10/1925 Sb.
Convention
between Austria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, the Kingdom of
Srbo-Croatia-Slovenia and the Czechoslovak Republic on the issues
relating to archives.
The name of the Czechoslovak Republic.
The name of the Czechoslovak Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of
Polish,
the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Hungary was negotiated this Convention:
Umluva.
(Translation.)
AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, ITALY, POLAND, ROMANIA, THE KINGDOM OF
srbochorvatsko-Slovenia and Czechoslovakia, desiring to upraviti questions
about archives and desiring uzavříti the objectives of the Convention, such as High
the parties have designated their splnomocněnci:
The Federal president of the Republic of Austria:
Rémi Kwiatkowskiho, p.
the extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister;
His Highness the regent of Hungary:
p. Nemes de Hidveg, Earl
the extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister;
His Majesty the King of the Italian:
J. e. Marquis Guglielmo Imperialiho,
Senator of the Kingdom, Ambassador;
The Chief of State of the Polish:
p. Macieje, Loreta,
Chargé d Affaires ´ Polish State in Rome;
His Majesty the King of Romania:
p. Ef. Antonescoa
the advice of Cassation in Bucharest;
His Majesty the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes:
Mr. Otakar Rybára,
a former Member;
The President of the Czechoslovak Republic:
p. Oly Kybal,
the extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister;
who, předloživše his full powers, which were found to be in good and due
the form, have agreed as follows:
Article 1.
Austria and Hungary with a side of one and the other States of the podepsavší
the Convention is the other party, as well as the poslednější States,
commit usnadňovati by all means in accordance with this Convention, and
all of the files, archives, documents and objects that have different shades
on account of the Treaty of St. Germain and Trianon.
Recovery or disposal, according to the circumstances:
And as regards Austria:
1. the Treaty of St. Germain, 191-article with the use of the provisions of the article. 184: on the
writings, instruments, antique and art objects and all of the material
research and bibliographic, if these things have been abducted from the occupied
territory, whether they belong to the State or to the administrative offices of the district, municipal,
a hospital or church or other public or private institutions.
2. Article 192: on the case of the same nature as the things listed under the previous
the number, which was 1. June 1914 abducted from territory ceded to the
the exception of the things purchased by private owners.
3. Article 93: on archives, registers, blueprints, diplomas and documents
any species belonging to the administrative offices of the civil, military,
financial, legal or other, to the territories ceded by figuring out here
all the articles which have been relocated, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1. 2.
4. Article 193: on the writings, documents and historical monuments in their possession
existing public institutions, which have a direct relationship to the history of the ceded
territory and which have been deleted in the past ten years; as regards the
Italy, extends this period to the Declaration of the Kingdom (1861). The writings,
documents and monuments, at which time she touch more than twenty years of
back and which have a direct relationship to the history or to the administration of the Austrian territory
and perhaps they will find on the transferred territories, other States,
having signed this Convention, be repaid to the Austrian Government.
5. Sections 10 and 13 of the annex to articles 249 and 250: all writings,
Archives, accounts or accounting documents, documents and messages of any kind,
contracts, certificates and other documents about the law that created the above
These sections have in mind and which are located at the offices of the
or institutions, which belongs to State supervision or for which is guaranteed by the State.
As regards the recovery of files and documents of this nature, existing in the hands of the people
private, will be effected according to the provisions of the Treaty.
(B) as regards Hungary:
1. The Treaty of Trianon, article 175, using the provisions of article 168: on
writings, instruments, antiques and art objects, and all the material
research and bibliographic, if these things have been abducted from the occupied
territory, whether they belong to the State or to administrative authorities, refer to the municipal,
a hospital or church or other public or private institutions.
2. Article 176: on things of the same nature as the things listed under the previous
the number, which was 1. June 1914 abducted from territory ceded to the
the exception of the things purchased by private owners.
3. Article 77: archives, registers, blueprints, diplomas and documents
any species belonging to the administrative offices of the civil, military,
financial, legal or other ceded territories located on,
including here all the objects which have been relocated, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1.
2.
