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TREATY SERIES, NO. 600

TREATY

BETWEEN

THE UNITED STATES AND PORTUGAL

ADVANCEMENT

OF PEACE

SIGNED AT LISBON, FEBRUARY 4, 1914
RATIFICATION ADVISED BY THE SENATE, AUGUST 13.-1914
RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT, OCTOBER 21, 1914
RATIFIED BY PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER 26. 1914
RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 24, 1914
PROCLAIMED, OCTOBER 27, 1914

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

tentiaries:

Whereas, a Treaty between the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic looking to the advancement of the cause of general peace was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Lisbon on the fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, the original of which Treaty, being in the English and Portuguese languages, is word for word as follows:

The President of the United 0 Presidente da República States of America and the Presi- Portuguesa e o Presidente dos dent of the Portuguese Republic, Estados Unidos da América, debeing desirous to strengthen the sejando consolidar os laços de bonds of amity that bind them amizade

que os unem e promover together and also to advance the tambêm à causa da paz geral, cause of general peace, have re- resolveram celebrar um Tratado solved to enter into a treaty for para esse fim e nomearam seus that purpose, and to that end Plenipotenciários: have appointed as their Plenipo

The President of the United 0 Presidente da República States of America: His Excel- Portuguesa: Sua Ex. o Dr. AnJency Colonel Thomas H. Birch, tónio Caetano Macieira Júnior, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- Ministro dos Negócios Estranter Plenipotentiary of the United geiros; States of Americă near the Portuguese Republic;

The President of the Portu- O Presidente dos Estados Uniguese Republic: His Excellency dos da América: Sua Ex. 0 Dr. António Caetano Macieira Coronel Thomas H. Birch, EnJúnior, Minister for Foreign Af- viado Extraordinário e Ministro

Plenipotenciário dos Estados Unidos da América, junto da Repú

blica Portuguesa, Who, after having communi

Os quais depois de se terem cated to each other their respec- comunicado os seus respectivos tive full powers, found to be in plenos poderes, achados em deproper form, have agreed upon vida forma, convieram nos and concluded the following ar- guintes artigos e os assinaram.

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The High Contracting Parties As Altas Partes Contratantes agree that all disputes between concordam them, of every nature whatso- litígios entre elas, de toda e ever, to the settlement of which qualquer natureza, a cuja solução

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