Treaty Series No. 29 (1929)

INTERNATIONAL TREATY for the RENUNCIATION OF WAR as an Instrument of National Policy

PARIS , AUGUST 27, r928

[His Britannic Majesty's Ratli ieafions deposited ,lank 2, 1929]

Presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of His Majesty

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Paris, August 27, 1928.

[His L'ritamnic Afajesty/'s ratifications deposited A[arch 2, 1929.1

THE President of the German LE President du Reich alle- Reich, the President of the mand, Is President des Etats- United States of America, His Unis d'Amerique, Sa Majeste le Majesty the King of the Be]- Roi des Beiges, le President de gians, the President of the Is Republique frangaise, Sa French Republic, His Majesty Majeste le Roi de Grande- the King of Great Britain, Bretagne, d'Irlande et des Ireland and the British Domin- Territoires britanniques an dela ions beyond the Seas, Emperor des Mers, Empereur des Indes, of India, His Majesty the King Sa Majeste le Roi d'Italie, Sa of Italy, His Majesty the Em- Majeste l'Empereur du Japon, peror of Japan, the President of Is President de la Republique de the Republic of Poland, the Pologne, le President de la President of the Czechoslovak Republique tchecoslovaque, Republic, Deeply sensible of their Ayant Is sentiment profond du solemn duty to promote the wel- devoir solennel qui leur incombe fare of mankind ; de developper le bien-titre de l' humanite ; Persuaded that the time has Persuades que le moment est come when a frank renunciation venu de proceder a one franche of war as an instrument of renonciation a Is guerre commie national policy should be made instrument de politique nationale to the end that the peaceful and afin que les relations pacifiques friendly relations now existing et amicales existant actuellement between their peoples may be entre leurs peoples puissent titre perpetuated; perpetuees; Convinced that all changes in Convaincus que tons change- their relations with one another ments dans leurs relations mu- should be sought only by pacific tuelles ne doivent etrerecherches means and be the result of a line par des procedes pacifiques peaceful and orderly process, et titre realises dans l'ordre et and that any signatory Power dans la paix, et que toute which shall hereafter seek to Puissance signataire qui cher- promote its national interests by cherait desormais a developper resort to war should be denied ses interets nationaux en recou- the benefits furnished by this rant a la guerre devra titre privee Treaty ; du benefice du present Traite; 3

Hopeful that, encouraged by Esperant que, encouragees their example, all the other par leur exemple, toutes lea nations of the world will join in autres nations du monde se this humane endeavour and by joindront a ces efforts huniani- adhering to the present Treaty taires et, en adherant an present as soon as it comes into force Traite des qu'il entrera en bring their peoples within the vigueur, mettront lours peuples scope of its beneficentprovisions, a meme de profiler de ses thus uniting the civilised nations bienfaisantes stipulations, unis- of the world in a common renun- sant ainsi les nations civilisees ciation of war as an instrument du monde dans une renonciation of their national policy; commune a la guerre comme instrument de leur politique nationale ;

Have decided to conclude a Out decide de conclure un Treaty and for that purpose have Traite et a cette fin ont designe appointed as their respective comme leurs Plenipotentiaires Plenipotentiaries : respectifs, savoir : The President of the German Le President du Reich alle- Reich : mand : Dr. Gustav Stresemann, Minis- M. Is Dr. Gustav Stresemaun, ter for Foreign Affairs; Ministre des Affaires etran- geres;

The President of the United Le President des Etats-Unis States of America : d' Amerique : The Honourable Frank B. Kel- L'honorable Frank B. Kellogg, logg, Secretary of State; Secretaire d'E`tat;

His Majesty the King of the Sa Majeste Is Roi des Belges : Belgians : Mr. Paul IIymans, Minister for M. Paul Hymans, Ministre des Foreign Affairs, Minister of Affaires etrangeres, Ministre State ; d'Etat; The President of the French Le President de la Republique Republic : francaise : Mr. Aristide Briand, Minister M. Aristide Briand, Ministre des for Foreign Affairs; Affaires etrangeres; His Majesty the King of Great Sa Majeste Is Roi do Grande- Britain, Ireland and the Bretagne, d'Irlande et des British Dominions beyond the Territoires britanniques an Seas, Emperor of India : dela des Mors, Empereur des Indes: . Per Great Britain and Northern Pour la Grande-Bretagne et Ireland and all parts of the l'Irlande du Nord et touter lea British Empire which are not parties de l'Empire britan-