4. Article 177, paragraph 1, and article 178: on the writings, instruments and
historical monuments in the possession of non-public institutions, which have a direct
relationship to the history of the ceded territory and was removed after 1. January
1868; as regards Italy, extends this period to the Declaration of the Kingdom of
(1861). Writings, documents and monuments, in which she does not run on time than
twenty years ago, and which have a direct relationship to the history or to manage
the Hungarian territory and perhaps find the transferred areas, will be
other States which have signed this Convention, returned to the Government of Hungary.
5. Sections 10 and 13 of the annex to the articles 232 and 233: on all the writings,
Archives, accounts and accounting documents, documents and messages of any kind,
contracts, receipts and other documents about the law that created the above
These sections have in mind and which are in the hands of the authorities of the State
or institutions, which belongs to State supervision or for which is guaranteed by the State. If
as for the recovery of files and documents of this nature, existing in the hands of the people
private, will be effected according to the provisions of the Treaty.
Article 2.
This Convention shall also apply where disclosure of that
anticipates the second paragraph of article 93 of the Treaty of St. Germain and St.-If
as regards the second paragraph of article 77 of the Treaty the Trianon. If interested
States parties agree on or nesjednají the Special Convention between themselves, includes
This disclosure archives, registers, plans, deeds and diplomas in particular
free access to archives, registers, and other collections of the public concerned
registries and other collections with the public, interested in those articles
vřečených contracts, inspection, inspection, the option of sincerity's copies,
elevators, photo or reproduction of a different nature and in special cases
the right vypůjčiti your time under the condition of reciprocity, the parties
the participating States these items, if you can make it without injury to the common
official service and will not infringe the duty and long life these archives and
the instrument is in good condition and the duty to nepřemísťovati them.
It is understood that this article does not apply to documents that are exclusively subject to the
on the administration of the territory of present-day Austria and Hungary.
This Convention applies to files, archives, etc., related to the earlier
the administration of the Hungarian and Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, and even called, when
they are not on the territory of the Austrian, Hungarian, but after the case on any
another of the territory of the former monarchy, converted to the Contracting States.
Article 3.
Recovery and disposal shall be made directly between it and the State on the
the basis of this procedure:
1. Each Contracting State shall designate a month after what this Convention
enter in the scope of one or several experts with the task of zkoumati
files, archives, registers, blueprints, diplomas, documents of any kind, in
Article 1 concerned.
2. After the completion of the examination, notify each expert list of writings
the archives, etc., for their country requires, the person appointed by the
the objectives of the State, in which writings are to this explore; the return of the
in the present case, the authorities of that State.
3. Whenever it appears to the expert or state the holder during the proceedings that the writings,
Archives, etc., which perhaps have a relationship to a State party a third, which would
It could be about vyžádati, the participating States have been informed and will be able to
within one month after receipt of the report vyslati of one or several
the experts, in a friendly agreement were the question of the final allocation
files, archives, etc., which it is.
4. in all cases of disagreement about the use of sections 2 and 3, and in the lack of
the Convention between the participating States, will be submitted to the question will be if the only
It involved two States, two experts that sets out both the
the participating States, and arbitration as to the President, who would be elected the following
experts by common agreement; arbitration the only appointed by common agreement,
rozhodovati will always, when the dispute will be týkati the interests of more States.
If in the appointment of the presiding arbitration or arbitration
a single disagreement, the president is chosen by the Federal State of the Swiss
or, for the case of busy of the same Council, Chairman of the League of Nations
from the experts, who are citizens of countries other than the Contracting States.
If one or several of the participating States nejmenovalo within two months
after they made the notification of their experts, will be to request the other parties
the President judge or referee the only appointed under the provisions of
the above mentioned.
5. the experts and judge appointed under section 4. they will also be
příslušni rozhodovati about whether is well advised to do the communication concerned in
Articles 93, para. 2. the Treaty of St. Germain St-, and 77, para. 2., the Treaty
The Trianon: whether is advisable sincerity copies etc.
