Any notice given under the first paragraph of this Article in respect of one of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions may include any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, and which is being administered by the Government of the Dominion concerned; such territory shall, if so included, be deemed to be territory of His Britannic Majesty for the purposes of the present Treaty. Any notice given under the third paragraph of this Article shall be applicable to such mandated territory. ARTICLE 15 The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any territory of His Britannic Majesty other than Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, or the Dominions or India mentioned in Article 14, shall be made to the Governor, or chief authority, of such territory by the appropriate consular officer of the United States of America. Such requisition shall be dealt with by the competent authorities of such territory: provided, nevertheless, that if an order for the committal of the fugitive criminal to prison to await surrender shall be made, the said Governor or chief authority may, instead of issuing a warrant for the surrender of such fugitive, refer the matter to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ARTICLE 16 This Treaty shall apply in the same manner as if they were Possessions of His Britannic Majesty to the following British Protectorates, that is to say, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Gambia Protectorate, Kenya Protectorate, Nigeria Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone Protectorate, Solomon Islands Protectorate, Somaliland Protectorate, Swaziland, Uganda Protectorate and Zanzibar, and to the following territories in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, that is to say, Cameroons under British mandate, Togoland under British mandate, and the Tanganyika Territory. ARTICLE 17 If after the signature of the present Treaty it is considered advisable to extend its provisions to any British Protectorates other than those mentioned in the preceding Article or to any British-protected State, or to any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, other than those mandated territories mentioned in Articles 14 and 16, the stipulations of Articles 14 and 15 shall be deemed to apply to such Protectorates or States or mandated territories from the date and in the manner prescribed in the notes to be exchanged for the purpose of effecting such extension." ARTICLE 18 The present Treaty shall come into force ten days after its publication, in conformity with the forms prescribed by the laws of the High Contracting Parties. It may be terminated by either of the High Contracting Parties by a notice not exceeding one year and not less than six months. In the absence of an express provision to that effect, a notice given under the first paragraph of this Article shall not affect the operation of the Treaty as between the United States of America and any territory in respect of which notice of accession has been given under Article 14. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London as soon as possible. On the coming into force of the present treaty the provisions of Article 10 [X] of the treaty of the 9th August, 1842,3 of the Convention of the 12th July, 1889,* of the supplementary Convention of the 13th December, 1900,3 and of the supplementary Convention of the 12th April, 1905, relative to extradition, shall cease to have effect, save that in the case of each of the Dominions and India, mentioned in Article 14, those provisions shall remain in force until such Dominion or India shall have acceded to the present treaty in accordance with Article 14 or until replaced by other treaty arrangements. In faith whereof the above-named plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty and have affixed thereto their seals. Done in duplicate at London this twenty-second day of December, 1931. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W. 1. No. T 15523/46/374 22nd December, 1931 With reference to Article 17 of the Extradition Treaty between His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the 'The treaty was made applicable from June 24, 1935, to Palestine and Transjordan (see exchanges of notes, below); from July 31, 1939, to the Federated Malay States (Negri, Sembilan, Pahang, Perak and Selangor), to the Unfederated Malay States (Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Trengganu), Brunei, and North Borneo; and from Aug. 1, 1966, to Tonga. 'TS 119, ante, p. 88. TS 139, ante, p. 211. TS 391, ante, p. 256. 'TS 458, ante, p. 272. Seas and the President of the United States of America, signed this day at London, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom desire that the provisions of the above mentioned Treaty shall, as from the date of its entry into force, be applicable to Palestine (excluding Transjordan). 2. I have accordingly the honour to enquire whether the United States Government agree with this proposal. In this event the present note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect will be regarded as placing on record the agreement arrived at in the matter. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Your Excellency's obedient Servant, His Excellency General CHARLES G. DAWES, C.B., etc., etc., etc. JOHN SIMON The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE No. 15S2 SIR: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA With reference to Article 17 of the Extradition Treaty between the President of the United States of America and His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, signed this day at London, I have the honor to inform you that the Government of the United States of America is agreeable to the proposal of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom that the provisions of the above mentioned Treaty shall, as from the date of its entry into force, be applicable to Palestine (excluding Transjordan). I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, The Right Honble Sir JOHN SIMON, G.C.S.I., etc., etc., etc., Foreign Office, S.W. 1. CHARLES G. DAWES The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W. 1. 22nd December, 1931 No. T 15523/46/374 YOUR EXCELLENCY, With reference to Article 17 of the Extradition Treaty between His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas and the President of the United States of America, signed this day at London, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom desire that the provisions of the above mentioned Treaty shall, as from the date of its entry into force, be applicable to Transjordan. 2. I have accordingly the honour to enquire whether the United States Government agree with this proposal. In this event the present note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect will be regarded as placing on record the agreement arrived at in the matter. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Your Excellency's obedient Servant, His Excellency General CHARLES G. DAWES, C.B., JOHN SIMON The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs No. 1583 SIR: EMBASSY OF THE With reference to Article 17 of the Extradition Treaty between the President of the United States of America and His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, signed this day at London, I have the honor to inform you that the Government of the United States of America is agreeable to the proposal of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom that the provisions of the above mentioned Treaty shall, as from the date of its entry into force, be applicable to Transjordan. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, Your most obedient, humble Servant, The Right Honble Sir JOHN SIMON, G.C.S.I., etc., etc., etc.. CHARLES G. DAWES DEBT FUNDING Agreement signed at Washington June 4, 1932, modifying agreement of June 18 and 19, 1923 Operative from July 1, 1931 AGREEMENT Treasury Department print Made the 4th day of June, 1932, at the City of Washington, District of Columbia, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, hereinafter called the Government of the United Kingdom, party of the first part, and the Government of the United States of America, hereinafter called the United States, party of the second part WHEREAS, under the terms of the debt funding agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the United States, dated June 19, 1923,' there is payable by Great Britain to the United States during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1931 and ending June 30, 1932, in respect of the bonded indebtedness of the Government of the United Kingdom to the United States, the aggregate amount of $159,520,000, including principal and interest; and WHEREAS, a Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States, approved December 23, 1931,2 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, to make on behalf of the United States an agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom on the terms hereinafter set forth, to postpone the payment of the amount payable by the Government of the United Kingdom to the United States during such year in respect of its bonded indebtedness to the United States; and WHEREAS, the Government of the United Kingdom hereby gives assurance, to the satisfaction of the President of the United States, of its willingness and readiness to make with the Government of each foreign country indebted to the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of war, relief, or reparation debts, an agreement in respect to the payment of the amount or amounts payable to the Government of the United Kingdom with |