CONCILIATION Treaty signed at Washington January 21, 1929 Senate advice and consent to ratification January 31, 1929 Ratified by the President of the United States February 14, 1929 Ratified by Bulgaria July 2, 1929 Ratifications exchanged at Washington July 22, 1929 Entered into force July 22, 1929 Proclaimed by the President of the United States July 22, 1929 Revived (after World War II) March 8, 1948,1 pursuant to article 8 of treaty of peace signed at Paris February 10, 1947 2 46 Stat. 2334; Treaty Series 793 The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians, being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind their two countries together and also to advance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians: Mr. Simeon Radeff, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near the Government of the United States; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bulgaria, of whatever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, be submitted for investigation and report to a permanent International Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding Article; and they agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. ARTICLE II The International Commission shall be composed of five members, to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country, by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by common agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that he shall not be a citizen of either country. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions. The International Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE III In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed to adjust a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they do not have recourse to adjudication by a competent tribunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Commission may, however, spontaneously by unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request their cooperation in the investigation. The High Contracting Parties agree to furnish the Permanent International Commission with all the means and facilities required for its investigation and report. The report of the Commission shall be completed within one year after the date on which it shall declare its investigation to have begun, unless the High Contracting Parties shall limit or extend the time by mutual agreement. The report shall be prepared in triplicate; one copy shall be presented to each Government, and the third retained by the Commission for its files. The High Contracting Parties reserve the right to act independently on the subject matter of the dispute after the report of the Commission shall have been submitted. ARTICLE IV The present treaty 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 Bulgaria in accordance with its constitutional laws. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible, and the treaty shall take effect on the date of the exchange of the ratifications. It shall thereafter remain in force continuously unless and until terminated by one year's written notice given by either High Contracting Party to the other. In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty in duplicate, and hereunto affixed their seals. Done at Washington the twenty-first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS Exchange of notes at Sofia August 18, 1932 Entered into force August 18, 1932 Revived (after World War II) March 8, 1948,1 pursuant to article 8 48 Stat. 1753; Executive Agreement Series 41 The American Minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs MR. MINISTER: LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SOFIA, BULGARIA, August 18, 1932 I have the honor to confirm and to make of record by this note the following provisional commercial agreement between our respective governments. The United States will accord to goods, the growth, produce or manufacture of Bulgaria and Bulgaria will accord to goods, the growth, produce or manufacture of the United States in all respects and unconditionally the most favored nation treatment. The said treatment shall apply to all goods from whatever place arriving including goods destined for consumption or re-exportation or in transit. The stipulations of this agreement do not extend to the treatment which is accorded by the United States to the commerce of Cuba under the provisions of the commercial convention concluded between the United States and Cuba on December 11, 1902,* or the provisions of any other commercial convention which hereafter may be concluded between the United States and Cuba. Such stipulations moreover do not extend to the treatment which is accorded to the commerce between the United States and the Panama Canal Zone or any dependency of the United States or to the commerce of the dependencies of the United States with one another under existing or future laws. 1 Department of State Bulletin, Mar. 21, 1948, p. 383. 2 TIAS 1650, ante, vol. 4, p. 431. 3 Pursuant to notice of termination given by the United States, through the Swiss Government, July 12, 1951. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as a limitation of the right of either high contracting party to impose on such terms as it may see fit prohibitions or restrictions of a sanitary character designed to protect human, animal or plant life or regulations for the enforcement of police or revenue laws. The present agreement becomes operative on this eighteenth day of August, 1932, and shall continue in force until superseded by a definitive treaty of commerce and navigation, or until denounced by one of the two High Contracting Parties by advance notice of three months. If however either party should be prevented by the future action of its legislature from carrying out the terms of the agreement the obligations thereof shall thereupon lapse. I avail myself of this opportunity Mr. Minister, to reiterate to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. His Excellency MR. NICOLAS MOOSHANOFF Minister for Foreign Affairs HENRY W. SHOEMAKER The Royal Bulgarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs The Minister of Foreign Affairs to the American Minister [TRANSLATION] MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP No. 14036/19/II MR. MINISTER, SOFIA, August 18, 1932 I have the honor to confirm in concrete form, by this note, the following provisional commercial agreement between our respective governments: Bulgaria will accord to goods-natural or manufactured products of the United States and the United States will accord to goods-natural or manufactured products of Bulgaria in all respects and unconditionally the most favored nation treatment. This treatment shall apply to all goods, from whatever place arriving, including goods destined for consumption, or reexportation or in transit. The stipulations of the present agreement shall not extend to the treatment, which is accorded by the United States to the commerce of Cuba, under the provisions of the commercial convention concluded between the United States and Cuba on December 11, 1902, or the provisions of any other commercial convention, which hereafter may be concluded between the United States and Cuba. The same stipulations similarly will not apply to the treatment which is accorded to the commerce between the United States and the |