Treaty Series No. 632
Agreement signed at Washington, March 30, 1918; ratification advised by the Senate, April 30, 1918; ratified by the President, July 1, 1918; ratified by Norway, May 14, 1918; ratifications exchanged at Washington, July 1, 1918; proclaimed July 12, 1918
By the President of the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas an Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Norway extending for another period of five years the duration of the Arbitration Convention of April 4, 1908, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the thirtieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and Norwegian languages, is word for word as follows:
The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, being desirous of continuing for another period of five years the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 4, 1908, which by the terms of the Agreement signed between them on June 16, 1913, will expire on June 24, 1918, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States, and H. H. Bryn, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Norway to the United States, to conclude the following Agreement:
Article I
The Convention of Arbitration of April 4, 1908, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, which by the terms of the Agreement signed between them on June 16, 1913, will terminate on June 24, 1918, is hereby extended and continued in force for a further period of five years from June 24, 1918.
Article II
The present Agreement 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 of Norway, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible.
Done in duplicate in the English and Norwegian languages, at Washington this 30th day of March one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Robert Lansing [seal]
Helmer H. Bryn [seal]
And whereas, the said Agreement has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Agreement [Page 852] to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
By the President:
Frank L. Polk
Acting Secretary of State