tion to be concluded between the States concerned, it is understood by the High Contracting Parties that difficulties arising in this connection shall, until Austria is admitted to membership of the League of Nations, be settled by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers. ARTICLE 381. In the present Treaty the expression "former Austrian Empire" includes Bosnia and Herzegovina except where the text implies the contrary. This provision shall not prejudice the rights and obligations of Hungary in such territory. The present Treaty, in French, in English, and in Italian, shall be ratified. In case of divergence the French text shall prevail, except in Parts I (Covenant of the League of Nations) and XIII (Labour), where the French and English texts shall be of equal force. The deposit of ratifications shall be made at Paris as soon as possible. Powers of which the seat of the Government is outside Europe will be entitled merely to inform the Government of the French Republic through their diplomatic representative at Paris that their ratification has been given; in that case they must transmit the instrument of ratification as soon as possible. A first procès-verbal of the deposit of ratifications will be drawn up as soon as the Treaty has been ratified by Austria on the one hand, and by three of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers on the other hand. From the date of this first procès-verbal the Treaty will come into force between the High Contracting Parties who have ratified it. For the determination of all periods of time provided for in the present Treaty this date will be the date of the coming into force of the Treaty. In all other respects the Treaty will enter into force for each Power at the date of the deposit of its ratification. The French Government will transmit to all the signatory Powers a certified copy of the procès-verbaux of the deposit of ratifications. IN FAITH WHEREOF the above-named Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty. DONE at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the tenth day of September one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, in a single copy which will remain deposited in the archives of the French Republic, and of which authenticated copies will be transmitted to each of the Signatory Powers. (L. S.) FRANK L. POLK. TREATIES OF PEACE WITH AUSTRIA AND WITH HUNGARY. erty which these missions or missionary societies possessed, incis ing that of trading societies whose profits were devoted to the In order to ensure the due execution of this undertaking the Alle port of missions, shall continue to be devoted to missionary purpose of trustees appointed by or approved by the Governments and com and Associated Governments will hand over such property to boars posed of persons holding the faith of the Mission whose propertys involved. tain full control as to the individuals by whom the Missions are conThe Allied and Associated Governments, while continuing to mainducted, will safeguard the interests of such Missions. Austria, taking note of the above undertaking, agrees to accept all arrangements made or to be made by the Allied or Associated Gor trading societies and waives all claims on their behalf. ernment concerned for carrying on the work of the said missions or undertakes ARTICLE 377. VVt prejudice to the provisions of the present Treaty, Austria Allied or Assoto put forward directly or indirectly against any the coming into force on events which occurred at any time before pecuniary claim bad Power, signatory of the present Treaty, any The present stipulation'e present Treaty. of this nature, which will be bar completely and finally all claims nceforward extinguished, whoever may be the parties in interest. ARTICLE 378. Austria accepts and recognises as valid and binding all decrees goods and orders concerning Austro-Hungarian ships and Austria. Prize and all orders relating to the payment of costs made by any es Court of any of the Allied or Associated Powers, and undertan not to put forward any claim arising out of such decrees or orders on behalf of any Austrian national. The Allied and Associated Powers reserve the right to examine in such manner as they may determine all decisions and orders of Austro-Hungarian Prize Courts, whether affecting the property rights of nationals of those Powers or of neutral Powers. Austria agrees to furnish copies of all the documents constituting the record of the cases, including the decisions and orders made, and to accept and give effect to the recommendations made after such examination of the cases. ARTICLE 379. The High Contracting Parties agree that, in the absence of a subsequent agreement to the contrary, the Chairman of any Commission established by the present Treaty shall in the event of an equality of votes be entitled to a seconte. tion to be concluded between the States concerned, it is understood. by the High Contracting Parties that difficulties arising in this connection shall, until Austria is admitted to membership of the League of Nations, be settled by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers. ARTICLE 381. In the present Treaty the expression "former Austrian Empire" includes Bosnia and Herzegovina except where the text implies the contrary. This provision shall not prejudice the rights and obligations of Hungary in such territory. The present Treaty, in French, in English, and in Italian, sha be ratified. In case of divergence the French text shall prevs cept in Parts I (Covenant of the League of Nations) an (Labour), where the French and English texts shall be c force. The deposit of ratifications shall be made at Paris as shor possible. Powers of which the seat of the Government is outs F will be entitled merely to inform the Government the Republic through their diplomatic representative at Fam, the ratification has been given; in that case they must tran strument of ratification as soon as possible. A first procès-verbal of the deposit of ratification up as soon as the Treaty has been ratified by Aust hand, and by three of the Principal Allied aric Associati on the other hand. From the date of this first procès-remain Tran into force between the High Contracting I'm w it. For the determination of all periods om verd present Treaty this date will be the data thamiz y me e fora the Treaty. In all other respects the Treaty will entr· m: - from free Power at the date of the deposit of is naturmato The French Government will trans: 2.4'te signat Power a certified copy of the procès-recens ratifications IN FAITH WHEREOF the wove-name. Planvretentiaries have signed the present Treaty. 2 DONE at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the tent : 27 eptember on thousand nine hundred and nineteen, ninge or which w remain deposited in the archives of the French epublic, a st which authenticated copies will be transmitted to emen of the Signs tory Powers. (L. S.) (L. S (LS (La With a view to indicating precisely the conditions in which certain provisions of the Treaty of even date are to be carried out, it is agreed by the High Contracting Parties that: (1.) The list of persons to be handed over to the Allied and Associated Governments by Austria under the second paragraph of Article 173 shall be communicated to the Austrian Government within a month from the coming into force of the Treaty; (2.) The Reparation Commission referred to in Article 186 and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Annex IV, and the special Section provided for in Article 179, cannot require trade secrets or other confidential information to be divulged; (3.) From the signature of the Treaty and within the ensuing four months Austria will be entitled to submit for examination by the Allied and Associated Powers documents and proposals in order to expedite the work connected with reparation, and thus to shorten the investigation and to accelerate the decisions; (4.) Proceedings will be taken against persons who have committed punishable offences in the liquidation of Austrian property, and the Allied and Associated Powers will welcome any information or evidence which the Austrian Government can furnish on this subject. Done in French, in English and in Italian, of which the French text shall prevail in case of divergence, at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. RENNER. FRANK L. POLK. HENRY WHITE. TASKER H. BLISS. ARTHUR J. BALFOUR. G. N. BARNES. A. E. KEMP. G. F. PEARCE. THOS. MACKENZIE. G. CLEMENCEAU. L. L. KLOTZ. ANDRÉ TARDIEU. JULES CAMBON. VITTORIO SCIALOJA. GUGLIELMO MARCONI. S. CHINDA. H. IJUIN. HYMANS. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL. E. VANDERVELDE. J. R. LOUTSENGTSIANG. CHENGTING THOMAS WANG. N. POLITIS. A. ROMANOS. SALVADOR CHAMORRO. ANTONIO BURGOS. I. J. PADEREWSKI. ROMAN DMOWSKI. AFFONSO COSTA. CHAROON. TRAIDOS PRABANDHU. D. KAREL KRAMAR. DECLARATION. With a view to minimising the losses arising from the sinking of ships and cargoes in the course of the war, and to facilitating the recovery of ships and cargoes which can be salved and the adjustment of the private claims arising with regard thereto, the Austrian |