Evening star., 1947-08-27
By the Associated press

tert OF the hemisphere defense
pact as approved at the Inter-
American Defense Conference:
Article A.
I. The contracting parties agree
that in case of armed attack on the
part of any state against an Amer
lcan state, such attack will be con-
sidered as an attack against all Of
them, and each one pledges urgent
aid, in exercise of the inherent right
of legitimate individual or collective
defense which is recognized II
Article 81 of the United Nations
Charter.
II. At the request of the, state OF
states directly attacked and unit
decision of the organ Of security
Of the ter-American system, the
contracting parties may determine
the immediate measures they shall
individually adopt in fulfillment OF
the principle of continental soil
darity in accord in the Article 81
of the United Nations Charter. The
contracting parties shall gather In
consultation without delay in order
to examine those measures and agree
on those Of collective nature which
it may be convenient to adopt.
interim Defense Provided.
III. The stipulations Of this article
shall be applied in all cases of armed
attack which may occur within the
region described in Article B OF
Nthin the territory Of an American
state. When the attack occurs out
side Of said areas, the stipulations
of Article D shall apply.
". The measures of legitimate
defense with which this article Ii
concerned may be applied until thu
Security Council of the United Ma
tions take the necessary steps to
maintain international peace ane
security.
Article B.
Region A referred to in this treat,
comprises the geographic area de-
fined in the Declaration of Panama
on October 8, 1889, the North Amer
ican continent, the territory o
Alaska, Greenland, and the ares
which lies between the latter two
also the Maloinas Islands Falk
land), the Ercadas (South Orkney
Sandwich and Georgia Islands ant
Antarctica.
Note: The foregoing description
is professionally given in these term
for clearer understanding, and vii
be replaced by the corresponding
technical description.
Article G.
The contracting parties shall I'm
mediately send to the Securit
Council of the United Nations, il
accord with Articles 81 and 54 o
the Charter of San Francisco, com
plete information regarding tn
measures they have taken in tn
light of the right of legitimate de
fense or with the purpose Of main
tanning nter-American peace an
security.
Consultation Provided For.
Article D.
If the invioability or integrity o
the territory of the sovereignty o
political independence Of any Amer
lean state should be effected by al
aggression which is not an arme'
attack, or by the threat of aggres
sion or by an extracontinental o
intracontinental conflict, or by an,
other act or situation which ma,
endanger the peace of America, tn
contracting parties shall gather II
consultation Immediately in orde
to take the measures that 1t may b
desired to take to aid the attacked
Article E.
In ease of conflict between tw
or more American States, wtthou
prejudicing the right of individual
legitimate defense, and the right t.
lend aid to the country directly at
tackled, in accord with Article !
the contracting parties gathered II
consultation shall urge the contend
ing states to suspend hostilities an
shall take all the necessary meas
ures to re-establish or maintain in
American peace and securit,
and to reach a solution of the con
f1ict by peaceful means.
The rejection of pacifying actiol
shall be considered in order to de
termine the aggressor and for tn
immediate application of measure
which may be agreed upon in con
sultation meetings.
Measures Are Specified.
Article F.
For the effects of this treaty, th'
measures which the contracting
parties agree upon collectively may
include the following:
Withdrawal of chiefs of diplo
matte mission. rupture of diplomatic
relations, rupture of consular rela
tions, partial or total rupture O.
economic relations, or of rail, ma.
rine, air, postal telegraph, radio
phone or radiotelegraph commune
cations, and the use of militar!
forces.
Article G..
In addition to other acts which