International Law Studies—Volume 45 International Law Documents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. The Treaties of Peace of 1947 Page (1) Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and

Italy, Paris, 10 February 1947 1

(2) Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Bulgaria, Paris, 10 February 1947 _ ... 105

(3) Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Hungary, Paris, 10 February 1947 _ 115

(4) Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Roumania, Paris, 10 February 1947 126

(5) Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Finland, Paris, 10 February 1947 _. 131

II. The Pacific Area

The Japanese Surrender

(6) Instrument of Surrender, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 139 (7) Proclamation by the Emperor of Japan 141

The Far Eastern Commission

(8) Terms of Reference of the Far Eastern Commission, Moscow, 27 December 1945.. _ 142

Trusteeship of the Territory of the Pacific Islands

(9) Trusteeship Agreement for the Territory of the Pacific Islands, approved by the Security Council of the United Nations 2 April 1947, and by the President of the United States 18

July 1947 _. „ 146 (10) Interim Administration for the Territory of the Pacific Islands, Executive Order 9875, 18 July 1947 _. 152

Agreements between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines

(11) Provisional Agreement between the United States and the Re- public of the Philippines, Manila, 4 July 1946 154 (12) Treaty of General Relations, Manila, 4 July 1946 156 (13) Agreement concerning Military Bases, Manila, 14 March 1947 161 (14) Agreement on Military Assistance, Manila, 21 March 1947 181

The South Pacific Commission

(15) Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission, Canberra, 6 February 1947_. 190 V VI

III. The Middle East

The League of Arab States Page

(16) Pact of the League of Arab States, Cairo, 22 March 1945 205

IV. The Western Hemisphere

The Caribbean Commission

(17) Agreement for the Establishment of the Caribbean Commission,

Washington, 30 October 1946 _ 213

Naval Missions of the United States

(18) Agreement between the Governments of the United States and Colombia, Washington, 14 October 1946 223

Reciprocal Assistance among American States

(19) Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, Rio de Janeiro,

2 September 1947 _ 232

V. Trials of War Criminals

Trials in Europe

(20) Excerpts from the Judgment of the International Military Tribunal, Niirnberg, 30 September-1 October 1946 241 (21) Tabulation of Niirnberg Sentences 308 (22) Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 11 December 1946 308 (23) Control Council for Germany Law No. 10, 20 December 1945.. _. 309

Trials in the Far East

(24) Proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Tokyo, 19 January 1946 _._ 317 (25) Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, 19 January 1946 319 (26) In re Yamashita, Supreme Court of the United States, 4 Febru-

ary 1946 _ 326

VI. International Agreements on Civil Aviation

(27) Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago, 7 Decem-

ber 1944 _ __ 349 (28) International Air Services Transit Agreement, Chicago, 7 Dec-

ember 1944. _ _ _ 384 (29) International Air Transport Agreement, Chicago, 7 December 1944 388 (30) Air Services Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, Bermuda, 11 February 1946__ 395