Text of league of nations !
AS ADOPTED BY CONFERENCE
Prevention of War, Protection of Smaller Nations, Publiiit^
for Treaties and International Agreements, Guarantees
for Integrity of the Monroe Doctrine, and Provisions for
Mandatory Government of Formative States are 0^|
standing Features of This Remarkable Document.
Following is the text of the league
of nations,
In order to promote international
co-operation and to achieve interna
tional peace and security, by the ac
ceptance of obligations not to resort
to war, by the prescription of open,
just and honorable relations between
nations, but the first establishment of
the understandings of international
law as to actual rule of conduct
among governments, and by the main
tenance of justice and a scrupulous
respect for all treaty obligations in
. the dealings of organized peoples with
one another, the high contracting
parties agree to this covenant of the
league of nations:
Article I.
The original members of the league
of nations shall be those of the signa
tories which are named in the annex
to this covenant, and also such of
those other states named in the annex
as shall accede without reservation
to this covenant. Such accessions
shall be effected by a declaration de
posited with the secretariat within
two months of the coming into force
of the covenant. Notice thereof shall
be sent to all other members of the
league.
Any fully self-governing state, do
minion or colony not named in the
annex may become a member of the
league if its admission is agreed by
two thirds of the assembly, provided
that it shall give effective guarantees
of its sincere intention to observe its
international obligations, and shall ac
cept such regulations as may be pre
scribed by the league in regard to its
military and naval forces and arma
ments.
Any member of the league may,
after two years notice of its inten
tion to do so, withdraw from the
league, provided that all its interna
tional obligations and all its obliga
tions under this covenant shall have
been fulfilled at the time of its with
drawal.
Article 2.
The action of the league under this
covenant shall be affected through
the instrumentality of an assembly
and of a council, with a permanent
secretariat.
Article 3.
The assembly shall consist of repre
sentatives of the members of the
league. The assembly shall meet at
stated intervals, and from time to
time, as' occasion may require, at the
seat of the league, or at such other
place as may be decided upon.
The assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the ;
sphere of action of the league or af
fecting the peace of the world.
Article 4.
The council shall consist of repre
sentatives of the United States of
America, of the British Empire, of
Prance, of Italy, and of Japan, to
gether with the representatives of
four other members of the league.
These four members of the league
shall be selected by the assembly
from time to time in its discretion.
Until the appointment of the repre
sentatives of the four members of
the league first selected by the as
sembly, representatives of
shall be members of the council.
With the approval of the .majority
of the assembly the council may name
additional members of the league
whose representatives shall always
be members of the council; the coun
cil with like approval may name ad
ditional members of the league.
The council shall meet from time to
time as occasion may require, at least
once a year, at the seat of the league,
or at such other place as may be de
cided upon. *
The council shall meet from time
to time as occasion may require,
sphere of action of the league or af
fecting the peace of the world.
Any member of the league not rep
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send a representative to sit
as a member in any meeting of the
council during the consideration of
matters specially affecting the inter
ests of that member of the league.
At meetings of the council each
member of the league represented
on the council shall have one vote
and may not have more than one
representative.
Article-6* ' X
Except where otherwise expressly
provided in this covenant, decisions
at any meeting of the assembly or of
the council shall require the agree
ment of all the members of the league
represented at the meeting.
All matters of procedure at meet
ings of the assembly or of the coun
cil, the appointment of committees
to investigate particular matters, shall
be regulated by the assembly or by
the council, and may be decided by a
majority of the members of the league
represented at the meeting.
The first meeting of the assembly
ind the first meeting of the council
shall be summoned by the President
if the United States of America.
Article 6.
The permanent secretariat shall be
sstablished at the seat of the league,
rhe secretariat shall comprise a sec
retariat general and such secretaries
ind staff as may be required.
The first secretary general shall be
,he person named in the annex; there
JUt
after the secretary general shall JM
appointed by the council with .he Ap
proval of the majority of the l»
sembly. •
The secretaries and the staff of the
secretariat shall be appointed by IN
secretary general with the approval ot
the council. f .
