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granted to persons owing perma-
nent allegiance to the United States
of America lmost favored nation
treatment, whether the same be
national or otherwise, in all mat
tiers affecting residence. business
profession. trade. navigation, COM
merce and industrial property
rights. and until the Imperial Ger
man government and the Imperial
and Royal Austro- Hungarian gov
eminent. or their successor or sue
cessors. shall have respectively con-
firmed to the United states Of
America all fines, forfeitures, penal
ties, and seizures imposed or made
by the United States of America
during the war, whether in respect
to the property Of the Imperial
German government or German ma
tionals or the Imperial and Royal
stro-Hungarian government or
stro-Hungarian nationals, and
shall have waived any and all
pecuniary claims against the
United States of America
Being DESTROYS of restoring the
friendly relations existing between
the two nations prior to the out
break of war;
Have for that purpose appointed
their plenipotentiaries;
The President of the United
States of America, Ellis Loring
Dresel, commissioner of the United
States of America to Germany. and.
The President of the German
IN
lister for foreign affoirs,
Who. having communicated their
full powers. found to be in good
follows:
Germany, undertakes to accord to
the United States, and the United
States shall have and enjoy. all the
rights. privileges, indemnities, repa-
rations or advantages specified in
the aforesaid joint resolution of the
Congress of the United States of
July 2, 1921, including all the rights
and advantages stipulated for the
benefit of the United States in the
treaty of Versailles which the
United States shall fully enjoy not
withstanding the fact that such
treaty has not been ratified by the
United States.
Article III.
With a view to defining more
particularly the obligations of Ger
many under the foregoing article
with respect to certain provisions
in the treaty of Versailles, it Ia
understood and agreed between the
high contracting parties:
he rfer 20 nj n
tages stipulated in that treaty for
the benefit of the United States,
which it is intended the United
States shall have and enjoy, are
those defined in section l oipart 4,
and parts 8, 6, s, 9. 10, IL, IL, IA
and Is. The United States, in avail
ing itself of the rights and advan-
tages stipulated in the provisions
of that treaty mentioned in this
paragraph. will do so in a manner
consistent with the rights accorded
to Germany under such provisions.
20. That the United States shall
not be bound by the provisions OF
part l of that treaty, nor by any
provisions of that treaty, including
those mentioned in paragraph of
this article. which relate to the
covenant of the league of nations,
nor shall the United States be bound
by any action taken by the league
of nations, or by the council or by
the assembly thereof, unless the
United States shall expressly give
its assent to such action.
''3. That the United States as
sumes no obligations under or with
respect to the provisions of part 2.
part 3, sections Q to inclusive of
part 4. and part 13 of that treaty.
-. That. while the United States
is privileged to participate in the
reparation commission, according to
the terms of part of that treaty,
an6 in any other commission estab-
lished under the treaty or under
any agreement supplemental there
to, the United States is not bound
to participate in any such commits
sion unless 1t shall elect to do so.
IS. That the periods OF time to-
which reference is made in, Article
CDxIS of the treaty of Versailles
shall run. with respect to anysact
or election on the part of the
United States, from the date Of the