711.75/9
The Minister in Albania (Hart) to
the Secretary of State
Tirana, December 16,
1925.
[Received January 11, 1926.]
No. 44
Sir: Engagements made by the Albanian state as
the conditions upon which recognition was granted by the American
Government [Page 513] on July 28,
1922,28 have at last been removed from the field of
controversy, as I had the honor to report in my telegram No. 63 of
December 14, 8 p.m.29 By
a unanimous vote both houses of parliament have approved these
conventions in substantially the form set forth in the note of Djafer
Ypi, president of the Council of Ministers, to Maxwell Blake, American
Commissioner, under date of June 25, 1922.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Included herewith are copies of the measure as approved and of the report
of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure
1—Translation]
Proposed Law Approving the American-Albanian
Agreement of June 23 and 25, 1922
The approval is proposed of the two conditions presented below:
- 1.
- The Albanian Government will recognize the passports
granted by the authorities of the United States of America,
in conformity with American laws concerning nationalities,
to persons of Albanian origin naturalized in America.
- 2.
- In the event of the conclusion of a commercial treaty
between the Government of the United States of America and
the Government of Albania the latter promises to insert, on
the basis of reciprocity, in the above mentioned treaty, the
most favored nation clause. Meanwhile, following the
official recognition of the Government of Albania by that of
the United States of America and pending the conclusion of
the treaty above mentioned the American interests in Albania
shall receive the most favored nation treatment as well as
the Albanian interests in America.
- 3.
- This law takes effect on the day of its
publication.
- 4.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the
Interior are charged with the execution of this law.
Sul Starova
Min. of Finance and Min. a. i. of
Justice.
M.
Juka
Min. of Pub. Works and Min.
a. i. of the Interior.
[Page 514]
[Enclosure
2—Translation]
Report Rendered by the Albanian Minister for
Foreign Affairs
The approval is proposed of the two conditions of the United States
of America for the following reasons:
1. The Albanian State is engaged to the United States of America
according to decision No. 569 of the Ministerial Council dated June
22, 1922, as described below:
“The Albanian Government will recognize the passports granted
by American authorities to Albanians naturalized in America
in accordance with American laws on nationalities.”
The international significance of the United States of America must
be taken under consideration as well as our moral obligation to
honor promises made by our State.
2. “The most favored nation” clause is a principle accepted by all
countries and has become customary in the making of all treaties
relating to commerce, always based on reciprocity.
3. The naturalization question is not of any great importance because
the Albanians who become naturalized and return to our country would
lose their American citizenship if they remained here for two
consecutive years.
4. In order to give recognition to countries created after the world
war the Government of the United States has imposed on them, as a
sine qua non condition, the acceptance of
the two above mentioned points.
