ETC. - United Nations Treaty Collection

8 Socidtd des Nations - RecueiI des Traits. 1920
No. 41. - TRAITE RELATIF A
L'ARCHIPEL DU SPITSBERG,
SIGNS A PARIS LE 9 FSVRIER
1920.
Textes oliciels tranais et anglais communiquds
par la Con frence des Ambassadeurs au nom
des Principales Puissances Allies. L'enregistrement
du Traiti sus-mentionn4 a eu lieu le
21 octobre 1920.
LE PRtSIDENT DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMtRIQUE,
SA MAJESTA LE RoI DE GRANDE BRETAGNE
ET D'IRLANDE ET DES TERRITOIRES BRITAN-
NIQUES AU DELA DES MERS, EMPEREUR DES
INDES, SA MAJESTt LE RoI DE DANEMARK,
LE PRtSIDENT DE LA RtPUBLIQUE FRAN AISE,
SA MAJEST1 LE RoI D'ITALIE, SA MAJESTt
L'EMPEREUR DU JAPON, SA MAJESTt LE Roi
DE NORViGE, SA MAJESTt LA REINE DES
PAYS-BAS, SA MAJESTt LE ROI DE SUtDE,
D6sireux, en reconnaissant la souverainet6
de la Norv~ge sur l'Archipel du Spitsberg, y
compris l'ile aux Ours, de voir ces r6gions
pourvues d'un r6gime 6quitable propre k en
assurer la mise en valeur et l'utilisation pacifique,
Ont d6sign6 pour leurs plknipotentiaires respectifs
en vue de conclure un Trait6 h cet effet
LE PRtSIDENT DES ETATS-UNIS D'AmtRIQUE
M. Hugh CAMPBELL WALLACE, Ambassadeur
extraordinaire et plnipotentiaire
des Etats-Unis d'Am6rique, h Paris;
SA MAJESTt LE Roi DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE ET
D'IRLANDE ET DES TERRITOIRES BRITANNI-
QUES AU DELA DES MERS, EMPEREUR DES
INDES :
'Au moment de la publication du pr6sent numro
du ((Recueil des Trait6s seul le d~p6t des
instruments de ratification de Sa Majest6 la Reine
des Pays-Bas ayant eu lieu h Paris le 3 septembre
192o, a ete communiqu6 au Secretariat de la
Soci~t6 des Nations.
No. 41. - TREATY CONCERNING
THE ARCHIPELAGO OF SPITS-
BERGEN, SIGNED AT PARIS,
FEBRUARY 9, 192o.
French and English official texts forwarded by
the Conference of Ambassadors on behalf of
the Principal Allied Powers. The registration
of the above mentioned Treaty took place on
October 21, 1920.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA; His MAJESTY THE KING OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF THE
BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS,
EMPEROR OF INDIA; His MAJESTY THE
KING OF DENMARK ; THE PRESIDENT OF
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC; His MAJESTY THE
KING OF ITALY ; His MAJESTY THE EMPEROR
OF JAPAN; HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF
NORWAY; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF
THE NETHERLANDS ; His MAJESTY THE KING
OF SWEDEN,
Desirous, while recognising the sovereignty
Norway of over the Archipelago of Spitsbergen,
including Bear Island, of seeing these territories
provided with an equitable regime, in order to
assure their development and peaceful utilisation,
Have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries
with a view to concluding a Treaty
to this effect :
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA :
Mr. Hugh CAMPBELL WALLACE, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America
at Paris ;
His MAJESTY THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND IRELAND AND OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS
BEYOND THE SEAS, EMPEROR OF INDIA :
I At the time of publication of this number of
the "Treaty Series " only the deposit of the instruments
of ratification of Her Majesty the
Queen of the Netherlands which took place in
Paris on September 3, 192o had been commumcated
to the Secretariat of the League ot Nations.