REDUCTION OF VISA FEES FOR NONIMMIGRANTS Exchange of notes at Sofia June 19 and 29, 1925 Entered into force August 1, 1925 Revived (after World War II) March 8, 1948,1 pursuant to article 8 of treaty of peace signed at Paris February 10, 1947 2 The Legation of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Royal Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and, acting under instructions from its Government has the honor to state that the Government of the United States will, from the 1st. of August 1925 collect a fee of two dollars for visacing passports or executing applications therefor in the case of Bulgarian subjects desiring to visit the United States (including the insular possessions) who are not "immigrants" as defined in the Immigration Act of 1924; namely, “(1) . (2) an alien visiting the United States temporarily as a tourist or temporarily for business or pleasure, (3) an alien in continuous transit through the United States, (4) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States who later goes in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory, (5) a bona fide alien seaman serving as such on a vessel arriving at a port of the United States and seeking to enter temporarily the United States solely in pursuit of his calling as a seaman, and (6) an alien entitled to enter the United States solely to carry on trade under and in pursuance of the provisions of a present existing treaty of commerce and navigation". It is understood, of course, that the above arrangement rests on a purely reciprocal basis, and will become effective only, if on the same date (Au 1 Department of State Bulletin, Mar. 21, 1948, p. 383. 2 TIAS 1650, ante, vol. 4, p. 431. * In a note dated Nov. 15, 1949, the United States Government notified the Bulgarian Government that it considered that Bulgaria had, by unilateral action, abrogated the agreement. gust 1, 1925) [Bulgaria] will collect from non-immigrant citizens of the United States desiring to visit Bulgaria, a fee for visaeing passports equivalent to two dollars. The American Legation has the honor to request that it may be informed by the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether it is prepared to put the above arrangement into effect on the proposed date, and if so, that the competent Bulgarian officials may be duly informed thereof. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Note Verbale No. 566, of the 19th. instant, and hastens to inform the Legation of the United States of America at Sofia, that it is in entire agreement with the proposal of that Legation in regard to the reciprocal reduction to two dollars of the fees for the visa of passports of Bulgarian and American citizens, of the non-immigrant class, beginning August 1, 1925. Instructions in this sense have been sent to the Bulgarian Consular officers abroad. To the LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Sofia ARBITRATION Treaty signed at Washington January 21, 1929 Ratifications exchanged at Washington July 22, 1929 Entered into force July 22, 1929 Proclaimed by the President of the United States July 22, 1929 1 Revived (after World War II) March 8, 1948, pursuant to article 8 of treaty of peace signed at Paris February 10, 1947 2 46 Stat. 2332; Treaty Series 792 The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians Determined to prevent so far as in their power lies any interruption in the peaceful relations now happily existing between the two nations; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of submitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between them; and Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their condemnation of war as an instrument of national policy in their mutual relations, but also to hasten the time when the perfection of international arrangements for the pacific settlement of international disputes shall have eliminated forever the possibility of war among any of the Powers of the world; Have decided to conclude a treaty of arbitration and for that purpose they have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries The President of the United States of America: Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians: Mr. Simeon Radeff, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near the Government of the United States; Who, having communicated to each other their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I All differences relating to international matters in which the High Contracting Parties are concerned by virtue of a claim of right made by one against the other under treaty or otherwise, which it has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which have not been adjusted as a result of reference to an appropriate commission of conciliation, and which are justiciable in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the application of the principles of law or equity, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907,3 or to some other competent tribunal, as shall be decided in each case by special agreement, which special agreement shall provide for the organization of such tribunal if necessary, define its powers, state the question or questions at issue, and settle the terms of reference. The special agreement in each case shall be made on the part of the United States of America by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and on the part of Bulgaria in accordance with its constitutional laws. ARTICLE II The provisions of this treaty shall not be invoked in respect of any dispute the subject matter of which (a) is within the domestic jurisdiction of either of the High Contracting Parties, (b) involves the interests of third Parties, (c) depends upon or involves the maintenance of the traditional attitude of the United States concerning American questions, commonly described as the Monroe Doctrine, (d) depends upon or involves the observance of the obligations of Bulgaria in accordance with the Convenant of the League of Nations. ARTICLE III The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by Bulgaria in accordance with its constitutional laws. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible, and the treaty shall take effect on the date of the exchange of the ratifications. It shall thereafter remain in force continuously unless and until terminated 'TS 536, ante, vol. 1, p. 577. by one year's written notice given by either High Contracting Party to the other. In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty in duplicate and hereunto affixed their seals. Done at Washington the twenty-first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine. |