Part 42 (1/2)

[1] In their earlier form, as a Draft Treaty of Disarmament and Security, these proposals were circulated to the Members of the Council of the League in June, 1924. For the text, see World Peace Foundation Pamphlets, Vol. VII, No. 8. In the form here printed, the so-called ”American Plan” was given out at Geneva on August 29, 1924, with the following note by General Bliss, Professor Shotwell and myself:

”It has been suggested that the proposals of the Draft Treaty of Disarmament and Security prepared by the American Group, of which we are members, might be drawn up in some form other than that of one Treaty.

”In order to facilitate the examination of this suggestion, we have prepared the four draft papers which follow. These papers are a Draft Declaration Outlawing Aggressive War (with a Draft a.s.sembly Resolution regarding the same) and three Draft Resolutions of the a.s.sembly regarding Disarmament.

”Aside from the necessary drafting changes required by the change of form, the text of these papers is substantially, and except in a few instances, literally the same as that of the Draft Treaty of Disarmament and Security above mentioned.”

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ANNEX G.

THE COVENANT

OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

INCORPORATING THE PROVISIONS OF THE

PROTOCOL OF GENEVA.[1]

[Sidenote: Two clauses added from the Preamble to the Protocol.]

Recognising the solidarity of the members of the international community, and

a.s.serting that a war of aggression const.i.tutes a violation of this solidarity and an international crime,

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

In order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security

by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war,

by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations,

by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and

by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another,

Agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations.

Articles 1 to 11, Inclusive.

Unchanged.

Article 11a.