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TREATY SERIES. 1921 .
No. 18.
CONVENTION
between
The United Kingdom and France
relative to
Article 296 of the 'freaty of Versailles
of June 28, 1919 (Enemy Debts) .
.Signed at L ondon, J uly
2 0 , I92I .
[ Ratificat ions exchanged at London, September 30, 1921. J
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Convention between the United Kingdom and
France relative to Article 296 of the Treaty
of Versailles of June 28, 1919 (Enemy Debts).
S'(qned at London, .Ialy 20, 1921.
[.flatificcdions exchan,r;ecl at Lo,n don, September 30, 192l.l
His 1\iajesty the King of the
LE President de la Republique
United
Kingdom
of
Franqaise et Sa Maj este le Roi
Great
Britain and Ireland and of the
du Royaume- Uni de GrandeBritish Dominions beyond the
Bretagne et d 'Irlande ct des
Seas, Emperor of India, and
Territoires
Britanniques
au
the President of the French
dela d.es Mors, Empereur des
Hopublic, with a view to the
Indes, desirant regler certaines
settlernent of ·certain matters
questions que souliwe !'appli'ar ising under Article 296 of the
cation de l'Article 296 du Traite
r:rreaty of Peace between the
de Paix signe a Versailles le 28
Allied and Associated Powers and
juin .1919 entre les Puissances
Germany, signed at V ersaillcs on
alliees et associees et 1'Allethe 28th June, 1919, have named
magne, ont nomme pour leurs
as their Plenipotentiaries:
Plenipotentiaires, savoir:
His l\fajesty the King of the
Le President de la Republiq ue
United
Kingdom
Franqaise :
of
Great
Son
Excellence
Britain and Ireland and of the
Monsieur le Comte de SaintBritish Dominions bevond the
Aulaire, Ambassadeur ExtraSeas, Emperor of India: the
ordinaire et Plenipotentiaire de la
Hight Honourable Earl Curzon
Republique Franqaise a Londres;
of
Kedleston,
K.G.,
His
Sa Maje::;te le Roi du RoyaurneMajesty's Principal Secretary of
Uni de Grande-Bretagne et
State for Foreign Affairs; and
d 'Irlande et des Territoires
for the Dominion of Canada the
Britanniques au dela des Mers,
Honourable Sir George Halsey
Empereur des Indes : le Trcs
Perley, K.C.M.G., High ComHonorable Earl Curzon of Kedmissioner for the Dominion of
leston, K. G., Principal Secretaire
Canada in the United Kingdom;
d'Etat de Sa l\fajeste pour les
and for the Dominion of New
Affaires :Etrangeres; et pour le
Zealand the Honourable Sir
Dominion du Canada, l'HonorJames Allen, K.C.B., High Com- · , _~ble Sir George Halsey Perley,
missioner for the Dominion of
K.C.l\f.G., Haut- Commissaire
New Zealand in the United
pour le Dominion du Canada
Kingdom ; and for India Sir
dans le Royaume- Uni; et pour
Willian1
Stevenson
Meyer,
le Dominion de la NouvelleG.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., High ComZelande l 'Honorable Sir James
missioner for India ;
Allen, K.C.B., Haut-Commis':rhe President of the French
saire pour le Dominion de la
Hepublic : His Excellency Count
Nouvelle-Zelande dans le Royde Sa.int-Aulaire, Ambassador Exaume- Uni; et pour l'Inde Sir
traordin:;~.ry and Plenipotentiary
William
Stevenson
Meyer,
of the French Republic at Lor1
G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., Haut-Comdon;
missaire pour 1'Inde ;
Who having communicated to
Lesquels, ayant echange leurs
each other their respective full
pleins pouvoirs,
trouves en
powers, found to be in good and
bonne et due forme, sont condue fqrm, have agreed as
venus de ce qui suit :
follows:-
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ARTICLE
1.
The provisions of Section III
of Part X of the Treaty of V ersailles of the 28th June, 1919, so
far as they relate to enemy debts,
shall apply, subject to the proYisions of the present Convention, to French nationals resident
within the United Kingdom,
Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland and India, British
Colonies not possessing responsible Government and British
Protectorates (with the exception
of Egypt) in the same way and
under the same conditions as to
British nationals residing within
the:::;e territories.
AR'J'ICLE 2.
Similarly the provisions of
Section III of Part X of the
'rrcaty of Versailles of the 28th
,June, 1919, so far as they relate
to enemy debts, shall apply,
subject to the provisions of the
present Convention, to British
nationals resident in France
(including Alsace and Lorraine),
Algeria, French Colonies and
Protectorates in the same way
and under the same conditions as
to French nationals residing
within these territories.
AR'l'ICLE 3.
