Arbitration agreement of 29 December 1944

His Excellency Mr. José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, and His Excellency Mr. Carlton J. H. Hayes, Ambassador of the United States of America, in the name and on the behalf of their respective Governments, hereby agree to refer the case of the Italian warships detained in Spanish ports, the list of which is annexed, to Mr. José de Yanguas Messia, Professor of International Law of the University of Madrid and member of the Institute of International Law, for examination and settlement, and to accept his report as an arbitral award in accordance with the exchange of correspondence ofl and 2 May 1944.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions