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the United States or a British colony is specially 

 concerned, the President or Queen may make a ju- 

 dicial officer of the state or colony an arbitrator." 



In some cases, a question may be removed from 

 the jurisdiction of the tribunal of three or the 

 tribunal of five, and transferred to that of the 

 tribunal of six. If, prior to the close of the hear- 

 ing of the claim before the lower tribunal, it shall 

 be decided by the tribunal, upon the motion of 

 either party, that the determination of the claim 

 necessarily involves a decision of some " disputed 

 question of principle of grave general importance, 

 affecting the national rights of such party as dis- 

 tinct from its private rights, of which it is merely 

 an international representative," then the jurisdic- 

 tion of the lower tribunal over the claim shall at 

 once cease, and it shall be dealt with by the tri- 

 bunal of six. 



With regard to territorial claims, a special arti- 

 cle defines them as including not only all claims to 

 territory, but also " all other claims involving ques- 

 tions of servitude, rights of navigation, access to 

 fisheries, and all rights and interests necessary to 

 control the enjoyment of cither's territory." 



The treaty is to remain in force for five years 

 from the date at which it becomes operative, and 

 " until a year after either party shall have notified 

 the other of its wish to terminate it." 



