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possessing special competence in the
matter. The party making use of this
| right shall Immediately inform the
other party. The latter shall in that
case be entitled to take similar action
within Is days from the date when the
notification reaches 1t.
| Article S--The task of the perma-
nent conciliation commission shall be
to elucidate questions in dispute, to
collect with that object all necessary
information by means OF inquiry or
otherwise. and to endeavor to bring
the parties to an agreement. 1t may,
after the case has been examined. In
| form the parties of the terms Of settle
ment which seems suitable to 1t, and
lay down a period within which they
are to make their decision. At the
close of its labors the commission shall
draw up Il report stating, as the case
may be, either that the parties have
come to an agreement and, II need
arises. terms of the agreement, or that
! 1t has been impossible to effect
settlement. The labors of the COM
mission must, unless the parties other
wise agree, be terminated within six
months from the day on which the
committee shall have been notified OF
the dispute.
! Article 9--Failing any special provi.
sion to the contrary, the permanent
Cancellation commission shall lay down
h its own procedure, which In any case
must provide for both parties being
heard. In regard to inquiries the com
mission, unless 1t decides unanimously
| to the contrary, shall act in accord
ance with the provisions Of chapter 3
international commissions OF inquiry
| of The Hague convention or OCTOBER
18, 1907, for the pacific settlement OF
| international disputes.
| Article 10-The permanent concilia-
ton commission shall meet, in the ap-
sence of agreement by the parties to
the contrary, at a place selected by us
president.
Article 1.-THE labors of the per-
manent Cancellation commission are
| not public except when a decision to
! that effect has been taken by the
| commission with the consent of the
! parties.
Article 1.-THE parties shall be
represented before the permanent
Cancellation commission by agents,
| whose duty 1t shall be to act as IN
! termediary between them and the
commission. They may. moreover, be
assisted by counsel and experts ap-
pointed by them for that purpose, and
! request that all persons whose evil
dence appears to them useful should
be heard. The commission on its side
shall be entitled to request oral eX.
plantations from the agents, counsel
| and experts of the two parties, as
| well as from all persons it may think
| useful to summon with the consent
Of their government.
Article 13-CnleSS otherwise pro-
vided in the present treaty the de-
cisions of the permanent conciiiation
commission shall be taken by ma
jority.
Salaries Stipulated.
Article 1.-THE high contracting
parties undertake to facilitate the
labors of the permanent Cancellation
commission, and particularly to sup
ply it to the greatest possible extent
with all relevant documents and in
formation. as well as to use the
| means at their disposal TO allow it
to proceed in their territory and in
| accordance with their law to the
| summoning and hearing of witnesses
or experts, and TO visit the localities
| In question.
Article 15-During the labors of
the permanent conciliation commits
sion each commissioner shall receive
salary, the amount of which shall he
fixed by agreement between the high
| contracting parties, each of which
! shall contribute in equal share.
Article 16-In the event of no amic-
able agreement being reached before
the permanent conCiliation commits
sion, the dispute shall be submitted
by means of special agreement
either Of the Permanent Court Of In
ternational Justice, under the con-
ditions and according to the pro-
cedure laid down by its statute. or
to an arbitral tribunal under the con-
IN -
cedure laid down by The Hague con-
vention of October IS. 1907. for the
pacific settlement of international
disputes. II the parties cannot agree
on the terms of the special agreement
after a months notice, one or either
Of them may bring the dispute before
the Permanent Court of Interna tional
Justice by means of an application.
4 Part Q. Article 17-All questions on
which the German and CzechoSlo-
vakian governments shall differ with
out being able to reach an able
solution by means of the normal
methods of diplomacy, the settlement
of which cannot be attained by means
,of a judicial decision as provided
in Article l of the present treaty, and
for the settlement of which no pro-
cedure has been laid down by other
conventions in force between the par
ties, shall be submitted to the per.
manent conciliation commission
whose duty 1t shall be to propose to
the parties an acceptable solution
and In any case to present a report
The procedure laid down in articles
els Of the present treaty shall be
applicable.
General Provisions.
Article 18-If the two parties have
not reached an agreement within a
month from the termination of the
labors Of the permanent Cancellation
commission, the question shall. at
the request of either party, be brought
before the council of the League OF
Nations, which shall deal with it In
accordance with article 10 of the
covenant Of the league.
General provisions-Article 10. In
any case, and particularly If the ques.
tion on which the parties differ arises
out OF acts already committed or on
the point of commission. the conciia.
ton commission, or, If the latter has
not been notified thereof. the arbitral
tribunal or the Permanent Court of
International Justice, acting in &C.
cordance with article IL of its statute,
shall lay down within the shortest pos
sible time the provisional measures to
be adopted. 1t shall similarly be the
duty of the council of the League of
Nations, II the question Is brought be-
fore It, to insure that suitable provi
sional measures are taken. The high
contracting parties undertake, respec
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