1. Payment of the amount of $7,950,000, payable by Belgium to the United States during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1931 and ending June 30, 1932, in respect of the bonded indebtedness of Belgium to the United States, according to the terms of the agreement of August 18, 1925, above mentioned, is hereby postponed so that such amount, together with interest thereon at the rate of 4 per centum per annum from July 1, 1933, shall be paid by Belgium to the United States in ten equal annuities of $968,907.76 each, payable in equal semiannual installments on December 15 and June 15 of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year July 1, 1933 and ending June 30, 1934, and concluding with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1942 and ending June 30, 1943. The two bonds numbered 007, dated June 15, 1925, maturing June 15, 1932, one in the principal amount of $2,900,000 for account of the Pre-Armistice debt and the other in the principal amount of $1,300,000 for account of the Post-Armistice debt, delivered by Belgium to the United States under the agreement of August 18, 1925, shall be retained by the United States until the annuities due under this Agreement shall have been paid. 2. Except so far as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, payments of annuities under this Agreement shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as payments under the agreement of August 18, 1925, above mentioned. The proviso in paragraph 2 of such agreement, authorizing the postponement of payments on account of principal after June 15, 1935, and the option of Belgium provided for in paragraph 5, to pay in obligations of the United States, shall not apply to annuities payable under this Agreement. 3. The agreement of August 18, 1925, between Belgium and the United States, above mentioned, shall remain in all respects in full force and effect except so far as expressly modified by this Agreement. 4. Belgium and the United States, each for itself, represents and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Agreement have in all respects been duly authorized and that all acts, conditions, and legal formalities which should have been completed prior to the making of this Agreement have been completed as required by the laws of Belgium and the United States, respectively, and in conformity therewith. 5. This Agreement shall be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall have the force and effect of an original. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Belgium has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington, thereunto duly authorized, and the United States has likewise caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, pursuant to a Joint Resolution of Congress approved December 23, 1931, all on the day and year first above written. The Kingdom of Belgium By PAUL MAY, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary The United States of America By OGDEN L. MILLS, Secretary of the Treasury Approved: HERBERT HOOVER, President 219-919-70-37 CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR IMPORTED AIRCRAFT Exchange of notes at Brussels October 22, 1932, with text of arrangement 1 Replaced by agreement of July 19 and December 3, 1957 1 48 Stat. 1766; Executive Agreement Series 43 I have the honor to communicate to Your Excellency the text of the arrangement between the United States of America and Belgium, providing for the acceptance by the one country of certificates of airworthiness of aircraft imported from the other country as merchandise, as understood by me to have been agreed to in the negotiations which have just been concluded between our two Governments as follows: AN ARRANGEMENT BETWEen Belgium aND THE UNITED STATES OF AMER ICA CONCERNING THE ACCEPTANCE BY ONE OF THE PARTIES OF CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR AIRCRAFT IMPORTED AS MERCHANDISE FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE OTHER PARTY 1. The present arrangement applies to civil aircraft constructed in continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska, and exported to Belgium; and to civil aircraft constructed in Belgium and exported to continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska. 2. On condition that the agreement be reciprocal, certificates of airworthiness issued by the competent authorities of the Government of the United States in respect of aircraft subsequently registered in Belgium, shall have the same validity as if these certificates had been issued in accordance with the regulations in force on the subject in Belgium. However, the validity of a certificate issued in the United States shall in every case be subject to the issuance by the authorities of the Government of the United States of a special airworthiness certificate for exportation. 18 UST 2383; TIAS 3954. 3. This arrangement shall apply to civil aircraft of all categories, including those used for public transportation or for private purposes. 4. Each of the Contracting Parties may terminate the present arrangement by giving to the other sixty days notice. This arrangement will come into force thirty days after the date of this note. I avail myself of this occasion to renew Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the Belgian Government undertakes to observe, in its relations with the Government of the United States of America, the terms of the following arrangement relative to the recognition by one of the parties of certificates of airworthiness of aircraft imported as merchandise from the territory of the other party: [For text of arrangement, see U.S. note, above.] This agreement shall become effective 30 days from to-day's date. I avail myself of this occasion, Mr. Ambassador, to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. His Excellency HUGH GIBSON Ambassador of the United States of America Brussels HYMANS EXTRADITION Convention signed at Washington June 20, 1935, supplementing conven tion of October 26, 1901 Ratified by Belgium August 19, 1935 Senate advice and consent to ratification August 24, 1935 Ratified by the President of the United States August 29, 1935 Ratifications exchanged at Brussels October 7, 1935 Proclaimed by the President of the United States October 25, 1935 Supplemented by convention of November 14, 1963 1 1 49 Stat. 3276; Treaty Series 900 The Governments of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, being desirous of enlarging the list of crimes on account of which extradition may be granted under the Convention concluded between the two countries on October 26, 1901,2 have resolved to conclude a Supplementary Convention for this purpose and have 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 the Belgians: Count Robert van der Straten Ponthoz, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I The following crimes and offenses are added to the list of crimes and offenses numbered 1 to 14 in Article II of the said Convention of October 26, 1901, on account of which extradition may be granted, that is to say; 15. Crimes and offenses committed in violation of legislation on bankruptcy. |