FURTHER EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE CONVENTION OF APRIL 6, 1908 SIGNED AT LISBON, SEPTEMBER 14, 1920 RATIFICATION ADVISED BY THE SENATE, MARCH 7, 1921 RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT, MARCH 22, 1921 RATIFIED BY PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1921 RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT LISBON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1921 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whereas an Agreement between the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic providing for the extension for another five years of the period during which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 6, 1908, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Lisbon, on the fourteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and Portuguese languages is word for word as follows: The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Portuguese Republic, being desirous of extending for another five years the period during which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 6, 1908, extended by the Agreement concluded between the two Governments on June 28, 1913, shall remain in force, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: The President of the United States of America: His Excellency Colonel Thomas H. Birch, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America near the Portuguese Republic, The President of the Portuguese Republic: His Excellency João Carlos de Melo Barreto, Minister for Foreign Affairs. O Governo dos Estados da América e o Govêrno da República Portuguesa, desejando prorrogar por outros cinco anos o período durante o qual vigora a Convenção de Arbitragem celebrada entre os dois países em 6 de Abril de 1908, prorrogada pelo acordo concluído entre os dois Governos em 28 de Junho de 1913, autorizaram os abaixo assinados, a saber: O Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América: S. Ex. o Coronel Thomas H. Birch, Enviado Extraordinário e Ministro Plenipotenciário dos Estados Unidos da América junto da República Portuguesa, O Presidente da República Portuguesa: S. Ex. o Sr. João Carlos de Melo Barreto, Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros. The Convention of Arbitration of April 6, 1908, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Portugal, the duration of which by Article III thereof was fixed at a period of five years from the date of the exchange of ratifications of the said Convention on November 14, 1908, which period, by the Agreement of June 28, 1913, between the two Governments, was extended for five years from November 14, 1913, is hereby renewed and continued in force for a further period of five years from November 14, 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 Portuguese Republic, in accordance with the constitutional laws of the Republic, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Lisbon as soon as possible. Done in duplicate, in the english and portuguese languages, at Lisbon, this fourteenth day of September one thousand nine hundred and twenty. a firmar o seguinte Acôrdo: ARTIGO I A Convenção de Arbitragem de 6 de Abril de 1908, entre o Govêrno dos Estados Unidos da América e o Govêrno de Portugal, cuja duração foi fixada no Artigo III da mesma Convenção em cinco anos, contados da data da troca das respectivas ratifiçaões em 14 de Novembro de 1908, prazo êste que, pelo Acôrdo de 28 de Junho de 1913 entre os dois Governos, foi prorrogado por cinco anos a contar de 14 Novembro de 1913, é pelo presente Acôrdo renovada e mantida em vigor por um nove prazo de cinco anos a contar de 14 de Novembro de 1918. ARTIGO II O presente Acôrdo sera ratificado pelo Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, por conselho e com o consentimento do Senado da República e pelo Presidente da República Portuguesa, em harmonia com as leis constitucionais da República, e entrará em vigor no dia em que se verificar a troca das ratificações, que se realizará em Lisboa no mais breve prazo possivel. Feito em duplicado em Lisboa, nas línguas inglesa e portuguesa, aos catorze dias de Setembro de mil novecentos e vinte. THOS. H. BIRCH JOÃO CARLOS DE MELLO BARRETO |