5042 Wt. - 1750 10/29 F.O.P. 19914 R 2 4 0 separate Members of the nique qui ne sont pas individu- League of Nations : ellement Membres de Is Societe des Nations : The Right Honourable Lord Le tres honorable Lord Cushen- Cushendun, Chancellorof the dun, Chancelier du Duchy do Duchy of Lancaster, Acting Lancastre, Secretaire d'i tat Secretary of State for Foreign pour les Affaires etrangeres Affairs ; par interim;

For the Dominion of Canada : Pour le Dominion du Canada : The Right Honourable William Le tres honorable William Lyon Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Mackenzie King, Premier Minister and Minister for Ministre et Ministre des External Affairs; Affaires exterieures;

For the Commonwealth of Pour le Commonwealth d'Aus- Australia : tralie : The Honourable Alexander John L'honorable Alexander John McLachlan, Member of the McLachlan, Membre du Con- Executive Federal Council; seil executif federal ;

For the Dominion of New Pour Is Dominion de Nouvelle- Zealand : Zelande : The Honourable Sir Christopher L'honorable Sir Christopher James Parr, High Commis- James Parr, Haut-Commis- sioner for New Zealand in saire de la Nouvelle-Zelande Great Britain; en Grande-Bretagne;

For the Union of South Africa: Pour l'Union de l'Afrique du Sud: The Honourable Jacobus Ste- L'honorable Jacobus Stephanus phanus Smit , High Commis- Smit, I-Iaut-Commissaire de sioner for the Union of South l'Union de l'Afrique du Sud Africa in Great Britain; en Grande-Bretagne;

For the Irish Free State : Pour 1'1:tat Libre d'Irlande : Mr. William Thomas Cosgrave, Mr. William Thomas Cosgrave, President of the Executive President du Conseil executif ; Council ;

For India : Pour l'Inde : The Right Honourable Lord Le tres honorable Lord Cushen- Cushendun , Cfiancellor of the dun, Chancelier du Duchy de Duchy of Lancaster , Acting Lancastre; Secretaire- d'Ltat Secretary of State for Foreign pour les Affaires etrangeres Affairs; par interim; His Majesty the King of Italy : Sa Majeste Is Roi d'Italie :

Count Gaetano Manzoni, his Le Comte Gaetano Manzoni, son Ambassador Extraordinary Ambassadeur extraordinaire et and Plenipotentiary at Paris; plenipotentiaire a Paris;

His Majesty the Emperor of Sa Majeste l'Empereur du I Japan : Japan : Count Uchida, Privy Councillor; Le Comte Uchida, Conseiller prive ;

The President of the Republic of Le President de la Republique do Poland : Pologne :

I Mr. A. Zaleski , Minister for M. A. Zaleski, Ministre des Foreign Affairs; Affaires etrangeres;

The President of the Czecho- Le President de la Republique slovak Republic : tchecoslovaque : Dr. Eduard Benes, Minister for M. Is Dr . Eduard Benes. Foreign Affairs; Ministre des Affaires etran- geres;

who, having communicated to qui, apres s ' etre communique one another their full powers leurs pleins louvoirs, reconnus found in good and due form, en bonne et due forme, sent have agreed upon the following tombes d ' accord sur les articles articles : suivants:

ARTICLH 1. ARTICLE 1°'. The High Contracting Parties Les Hautes Parties Contrac- soleumly declare in the navies of tantes declarent solennellement their respective peoples that they an nom deleurs peuples respec- condemn recourse to war for the tifs qu ' elles condamnent Is solution of international contro- recours a Is guerre pour le versies, and renounce it as an reglement des differends inter- instrument of national policy in nationaux , et y renoncent en their relations with one another. Cant qu ' instrument de politique nationals dans leurs relations mutuelles.

