71st Congress > Senate > Vote 373
Sponsor: NORRIS, George William (R-NE)
Description: TO PASS A RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY, PROVIDING THAT IN RATIFYING SAID TREATY THE SENATE DOES SO WITH THE DISTINCT AND EXPLICIT UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE NO SECRET FILES, DOCUMENTS, LETTERS UNDERSTANDINGS, OR AGREEMENTS WHICH IN ANY WAY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, MODIFY, CHANGE, ADD TO, OR TAKE AWAY FROM ANY OF THE STIPULATIONS AGREEMENTS, OR STATEMENTS IN SAID TREATY AND THAT THE SENATE RATIFIES SAID TREATY WITH THE DISTINCT AND EXPLICIT UNDERSTANDING THAT, EXCEPTING THE AGREMENT BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF U.S., GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN HAVING REFERENCE TO ARTICLE XIX, THERE IS NO AGREEMENT, SECRET OR OTHERWISE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, BETWEEN ANY OF THE PARTIES TO SAID TREATY AS TO ANY CONSTRUCTION THAT SHALL HEREAFTER BE FIVEN TO ANY STATEMENT OR PROVISION CONTAINED THEREIN.
Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 73, p. 378; Senate Journal vol. 70, p. 63;
