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Exchange of Notes (June 28 and July 2, 1928) between His Majesty's Governments in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and the Belgian Government relating to the extension, as from August 1, 1928, of the existing Extradition Conventions to certain territories under British and Belgian Mandate [1928] CATSer 2 (1 August 1928)

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NOTES EXCHANGED BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTRADITION CONVENTION OF AUGUST 8, 1923, TO CERTAIN BRITISH AND BELGIAN MANDATED TERRITORIES

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Sir Austen Chamberlain to Baron de Cartier

Foreign Office, S.W.1,

London, June 28, 1928.

Your Excellency,

By the Convention signed at London on the 8^th August, 1923, the provisions of the Extradition Treaty between Great Britain and Belgium of the 29^th October, 1901, and the Conventions supplementary thereto of the 5^th March, 1907, and the 3^rd March 1911, were extended to the Belgian Congo and certain named British protectorates. It was further provided that if, after the signature of that Convention, it was considered advisable to extend its provisions to British protectorates other than those mentioned, or to territories in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, then, after agreement arrived at between the respective Governments, its provisions should apply also to these other protectorates, or to such territories, from the date prescribed in the notes to be exchanged for the purpose of effecting such extension.

2. It is the desire of His Majesty's Government in Great Britain that the provisions of the Convention of the 8^th August, 1923, should now be extended to Palestine (excluding Transjordan), Tanganyika Territory, the British Cameroons, and the British sphere of Togoland, in respect of which mandates on behalf of the League of Nations have been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, and to Nauru. His Majesty's Governments in the Commonwealth of Australia, in New Zealand, and in the Union of South Africa, respectively, desire that the provisions of the said Convention should similarly be extended to the mandated territories of New Guinea, to Western Samoa, and to South-West Africa. It is accordingly agreed by the present exchange of notes that the provisions of the said Convention shall apply to the above-mentioned territories as from the 1^st August, 1928.

3. It is further agreed by the present exchange of notes that as from the 1^st August, 1928, the provisions of the Extradition Treaty of the 29^th October, 1901, and the Conventions supplementary thereto of the 5^th March, 1907 and the 3^rd March, 1911, shall apply to the territories of Ruanda-Urundi, in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, subject to the same conditions as those set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of the aforesaid Convention of the 8^th August, 1923.

I have, &c.

Austen Chamberlain

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Baron de Cartier to Sir Austen Chamberlain

(Translation)

Embassy of Belgium, London,

July 2, 1928

By the Convention signed at London on the 8^th August, 1923, the provisions of the Extradition Treaty between Great Britain and Belgium of the 29^th October, 1901, and the Conventions supplementary thereto of the 5^th March, 1907, and the 3^rd March, 1911, were extended to the Belgian Congo and certain named British protectorates. It was further provided that if, after the signature of that Convention, it was considered advisable to extend its provisions to British protectorates other than those mentioned, or to territories in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, then, after agreement arrived at between the respective Governments, its provisions should apply also to these other protectorates, or to such territories, from the date prescribed in the notes to be exchanged for the purpose of effecting such extension.

2. It is the desire of His Britannic Majesty's Government in Great Britain that the provisions of the Convention of the 8^th August, 1923, should now be extended to Palestine (excluding Transjordan), Tanganyika Territory, the British Cameroons, and the British sphere of Togoland, in respect of which mandates on behalf of the League of Nations have been accepted by His Britannic Majesty, and to Nauru. His Majesty's Governments in the Commonwealth of Australia, in New Zealand, and in the Union of South Africa, respectively, desire that the provisions of the said Convention should similarly be extended to the mandated territories of New Guinea, to Western Samoa, and to South-West Africa. It is accordingly agreed by the present exchange of notes that the provisions of the said Convention shall apply to the above-mentioned territories as from the 1^st August, 1928.

3. It is further agreed by the present exchange of notes that as from the 1st August, 1928 the provisions of the Extradition Treaty of the 29th October, 1901, and the Convention supplementary thereto of the 5^th March, 1907, and the 3^rd March, 1911, shall apply to the territories of Ruanda-Urundi, in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, subject to the same conditions as those set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of the aforesaid Convention of the 8^th August, 1923.

I avail. & c.

E. de Cartier