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French Republic. treaty of which
copy In hereto annexed. shall not become
in force until the moment when the
latter shall be ratified.
Article 3. The present treaty shall be
submitted to the council Of the League OF
Nations and shall be recognized by the
governing council. providing II Ia held
by the majority as an engagement con-
forming 10 the compact OF the league 1t
shall remain in force until such time
as, on the demand of one OF the parties
to the said treaty, the governing council.
II the majority 30 agrees. hold that the
league itself assures a SUFFICIENT protec-
tion,
Article 4--The present treaty shall be,
before ratification, submitted to the
French Chamber for approval. II shall
be submitted TO the Senate OF the United
States at the same time that the treaty
OF Versailles shall be submitted TO the
Senate for advice and assent TO Its rati-
hcation. The ratification shall be ex-
changed and deposited at Paris with the
ratification Of the treaty of Versailles.
or as soon thereafter as shall be pos
sible.
In attestation OF which the respective
plenipotentiaries. namely:
For the French Republic. Georges
Clemenceau, President OF the Council OF
Ministers, Minister of War. and Stephen
Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
For the United Slater OF America,
Woodrow Wilson, President and Robe ri
Lansing. Secretary of State of the
United States, have signed the preceding
agreements rendered into English and
into French, and here have affixed their
seals.
Done in duplicate in the city of Yer
sailles on the 2Sth day OF the month OF
June, in the year of grace one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen, and the 1880
year OF the independence Of the United
States of America.
CLEMENCEAU. WOODROW WILSON.
s. PICHoN ROBERT LANSING.
wherein British Treaty Differs.
Portions Of the French British treaty.
tuhich differ from the French-A meTicdn,
folloto:
Arrangement between Great Britain
| and France.
Whereas there In danger that the
stipulations concerning the left bank OF
the Rhine and contained in the treaty
OF peace signed at Versailles on this
| date do not assure Immediately TO the
French Republic appropriate security
and protection;
Whereas His Brittanic Majesty is de-
srous, with the reservation OF the as
sen; OF his Parliament and that an
analogous obligation shall be under
taken by the United states of America,
OF engaging TO support the French Gov
eminent In the case OF an unprovoked
act OF aggression directed by Germany
against France;
Whereas, the President OF the French
Republic and his Britannia Majesty have
| decided to this end to conclude a treaty
| and have named for this purpose as
plenipotentiaries namely 1.-THE treaty then
recites the names OF the British and
French signatories and proceeds to the
first article, as follows:l
l Article l. In the case of the follow
ing stipulations concerning the left bank
Of the Rhine. and contained in the treaty
Of peace with Germany signed at Yer
sailles June rs, 1918, by the British
Empire. the Government Of the French
Republic and the United States OF Amer
! lea, among other powers there are in
cluded Articles ~. 4S and ~ of the
| peace treaty.. do not assure Immediately
to France proper security and protection
Great Britain consents. to come I'm M di
ately to her aid In the case of any unpro'
vokcd act Of aggression directed against
her by Germany.
! ARTICLES 2 and 8 are Identical with
ana or the american treaty. Article
simply recites that II shall be sub
mitted to Parliament before IL is ratified
by the King,)
Article 5-This treaty does not i'm
pose any obligation upon any OF the
Dominions OF the British Empire unless
and until It shall be approved by the
Parliament OF the interested Dominion
This treaty shall be ratified. and under
the conditionsAof Articles 2 and I shall
become in force at the same time as the
treaty OF peace with Germany of the
sRme date!