The secretary general shall acfin
that capactiy at all meetings of me
assembly and of the council. wi
The expenses of the secret iat
shall be borne by the members o pe
league in accordance with the a pr
tionment of the expenses of th< In
ternational bureau of the univ lal
postal union.
Article 7 , f '
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The seat of the league is eata Sh
ed at Geneva.
The council may at any time d ale
that the seat of the league sha be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connc ton
with the league, including the i nre
tariat, shall be open equally to ten
and women. |
Representatives ,of the membe s of
the league and officials of the { i(ue
when engaged on the business ( llie
league shall enjoy diplomatic priv
ileges and immunities.
The buildings and other pit arty
occupied by the league or its d! $als
or by representatives attendili ' its
meetings shall be inviolable.
Article 8
The members of the leagi fec
ognize that the maintenance pi a
peace requires the reduction •na
tional armaments to the lowestjiatnt
consistent with national safetftSrid
the enforcement py
of International obligatlonm,*''V
The council, taking accounjof the
geographical situation and iircum
stances of each state, shalllformu
late plans for such reductionlor the
consideration and action of tK sev
eral governments. I /
Such plans shall be subjoin to re
consideration and revision ;■ least
every ten years. J
After these plans shall hape been
adopted by the several governments
limits of armaments thereip BXed
shall not be exceeded without jthe
concurrence of the council. f
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by priva ;e 'en
terprise of munitions and imple nehts
of war is open to grave obje tions.
The council shall advise how tl e ervil
effects attendant upon such mai ufalct
ure can be prevented, due i egard
being had to the necessities of thdse
members of the league which a: 8 not
abl to manufacture the munitior a a*id
implements of war necessary for tbiir
own safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank in
formation as to the scale of these arm
aments, their military and naval pro
grams and the condition of such of
their industries as are adaptable to
warlike purposes.
Article 9
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the council on
the execution of the provisions of
articles 1 and 8 atid on military and
naval questions generally.
Article 10
The members of the league under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
independence of all members of the
league. In case of any such aggres
sion, or in case of any threat or dan
ger of such aggression, the council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Article 11
Any war or threat of war, whether
immediately affecting any of the mem
bers of the league or not, is hereby
declared a matter of concern to the
whole league, and the league shall
take any action that may be deemed
wise and effectual to safeguard the
peace of nations. In case any such
emergency should arise, the secretary
general shall, on the request of any
member of the league forthwith sum
mon a meeting of the council.
It is also declared to be the funda
mental right of each member of the
league to bring to the attention to
the assembly or of the council any
circumstance whatever affecting inter
national relations which threatens to
disturb either the peace or the good
understanding between nations upon
which peace depends.
Article 12
The members of the league agree
that if there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to a
rupture, they will submit the matter
either to arbitration or to inquiry by
the council, and they agree in no case
to resort to war until three months
after the award by the arbitrators or
the report by the council.
In any case, under this article the
award of the arbitrators shall be
made within a reasonable time, and
the report of the council shalif be
made within six months after the sub
mission of the dispute.
Article 13 ,
The members of the league agree
that whenever any dispute shall arise
between them which they recognize
to be suitable for submission to arbi
tration, and which cannot be satis
factory settled by diplomacy, they will
submit the whole subject matter to
arbitration. Disputes as to the inter
pretation of a treaty, as to any ques
tions of international law, as to the
existence of any fact, which, if estab
lished would constitute a breach of
any international obligation', or as to
the extent and nature of the repara
tion to be made for any such breach,
are declared to be among those which
are generally suitable for submission!
to arbitration. For the consideration
of any such dispute the court of arbi-;
tration to which the case is referred
shall be the court agreed upon by the
parties to the dispute or stipulated in
any convention existing between
them.
The members of the league agree
that they will carry out in full good
faitty any award that may be rendered,
and that they will not resort to war
against a member of the league
which complies therewith. In the
event of any failure to carry out such
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