shall be made to the Governor-General, Governor, or chief authority, of such self-governing Dominion, Colony, or Possession by the appropriate consular officer of the Republic of Lithuania. Such requisition may be disposed of, subject always, as nearly as may be, and so far as the law of such self-governing Dominion, Colony, or Possession will allow, to the provisions of this treaty, by the competent authorities of such self-governing Dominion, Colony, or Possession, provided nevertheless that, if an order for the committal of the fugitive criminal to prison to await surrender shall be made, the said Governor-General, Governor, or chief authority, may, instead of issuing a warrant for the surrender of such fugitive, refer the matter to His Britannic Majesty's Government. Requisitions for the surrender of a fugitive criminal emanating from any self-governing Dominion, Colony, or Possession of His Britannic Majesty shall be governed, as far as possible, by the rules laid down in the preceding articles of the present treaty. ARTICLE 19. It is understood that the stipulations of the two preceding articles apply in the same manner as if they were Possessions of His Britannic Majesty, to the following British Protectorates, that is to say, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Gambia Protectorate, Kenya Protectorate, Nigeria Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone Protectorate, Solomon Islands Protectorate, Somaliland Protectorate, Swaziland, Uganda Protectorate and Zanzibar, and to the following territories in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, that is to say, British Cameroons, British Togoland, the Tanganyika Territory, and Palestine. It is also understood that if, after the signature of the present treaty, it is considered advisable to extend its provisions to any British protectorates other than those mentioned above, or to any British-protected State, or to any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty other than these mentioned above, including the territories in respect of which mandates are being exercised on behalf of His Britannic Majesty by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand and the Government of the Union of South Africa, the stipulations of the two preceding articles shall be deemed to apply to such protectorates or States or mandated territories from the date and in the manner prescribed in the notes to be exchanged for the purpose of effecting such extension. It is further understood that the provisions of the present treaty which apply to British subjects shall be deemed also to apply to natives of any British protectorate or protected State or mandated territory to which the stipulations of the two preceding articles apply or shall hereafter apply. ARTICLE 20. The present treaty shall come into force ten days after its publication, in conformity with the forms prescribed by the laws of the High Contracting Parties. It may be terminated by either of the High Contracting Parties by a notice not exceeding one year and not less than six months. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Kaunas (Kovno) as soon as possible. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the treaty and have affixed thereto their respective seals. Done at Kaunas (Kovno) the 18th day of May in the year 1926. Convention between His Majesty and the President of the United Mexican States FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF BRITISH PECUNIARY OR DAMAGE FROM REVOLUTIONARY Signed at Mexico, November 19, 1926 Presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs LONDON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses: Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2; 120, George Street, Edinburgh; York Street, Manchester; 1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 15, Donegall Square West, Belfast; or through any Bookseller. 1927 Price 3d. Net Cmd. 2876 Convention* between His Majesty and the President of the United Mexican States for the Settlement of British Pecuniary Claims in Mexico arising from Loss or Damage from Revolutionary Acts between November 20, 1910, and May 31, 1920. Signed at Mexico, November 19, 1926. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the President of the United Mexican States, desiring to adjust definitively and amicably all pecuniary claims arising from losses or damages suffered by British subjects or persons under British protection, on account of revolutionary acts which occurred during the period comprised between the 20th of November 1910 and the 31st of May 1920 inclusive, have decided to enter into a Convention for that purpose, and to this end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries: His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India: Esmond Ovey, Esq., Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Mexico. The President of the United Mexican States: Señor Licenciado Don Aarón Sáenz, Secretary of State for Foreign Relations. Who, having communicated to each other their respective Full Su Majestad el Rey del Reino Unido de la Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, y de los Dominios Británicos Allende los Mares, Emperador de la India, y el Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, deseosos de arreglar definitiva y amigablemente todas las reclamaciones pecuniarias motivadas por las pérdidas o daños que resintieron los súbditos o protegidos británicos, a causa de actos revolucionarios ejecutados durante el período comprendido entre el 20 de noviembre de 1910 y el 31 de mayo de 1920, inclusive, han decidido celebrar una Convencion con tal fin, y al efecto han nombrado como sus Plenipotenciarios: Su Majestad el Rey del Reino Unido de la Gran Bretaña e Irlanda y de los Dominios Británicos Allende los Mares, Emperador de la India: al señor Esmond Ovey, Compañero de la Orden de San Miguel y San Jorge, Miembro de la Real Orden Victoriana, Su Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario en México. El Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos: al señor Licenciado Don Aarón Sáenz, Secretario de Estado y del Despacho de Relaciones Exteriores. Quienes, después de comunicarse sus respectivos Plenos Po * The ratifications of this convention have not yet been formally exchanged. Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles : deres, y de hallarlos en buena y debida forma, convinieron en los artículos siguientes: ARTICLE 1. All the claims specified in Article 3 of this Convention shall be submitted to a Commission composed of three members; one member shall be appointed by His Britannic Majesty; another by the President of the United Mexican States; and the third, who shall preside over the Commission, shall be designated by mutual agreement between the two Governments. If the Governments should not reach the aforesaid agreement within a period of four months counting from the date upon which the exchange of ratifications is effected, the President of the Permanent Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague shall designate the President of the Commission. The request for this appointment shall be addressed by both Governments to the President of the aforesaid Council, within a further period of one month, or after the lapse of that period, by the Government which may first take action in the matter. In any case the third arbitrator shall be neither British nor Mexican, nor a national of a country which may have claims against Mexico similar to those which form the subject of this Convention. In the case of the death of any member of the Commission, or in case a member should be prevented from performing his duties, or for any reason should abstain from performing them, he shall be immediately replaced according to the procedure set forth above. en ARTÍCULO 1. tres Todas las reclamaciones especificadas en el artículo 3 de esta Convención, se someterán a una Comisión compuesta de miembros; uno de ellos será nombrado por Su Majestad Británica; otro por el Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos; y el tercero, que presidirá la Comisión, será designado de acuerdo por los dos Gobiernos. Si éstos no llegan a dicho acuerdo un plazo de cuatro meses contados desde el día en que se haga el canje de las ratificaciones, el Presidente del Consejo Administrativo Permanente de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje de La Haya, será quien designe al Presidente de la Comisión. La solicitud de esta nombramiento se dirigirá por ambos Gobiernos al Presidente del citado Consejo, dentro de un nuevo plazo de un mes, o pasado este plazo, por el Gobierno más diligente. En todo caso el tercer árbitro no podrá ser ni británico ni mexicano, ni nacional de un país que tenga contra México reclamaciones iguales a las que son objeto de esta Convención. En caso de muerte de alguno de los miembros de la Comisión, o en caso de que alguno de ellos esté impedido para cumplir sus funciones o se abstenga por cualquiera causa de hacerlo, será reemplazado inmediatamente, de acuerdo con el mismo procedimiento detallado arriba. B |