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States concur in its organisation, and have nominated members 

 for the same. 



"7. When duly organised by any number of states, the Council 

 will invite other states to nominate their members to the Council. 



" 8. The Council will at its first meeting appoint its secretaries. 



" 9. On the occurrence of any dispute between any states repre- 

 sented on the Council, or not so represented, the secretaries, at the 

 request of any two members of the Council, shall summon a 

 meeting, to consider what steps may be adopted for immediately 

 arresting any war measures already taken, or about to be taken, by 

 any contending states, and for offering, if desirable, the aid of the 

 Council in the shape of mediation or arbitration. 



" ID. When the contending states agree to leave their disputes to 

 arbitration, the Council will appoint some of its members, and some 

 other persons specially nominated by the contending states, to be a 

 High Court of International Arbitration, and its award in the case, 

 shall be binding upon the contending states. 



"11. The appointment of the members of the High Court shall be 

 made with special regard to the character arid locality of the dispute, 

 and shall terminate, on the settlement of the dispute, or abandon- 

 ment of the arbitration. 



" 12. It is not contemplated to provide for the exercise of physical 

 orce, in order to secure reference to the Council, or to compel 

 compliance with the award of the Council, or Court, when made. 

 The authority of the Council and Court is moral, not physical. 



"13. Where, however, on the<jccurrence of any dispute, the action 

 of the Council is ignored by the contending states, it will be within 

 the competency of the Council to consider the facts in dispute, and 

 to report thereon to the states which it represents, and, likewise, 

 when its award, or any dispute referred to it for arbitration, is set at 

 nought, to communicate the facts of the case, and its decision 

 her eon, to the same states. 



" 14. The Council will make rules for its own conduct, and for the 

 procedure of the High Court of International Arbitration. The 

 rules adopted in the ' Alabama ' Arbitration, and those proposed by 

 the Institute of International Law, may supply valuable suggestions 

 for the framing of the same. 



"15. It is suggested, that the seat of the Coiincil shall be a neutral 

 city, such as Berne or Brussels. 



" 16, The appointment of members of Council should be for a 



