711.0012Anti-War/410
The Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in All Countries Except Those Which Were Original Signatories of the Treaty for the Renunciation of War
Sirs: There are enclosed herewith two authenticated copies of the multilateral treaty for the renunciation of war.75 You are instructed at the earliest possible date, to submit these copies to the Government to which you are accredited, stating that one copy is to be used for the purpose of formal adherence, that the other is for the archives of the Government.
You should, when you deliver the copies of the treaty, point out either in a note or orally, that the instrument of adherence may be executed immediately in accordance with the constitutional or other legal procedure of the government adhering. Should the Government to which you are accredited find it more convenient to send full powers to its Ambassador or Minister in Washington he could, of course, sign on behalf of his Government. Such instrument of adherence, which corresponds to the signature of the treaty, may be filed in Washington at any time before the treaty formally goes into effect. In all cases where such adherence must be ratified by the Congress, Parliament or other governmental body of the country adhering, this may be done after the signing of the instrument of adherence, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the adhering country, and the Department of State notified immediately when such ratification takes place. You should also notify in the same way the Government to which you are accredited that when formal adherence is made and adherence duly ratified, when this is necessary, it places the Government so adhering and ratifying on exactly the same basis as that of the original signatories, since the government so adhering and ratifying will receive the full benefits of the treaty as soon as it becomes effective through the ratification by the original signatories.
You will please keep the Department closely informed as to developments in this matter.
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