Each of the High Contracting
Parties is authorised to collect
the debts of the nationals of the
other High Contracting Party
resident within its territory to
German nationals admitted or
found due in accordance with the
provisions of Article 296 and the
annex thereto, and shall be
responsible for accounting to
Germany for such debts.
Each of the High Contracting
Parties shall effect payment to
the nationals of the other High
Contracting
Party
re~ident
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1 er.
Les di.s positions de la Section
UI de la Partie X du Traite de
Vorsaillesen date du28juinl019,
en tant qu 'elles se rap portent ttux
dettes ennemies, seront applicables sous reserve des dispositions de la presente Convention,
aux ressortissants franqais resiclant dans le Royaume- Uni,
le CanaJa, la Nouvelle-Zehmlle,
la Terre-N euve, les Indes, les
Colonies britannigues ne possedant pas un Gouvernement
autonome ainsi qu e dans les Protectorats britanniques (exccpte
l'Bgypte) de la memo fac;on et
aux memes conditions qu'aux
ressortissants britanniques residant dans lesdits territoires.
ARTICLE 2.
De meme, les dispositions de
la Section III de la Partie X du
'l,raite de Versailles en date clu
28 juin 1919, pour autant qu'elles
se
rapportent
aux
clettes
ennemies, seront applicables,
sous reserve des dispositions de
la presente Convention, aux
ressortissants britanniques residant en France (y compris
I' Alsace et la Lorraine), l' Algerie,
les Colonies et Protectorats
franc;ais, de la meme faqon et aux
memes conditions qu'aux ressortissants franc;ais residant dans
ces territoires.
ARTICLE
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ARTICLE 3.
Chacune des Hautes Parties
Contractantes est autorisee a
recouvrer les creances a charge
des ressortissants de 1'autre
Haute Partie Contractante residant sur son territoire, dues a
des ressortissants allemands et
reconnues ou jug~es dues conformement aux dispositions de
!'Article 296 et de l'annexe audit
article et en sera responsable vis~t-vis de l'Allemagne.
Chacune des Hautes Parties
Contractantes paiera aux ressortissants de I'autre Haute
Partie Contractante residant sur
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within its territory, of the debts
admitted or found due to them in
accordance with the provisions of
Article 296 and the annex thereto.
Payment in full shall be
effected upon admission subject
to Joduction of 2i per cent. ; or
in the case of Dominions,
Colonies and Protectorates, such
other percentage as may under
local regulations be chargeable to
nationals of the High Contracting
Party effecting payment.
son territoire les dettes reconnues ou jugees clues a cesressortissants conformement aux di~­
positions de 1'Article 296 et uu
l' annexe audit Article. Les paiements seront effectues des que la
dette aura ete reconnue et sous
deduction d'une somme de 2-!
pour cent, ou bien, dans lc
cas de Dominions, Colonies ot
Protectorats, sous telle autre
deduction qui, d'apres les reglements locaux, pourrait etre mise
a la charge des ressortissants de
la Haute Partie Contractanto qui
effectue le paiement.
ARTICLE 4.
'rhis Con vontiou
is
only
applicable to the paymeut o£
unemy debts coming within
paragraphs 1 and 2 of Arbcle 2UG.
ARTICLE 4.
La presente Convention n 'est
applicable qu 'au reglerncnt de::;
dettes tomb ant so us l' application
des paragraphes 1 ct 2 Je
l 'Article 296.
ARTICLE 5.
Difficulties arising in the application of the present Convention
shall be settled by direct agree ment between the ControJlers of
the two Clearing Offices. In case
o£ disagreement the difficulty will
be submitted to arbitration.
AR'l'ICLE 5.
Tous differends qui surgiraieut
dans !'application de la presente
Convention
seront
reglee.
directement par l'accorcl entre
les Directeurs des deux Offices de
Verification et de Compensation.
A defaut d 'accord, les differends
seront soumis a !'arbitrage.
6.
']_lhis Convention, when duly
ratified, shall be notified to Germany aud tho period of six
mouths referred to in paragraph 5
o£ the annex to Section III of tho
'J1reaty shall begin to run as from
the date of such notification.
ARTICLE 6.
La
presente
Convention,
des qu'elle aura ete ratifiee, sera
notifiee au Gouvernement Allemand, et le delai du six mois
prevu au paragraphe 5 de
l'annexe a la Section III uu
Traite de Versailles commencera
a courir a partir de la date de
cette notification.
En foi de quoi les soussignes
ont signe la presente Convention
et y ont appose leurs cachets.
ARTICLE
In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present
Convention and have ·affixed
thereto their seals.
Done in duplicate at London
the 20th day of July, 1921.
(L.S.)
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(L.S.)
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Fait en double exemplaire
Londres, le 20 juillet 1921.
CURZON OF KEDLES'rON.
GEOHGE H. PERLEY.
JAMES ALLEN.
WILLIAM MEYER.
SAINT-AULAIRE.
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