LAD#27 Kellogg-Briand

LAD #27

The Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact 1928

A Proclamation of the President of the Untied States of America

The Kellogg-Braind Peace Pact of 1928 is a treaty between the President of the United States Of America, the President of the German Reich, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the President of the Republic of Poland, and the President of the Czechoslovak Republic, denouncing war and proclaiming peace for all. I is a formal announcement of the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. This treaty, signed at Paris on the twenty-seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, is for the benefit and the promotion of welfare for all of humanity. In the event of conflict, it is understood that a resolution of peaceful means shall be respected. The following nations have also agreed to the terms of this document since the July 24, 1929:Afghanistan Finland Peru Albania Guatemala Portugal Austria Hungary Rumania Bulgaria Iceland Russia China Latvia Kingdom of the Serbs Cuba Liberia Croats and Slovenes Denmark Lithuania Siam Dominican Republic Netherlands Spain Egypt Nicaragua Sweden Estonia Norway Turkey Ethiopia Panama. Furthermore the following additions have been made: Persia, July 2, 1929; Greece, August 3, 1929; Honduras, August 6, 1929; Chile, August 12, 1929; Luxemburg August 14, 1929; Danzig, September 11, 1929; Costa Rica, October 1, 1929; Venezuela, October 24, 1929.