6. The High Contracting Parties undertake, in everything related to the
the implementation of this Convention, shall provide free access to the experts and arbitration
only with those restrictions which are contained in paragraph 2. This
the numbers on all the places where those files are located, whether in the turnings or
in any place else. Further undertake to let them see into him
the inventories, catalogues, etc., as well as in the files belonging to the administrations and
institutions, which, if they are of an administrative nature, and that they make every effort
facilitate the implementation of the tasks of them without prejudice to the national provisions of the State.
the State of the public writings, about which it is.
It is understood that free access only applies to files that were written for the
earlier Governments in Austria and in Hungary, and that access is permitted only in the
Office hours and only in the presence of an official of the Administrative Office of the
that goes.
7. The High Contracting Parties undertake, in the integrity of
udržovati all archives, writings, etc., which is aware of this Convention
and that will be the time in their possession, so far, until completely
done return and surrender, article 1 of which they speak, and that will be
zdržovati any other measures referred to in this Convention, and
in particular, they must resort to some sort of writings, of which goes, without
previous giving the notification to all other States parties, and without request
them consent; If such notification is not given within three months from the
receipt of reply message, it will be to organize přikročiti.
8. Any costs and fees of the arbitration shall determine and allocate experts
prejudice in the preceding paragraphs, by common agreement.
In case of disagreement, and if there are special conventions concluded or
uzavrou the participating States, will each issue related to the above
vytčenými costs and rewards determined management procedure established by
This article.
9. The above measures in the cause of what is subject to section 5
Article 1-A and paragraph 5 of article 1-B, do not exclude, that they return
the guns, according to the provisions under discussion, and the measures contained in the contract
St.-St. Germain and Trianon.
Article 4.
Article 274 (St.-Germain Treaty), paragraph 2, article 257 (contract
Trianon), paragraph 2. If it is about the archives, registers and plans that
relate to the services of industrial, literary and artistic property to
the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, accorded a high
the Contracting Parties the right to their common use for their
nationals, when they handing and sending would not be possible without damage
common services and common interests. Each participating State will have, therefore,
the right to own the spending's sincerity, in the present case, even through
his principal without was obliged to pay through any fees or
taxes, or copies of written, photo or artwork of registries, plans
and all files, documents and annexes, which concern the rights of their
Members; administrative offices, for which the archives, registers and plans
There are, they are bound to vystavovati, at the request of the interested parties pictures
or copies of memos, plans, and all the annexes, which concern them, without
to them because of this ukládati other or higher fees or levies
than its own citizens.
Article 5.
(I).
And as regards Austria:
The Treaty of St. Germain, article 196-. If any objects that
they have the character of the artistic, archaeological, scientific or historical and are
part of the collections belonging to the Government before the Austro-Hungarian Empire
or the Crown, and if these are not subject to other provisions of that
the Treaty, Austria is committed to:
and ujednati with the participating States) if requested, the friendly
the adjustment, which will be all parts of these collections, or all those of
the affected items, which should be náležeti to the cultural assets of the territory
ceded by the Treaty of St.-Germainskou, thee on the basis of reciprocity,
in the territory, from which they originate. As regards the cultural assets of the territory, which
It was transferred by the Treaty of Trianonskou and previously belonged to the Government
Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Crown, Austria declares, that is
a permanent Alliance with the participating States willing to deal on the basis of mutual
concessions;
(b)) that nothing from these collections nezcizí or keep and that after twenty years,
but it would be before the end of this period, there will not be any special arrangements,
of these subjects, but disponovati is committed to end their
safety and proper maintenance and credit is, as well as inventory, catalogues
and administrative documents, these collections related to the use of the learners and
the experts who are nationals of the United and combined powers,
podepsavších this Convention.
