File No. 19446/1.
[Inclosure.]
The National Constitutent and
Legislative Assembly decrees:
(Only article.) The arbitration treaty celebrated in this capital on
December 31, 1908, between Dr. Francisco José Urrutia, minister for
foreign affairs of the Republic of Colombia, on the one part, and
Francis W. Stronge, minister resident of His Britannic Majesty, on
the other part, is hereby approved. Done in Bogota, March 5,
1909.
President, Jorge Holguín.
Secretary, Gerardo
Arrubla.
Office of the
President,
Bogota, March 5,
1909.
Let the above be published and executed.
R. Reyes.
Minister for foreign affairs,
Dr. Francisco
José Urrutia.
Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain, providing for the settlement by arbitration of
certain questions which may arise between the two Governments.
The Government of His Britannic Majesty and the Government of the
Colombian Republic, signatories of the convention for the pacific
settlement of international disputes, concluded at The Hague on the
29th of July, 1899;
Taking into consideration that by Article XIX of that convention the
high contracting parties have reserved to themselves the right of
concluding agreements, with a view to referring to arbitration all
questions which they shall consider possible to submit to such
treatment;
Have authorized the undersigned to conclude the following
arrangement:
Article I.
Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the
interpretation of treaties existing between the two contracting
parties, and which it may not have been possible to settle by
diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration
established at The Hague by the convention
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of the 29th of July, 1899, provided,
nevertheless, that they do not affect the vital interests, the
independence, or the honor of the two contracting States, and do not
concern the interests of third parties.
Article II.
In each individual case the high contracting parties, before
appealing to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, shall conclude a
special agreement defining clearly the matter in dispute, the scope
of the powers of the arbitrators, and the periods to be fixed for
the formation of the arbitral tribunal and the several stages of the
procedure.
Article III.
The present agreement is concluded for a period of five years dating
from the day of signature.
Done in Bogota, in duplicate, on the thirtieth day of December,
1908.
| [l. s.] |
Francisco José Urrutia. |
| [l. s.] |
Francis Stronge. |
Ministry for Foreign
Affairs,
Bogotá, February 24,
1909.
The above is a true copy.
Francisco Ruíz,
Subsecretary.
