Treaties

Extradition REF: 49 Stat. 3250; Treaty Series 894 Supplementary treaty signed at Washington June 8, 1934 Senate advice and consent to ratification February 6, 1935 Ratified by the President of the United States April 10, 1935 Ratified by Bulgaria July 27, 1935 Ratifications exchanged at Sofia August 15, 1935 Entered into force August 15, 1935 Proclaimed by the President of the United States August 19, 1935 Revived (after World War II) March 8, 1948,(1) pursuant to article 8 of treaty of peace signed at Paris February 10, 1947(2)       The United States of America and Bulgaria being desirous of enlarging the list of crimes on account of which extradition may be granted under the treaty concluded between the United States of America and Bulgaria on March 19, 1924,(3) with a view to the better administration of justice and the prevention of crime within their respective territories and jurisdictions, have resolved to conclude a supplementary treaty for this purpose and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit:        The President of the United States of America; Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and     His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians; Mr. Stoyan Petroff-Tchomakoff, Charge d'Affaires of Bulgaria to the United States of America,     Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I      The following crimes are added to the list of crimes numbered 1 to 24 in Article II of the said treaty of March 19, 1924, on account of which extradition may be granted, that is to say:       25. Crimes or offenses against the laws of bankruptcy. ARTICLE II     The present treaty shall be considered as an integral part of the extradition treaty of March 19, 1924, and Article II of the last-mentioned treaty shall be read as if the list of crimes therein contained had originally comprised the additional crimes specified and numbered 25 in the first Article of the present treaty.     The present treaty shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional methods, and shall take effect on the date of the exchange of ratifications which shall take place at Sofia as soon as possible. In witness whereof the above-named Pleinpotentiaries have signed the present treaty and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done, in duplicate, at Washington, this eight day of June, nineteen hundred and thirty-four. Cordell Hull [seal]                                             S. Petroff Tchomakoff [seal]   (1) Department of State Bulletin, Mar. 21,1948, p.383 (2) TIAS 1650, ante, vol.4, p.431 (3) TS 687, ante, p.1086