Protocol of an Amendment to Article 15 of the Covenant. THE Second Assembly of the League of Nations, under the Presidency of his Excellency Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek, with the Honourable Sir Erie Drummond, SecretaryGeneral, adopted at its meeting of the 4th October, 1921, the following resolution, being an amendment to Article 15 of the Covenant : 66 'The first paragraph of Article 15 shall read as follows:If there should arise between members of the League any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, which is not submitted to arbitration or judicial settlement in accordance with Article 13, the members of the League agree that they will submit the matter to the Council. Any party to the dispute may effect such submission by giving notice of the existence of the dispute to the Secretary-General, who will make all necessary arrangements for a full investigation and consideration thereof." The undersigned, being duly authorised, declare that they accept, on behalf of the members of the League which they represent, the above amendment. The present Protocol will remain open for signature by the members of the League; it will be ratified and the ratifications will be deposited as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the League. It will come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Covenant. A certified copy of the present Protocol will be transmitted by the Secretary-General to all members of the League. Done at Geneva, on the 5th day of October, 1921, in a single copy, of which the French and English texts are both authentic and which will be kept in the archives of the Secretariat of the League. President of the Second Assembly : Secretary-General : ERIC DRUMMOND. Protocol of an Amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant. THE Second Assembly of the League of Nations, under the Presidency of his Excellency Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek, with the Honourable Sir Eric Drummond, SecretaryGeneral, adopted at its meeting of the 3rd October, 1921, the following resolution, being an amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant : "The first paragraph of Article 26 of the Covenant shall be replaced by the following text: Amendments to the present Covenant the text of which shall have been voted by the Assembly on a three-fourths majority, in which there shall be included the votes of all the members of the Council represented at the meeting, will take effect when ratified by the members of the League whose representatives composed the Council when the vote was taken, and by the majority of those whose representatives form the Assembly. The undersigned, being duly authorised, declare that they accept, on behalf of the members of the League which they represent, the above amendment. The present Protocol will remain open for signature by the members of the League; it will be ratified and the ratifications will be deposited as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the League. It will come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Covenant. A certified copy of the present Protocol will be transmitted by the Secretary-General to all members of the League. Done at Geneva, on the 5th day of October, 1921, in a single copy, of which the French and English texts are both authentic and which will be kept in the archives of the Secretariat of the League. President of the Second Assembly: Secretary-General : ERIC DRUMMOND. Protocol of an Amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant. THE Second Assembly of the League of Nations, under the Presidency of his Excellency Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek, with the Honourable Sir Eric Drummond, SecretaryGeneral, adopted at its meeting of the 3rd October, 1921, the following resolution, being an amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant: "A paragraph reading as follows shall be added after the first paragraph of Article 26:- "If the required number of ratifications shall not have been obtained within twenty-two months after the vote of the Assembly, the proposed amendment shall remain without effect." The undersigned, being duly authorised, declare that they accept, on behalf of the members of the League which they represent, the above amendment. The present Protocol will remain open for signature by the members of the League; it will be ratified and the ratifications will be deposited as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the League. It will come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Covenant. A certified copy of the present Protocol will be transmitted by the Secretary-General to all members of the League. Done at Geneva, on the 5th day of October, 1921, in a single copy, of which the French and English texts are both authentic and which will be kept in the archives of the Secretariat of the League. President of the Second Assembly: Secretary-General: ERIC DRUMMOND. Protocol of an Amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant. THE Second Assembly of the League of Nations, under the Presidency of his Excellency Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek, with the Honourable Sir Eric Drummond, SecretaryGeneral, adopted at its meeting of the 3rd October, 1921, the following resolution, being an amendment to Article 26 of the Covenant : "The second paragraph of the present Article 26 shall be replaced by the two following paragraphs: 66 'The Secretary-General shall inform the members of the taking effect of an amendment. Any member of the League which has not at that time ratified the amendment is free to notify the Secretary-General within a year of its refusal to accept it, but in that case it shall cease to be a member of the League." The undersigned, being duly authorised, declare that they accept, on behalf of the members of the League which they represent, the above amendment. The present Protocol will remain open for signature by the members of the League; it will be ratified and the ratifications will be deposited as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the League. It will come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Covenant. A certified copy of the present Protocol will be transmitted by the Secretary-General to all members of the League. Done at Geneva, on the 5th day of October, 1921, in a single copy, of which the French and English texts are both authentic and which will be kept in the archives of the Secretariat of the League. President of the Second Assembly: Secretary-General : ERIC DRUMMOND RATIFICATIONS of Amendments to Articles 4, 13, 15 and 26 of the Covenant of June 28, 1919.-Geneva, October 3, 4 and 5, 1921.* ARRANGEMENT with regard to the Issue of Certificates of Identity to Russian Refugees.-Geneva, July 5, 1922.‡ THE undersigned representatives of the respective Governments, having taken part in the Conference on Russian Refugees convened at Geneva by the High Commissioner of the League of Nations on the 3rd July, 1922; Having considered the proposals formulated by Dr. Nansen in his report to the Council of the League of Nations on the 17th March, 1922; And having carefully examined the proposals with regard to the issue of identification papers to Russian refugees who should apply for them; Have unanimously agreed upon the attached form of certificate of identity and recommend its adoption and the adoption of the present arrangement to the States represented at the Conference, to the members of the League of Nations and to States which are not members of the League. This certificate will be issued subject to the following conditions: 1. It shall not infringe the laws and regulations in force in any State with regard to the control of foreigners. 2. It shall not in any way affect special regulations with regard to persons of Russian nationality, or those who have lost that nationality without acquiring another. 3. The grant of the certificate does not in any way imply the right for the refugee to return to the State in which he * Page 808. The ratification of the Protocol of Amendment to Article 4 was deposited on December 4, 1922. "League of Nations Treaty Series, No. 355." Signed also in the French language. has obtained it without the special authorisation of that State. 4. The State which issues the certificate is alone qualified to renew it so long as the refugee continues to reside within the territory of that State. 5. On presentation of the certificate, the refugee may in certain circumstances be admitted into the State which he wishes to enter, if the Government of the State of destination affixes its visa directly on the certificate, or if the State in question regards it as a document containing proof of identity, the production of which would enable its consular authorities to issue a new certificate to the bearer enabling him to cross the frontier. 6. Transit visa.-The respective States shall grant transit visas, provided that the regulations in force in each State have been complied with, and in the form contemplated in the preceding paragraph, on condition that the Russian refugee has obtained the visa of the State to which he is proceeding. 7. The text of the certificates shall be in at least two languages: the national language of the authority which issues the certificate and the French language, in accordance with the provisions made with regard to international passports at the Paris Conference of the 21st October, 1920. The issue of the certificate shall be made free of charge to destitute persons, except in the event of legal provision to the contrary. 8. The members of the League of Nations and the other States which have not taken part in the present Conference are invited to adhere to the above arrangement, and to communicate their decision as soon as possible to the SecretaryGeneral of the League of Nations. 9. In view of the urgency of the matter, the States represented at the Conference and the States which may adhere are requested to notify the Secretary-General of the League of Nations in writing, as soon as possible, of the date from which they will apply the present arrangement; the arrangement will come into force in each case at the moment when the notification reaches the SecretaryGeneral. Done at Geneva, on the 5th July, 1922. KOCHER, E. PFLUGL, ad referendum, Autriche Austria. REGINALD T. PARKIN, |