to any territory in respect of which such notification is made 12 months after the date of the receipt of the notification. "4. The expression 'subjects or citizens' of one or the other High Contracting Party in the present Convention shall be deemed to mean (a) in relation to His Majesty the King, all subjects of His Majesty and all persons under His Majesty's protection belonging to territories to which the Convention applies, (b) in relation to the United States of America all citizens of the United States and all persons enjoying the protection of the United States belonging to territories under the authority of the United States to which the Convention applies." ARTICLE II The present Convention 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 His Majesty the King. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington and the Convention shall take effect as from the date of the exchange of ratifications. In witness whereof the above mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention and have thereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at Washington, the twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six. ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE Treaty signed at Washington September 6, 1940, for the United 1941 Ratifications exchanged at Washington August 13, 1941 Entered into force August 13, 1941 Proclaimed by the President of the United States August 21, 1941 51 Stat. 1211; Treaty Series 974 The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of the Commonwealth of Australia, being desirous, in view of the present constitutional position and international status of Australia, to amend in their application to the Commonwealth of Australia certain provisions of the Treaty for the Advancement of Peace between the President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, signed at Washington, September 15, 1914,1 have for that purpose appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, for the Commonwealth of Australia: The Right Honorable Richard Gardiner Casey, D.S.O., M.C., His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Australia at Washington; 1TS 602, post, UNITED KINGDOM. Who, having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I Article II of the Treaty for the Advancement of Peace between the President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, signed at Washington, September 15, 1914, is hereby superseded in respect of the Commonwealth of Australia by the following: Insofar as concerns disputes arising in the relations between the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Australia, the International Commission shall be composed of five members to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from the United States of America by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen from the Commonwealth of Australia by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, it being understood that he shall be a citizen of some third country of which no other member of the Commission is a citizen. The expression "third country" means a country not under the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America nor under the sovereignty, suzerainty, protection or mandate of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions. The International Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of the ratifications of the present Treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE II The second paragraph of Article III of the said Treaty of September 15, 1914, is hereby abrogated so far as concerns its application to disputes which are mainly those of the Commonwealth of Australia. ARTICLE III Except as provided in Articles I, II and IV of the present Treaty the stipulations of the said Treaty of September 15, 1914, shall be considered as an integral part of the present Treaty and shall be observed and fulfilled by the two Governments as if they were literally herein embodied. ARTICLE IV 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 His Majesty in respect to the Commonwealth of Australia. It shall take effect on the date of the exchange of the ratifications which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. It shall continue in force for a period of five years; and it shall thereafter remain in force until twelve months after one of the High Contracting Parties has given notice to the other of an intention to terminate it. On the termination of the present Treaty in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the said Treaty of September 15, 1914, shall in respect of the Commonweath of Australia cease to have effect. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty and have affixed their seals thereto. Done in duplicate at the City of Washington this sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty. SIR, LEND-LEASE1 Exchange of notes at Washington September 3, 1942 56 Stat. 1608; Executive Agreement Series 271 The Australian Minister to the Secretary of State AUSTRALIAN LEGATION, WASHINGTON, D.C. As contracting parties to the United Nations Declaration of January 1, 1942, the Governments of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Australia pledged themselves to employ their full resources, military and economic, against those nations with which they are at war. 4 With regard to the arrangements for mutual aid between our two governments, I refer to the agreement signed at Washington on February 23, 1942,3 between the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom on principles applying to mutual aid in the present war authorised and provided for by the Act of Congress of March 11, 1941 and have the honour to inform you that the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia accepts the principles therein contained as governing the provision of mutual aid between itself and the Government of the United States of America. It is the understanding of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia that the general principle to be followed in providing such aid is that the war production and war resources of both nations should be used by the armed forces of each, in the ways which most effectively utilize available materials, manpower, production facilities and shipping space. I now set forth the understanding of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia of the principles and procedure applicable to the pro 1 See also lend-lease settlement agreements of June 7, 1946 (TIAS 1528, post, p. 164), July 9 and Aug. 25, 1952 (5 UST 650; TIAS 2954); and Sept. 13 and Oct. 2, 1956 (reported in 38th Report to Congress on Lend-Lease Operations, p. 8). 2 EAS 236, ante, vol. 3, p. 697. EAS 241, post, UNITED KINGDOM. 55 Stat. 31. |