(B) as regards Hungary:
The Treaty of Trianon, article 177, paragraph 2. -5. With regard to any
objects or instruments that have the character of the artistic, archaeological, scientific,
or historical and are part of the collections, náleževších before the Government
Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Crown, and if these are not
subject to the other provisions of that Treaty, Hungary is committed to:
and) ujednati interested States, if requested, the friendly
the adjustment, which will be all parts of these collections, or all they
objects or instruments above, concerned that should náležeti to the cultural
the assets of those States on the basis of reciprocity, to thee countries from
which they originate;
(b)) that nothing from these collections nezcizí or keep and that after twenty years,
but it would be before the end of this period, there will not be any special arrangements,
of these subjects, but disponovati is committed to end their
safety and proper maintenance and credit is, as well as inventory, catalogues
and administrative documents, these collections related to the use of the learners and
the experts who are nationals of one of the United podepsavších and
combined power. On the contrary, it will have the right to turn on Hungary
the above-mentioned States and Austria, namely that they are under the same conditions,
as stated above, the negotiated adjustments to have been to Hungary
recovered documents and collections, objects of the above, the benefit in question
pay through the guarantees referred to in paragraph (b)).
II. States that intend to enter the applications, which is spoken in
Article 196 of the Treaty of St. Germain and St.-Article 177 of the Treaty, in the Trianon,
inform Austria and Hungary after the case a year after this
the Convention takes the scope of; then submit within twenty years after what it takes
the scope of the Treaty of St.-Germain, as regards Austria, and, where appropriate,
the Treaty of Trianon, as regards Hungary, the detailed application indicating
the collections, objects, and documents, as well as the conditions of reciprocity,
which the requesting State intends to offer.
In the adjustments that will be negotiated, established ways of settlement will be
disputes which perhaps would have resulted in the implementation of these agreements.
Article 6.
The provisions of this Convention shall not in any way prejudice the provisions of the treaties-St.
Of St. Germain and Trianon, nor the rights of the Reparation Commission, in particular as regards
its jurisdiction in accordance with the second paragraph of article 192 of the Treaty
St.-St. Germain and the second paragraph of article 176 of the Treaty, the Trianon. Means
also, the provisions of the conventions that have been concluded between
Austria and Hungary and, where appropriate, between this or that of the High Contracting
the parties, in particular the provisions of the Convention between Austria and Italy, signed a 4.
in May 1920, in Vienna, and the Convention between Austria and Czechoslovakia,
signed on 18 July 2005. May 1920 in Prague, as well all
the scope of the. This Convention will not be able to be also not prejudice the other special
editing, that have been or will be negotiated between perhaps onwards and that of
the participating States.
Article 7.
This Convention shall be ratified as soon as possible.
Each State shall send its ratification by the Italian Government, which will take care of
It has been informed of all the other podepsavší States.
Ratification will remain stored in the archives of the Italian Government.
This Convention will not be podepsavší for the which state the scope of the day
the composition of its ratification, and from that moment it becomes effective between States,
that the composition of their ratification of the moved.
On the conscience of the agents from the top appointed have signed this Convention.
Given in Rome on the 6th of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-second
French and Italian, which both texts are equally authentic,
a single copy, which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the Kingdom of
The Italian and the certified true copies of which shall be issued to each of the podepsavších
States.
In: Austria:
RÉMI KWIATKOWSKI.
Hungary:
NEMES.
Italy:
IMPERIALI.
Poland:
MACIEJ LORET.
Romania:
F. ANTONESCO.
The Kingdom of srbo-Croatia-Slovenia:
DRR. RYBÁR.
Czechoslovakia:
VLASTIMIL KYBAL.
PŘEZKOUMAVŠE THIS CONVENTION ENDORSEMENT AND WE CONFIRM IT. TOMMU ON CONSCIENCE
WE SIGNED THIS SHEET AND THE SEAL OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC
PŘITISKNOUTI DALI.
PRAGUE CASTLE DAY 3. April 1924.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC.
T. g. MASARYK in r.
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Dr. EDVARD BENEŠ in r.
Is that the instruments of ratification were deposited to the Czechoslovak
on 1 May 2004. in May 1924, the Convention was not which for the Czechoslovak Republic
the international scope of the.
Other States have passed the ratification of the Charter in this order. Romania 12.
in December 1923, Poland 15. in December 1923, the State of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
February 22, 1924, Austria 8. in March 1924, Italy 10. in March 1924.
Dr. Edvard Beneš in r.
