Général de Division Maurice Pellé, Ambassadeur Sa Majesté le Roi d'Italie: M. le Baron Camille Romano-Avezzana, Grand-Croix des Ordres des Saints Maurice et Lazare et de la Couronne d'Italie, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire à Paris; (1) Treaty Series, No. 3 (1924)." 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