ARTIOLB 2. ARTICLE 2. The Iligh Contracting Parties Les Hautes Parties Contrac- agree that the settlement or tantes reconnaissent que le solution of all disputes or con- reglement on la solution de tons flicts of whatever nature or of lee differends on conflits, de whatever origin they may be, quelque nature on de quelque which may arise among them, origine qu ' ils puissent titre, qui 0 shall never be sought except by pourront surgir entre elles, no pacific means . devra jamais titre recherche que par des moyens pacifiques.

ARTICLE 3. . ARTICLE 3. The present Treaty shall be Le present Traite sera ratifie ratified by the High Contracting par lee Hautes Parties Contrac- Parties named in the Preamble tantes designees dans le pream- in accordance with their respec- bule, conformement aux exigen- tive constitutional requirements, ces de leurs constitutions respec- and shall take effect as between tives, et it prendra effet entre them as soon as all their several elles des que tons les instruments instruments of ratification shall de ratification auront ete deposes have been deposited at Washing- a Washington. ton.* This Treaty shall, when it has Le present Traite, lorsqu'il come into effect as prescribed in aura ete mis en vigueur ainsi the preceding paragraph, remain qu'il est prevu all paragraphe open as long as may be necessary precedent, restera Culvert aussi for adherence by all the other longtemps qu'il sera necessaire Powers of the world. Every pour l'adhesion de touter lea instrument evidencing the ad- autres Puissances du monde. herence of a Power shall be Chaque instrument etablissart deposited at Washington and the l'adhesion d'une Puissance sera Treaty shall immediately upon depose a Washington et Is such deposit become effective as Traite, immediatement apres ce between the Power thus adhering depot, entrera en vigueur entre and the other Powers parties Is Puissance dormant ainsi son hereto.t adhesion et lea autres Puissances contractantes. It shall be the duty of the 11 appartiendra au Gouverne- Government of the United States ment des Etats-Unis de fournir to furnish each Government a chaque Gouvernement designs named in the Preamble and dans le preambule et a tout every Government subsequently Gonvernement qui adhereraulte- adhering to this Treaty with a rieurement an present Traite one certified copy of the Treaty and copie certifiee conforme dudit of every instrument of ratifica- Traite et de chacun des instru- tion or adherence. It shall also ments de ratification on d'adhe- be the duty of the Government of sion. 11 appartiendra egalement the United States telegraphically au Gouvernement des Etats-Unis to notify such Governments de notifier telegraphiquement immediately upon the deposit auxdits Gouvernements chaque with it of each instrument of instrument de ratification ou ratification or adherence. d'adhesion immediatement spres depot. In faith whereof the respective En foi de quoi, lea Plenipoten- Plenipotentiaries have -signed- tiaires respectifs ont signs -le * The treaty came into force on July 24, 1929. t For list of accessions see page 8. 7

this Treaty in the French and present Traite etabli en langue English languages both texts franpaise et en langue auglaise, having equal force, and hereunto lea deux textes ayant force egale, affix their seals. et y ont appose leurs cachets. Done at Paris, the twenty- Fait a Paris, le vingt-sept, seventh day of August in the aont mil neuf cent vingt-huit. year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight.

(L.S.) GUSTAV STRESEMANN. (L.S.) FRANK. B. KELLOGG. (L.S.) PAUL HYMANS. (L.S.) A.M. BRIAND. (L. S.) CUSHENDUN. (L. S.) W. L. MACKENZIE KING. (L. S.) A. J. MCLACHLAN. (L. S.) C. J. PARR. (L.S.) J. S. SMIT. (L.S.) LIAM T. MACCOSGATR. (L. S.) CUSHENDUN. (L. S.) G. MANZONI. (L.S.) UCIIIDA. (L.S.) AUGUST ZALESEI. (L.S.) Dr. EDUARD BENES. 8

ACCESSIONS.

When this Treaty became effective on the 24th July, 1929, the instruments of ratification of all the signatory Powers having been deposited at Washington, the following States, having deposited instruments of definitive adherence, became parties to it Abyssinia. Finland. Peru. Afghanistan. Guatemala. Portugal. Albania. Hungary. Roumania. Austria. Iceland. Russia. Bulgaria. Latvia. Serb-Croat-Slovene China. Liberia. State. Cuba. Lithuania. Siam. Denmark. Netherlands. Spain. Dominican Republic. Nicaragua. Sweden. Egypt. Norway. Turkey. Estonia. Panama.