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TREATIES RELATED TO TREATY OF VERSAILLES
It shall, before ratification by the President of the French
Republic, be submitted to the French Chambers for approval.
ARTICLE 5.
The present Treaty shall impose no obligation upon any of the
Dominions of the British Empire unless and until it is approved
by the Parliament of the Dominion concerned.
The present Treaty shall be ratified, and shall, subject to Articles
II and IV, come into force at the same time as the Treaty of Peace
with Germany of even date comes into force for the British Empire
and the French Republic.
IN FAITH WHEREOF the above named Plenipotentiaries have
signed the present Treaty, drawn up in the English and French
languages.
Done in duplicate at Versailles, on the twenty-eighth day of
June, 1919.
(SEAL) G. CLEMENCEAU.
(SEAL) S. PICHON.
(SEAL) D. LLOYD GEORGE.
(SEAL) ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR.
2. Agreement with Regard to the Military Occupation of
the Territories of the Rhine'
Signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919; ratifications of Belgium, the
British Empire, France, and Germany deposited at Paris, and in
force, January 10, 1920;
United States: Submitted to the Senate by the President August
29,1919; generally discussed and laid aside by the Committee on
Foreign Relatiovms February 10, 1920; not considered by the
Senate; transmitted to Department of State files February 1,
1922; Unperfected Treaties M-5.
AGREEMENT
between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BELGIUM,
the BRITISH EMPIRE, and FRANCE,
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