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The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy [1] – is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". [2]
On 27 August 1928, both Romania and the Soviet Union signed and ratified the Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of national policy. [47] On 9 February 1929, the Soviet Union signed a protocol with its western neighbors, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Romania, confirming adherence to the terms of the Pact. [48]
In foreign affairs, Coolidge pointed to the success of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, an international treaty renouncing war as a means of resolving disputes. He described it as a "solemn declaration against war" and a major step towards a peaceful global order. [1]
Germany formally accepted the Kellogg-Briand Pact. [4] Born: Sixten Jernberg, cross-country skier, in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012) Died: Maria Christina of Austria, 70, Queen Mother of Spain; Charlotte Carmichael Stopes, 89, Scottish suffragist and author
August 15, 1928: Germany launches the high-tech luxury liner SS Europa August 27, 1928: Germany's Foreign Minister Gustav Streseman joins others in signing Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact in Paris, renouncing "war as an instrument of national policy" The Kellogg-Briand Pact and seals from 15 signatory nations France's Foreign Minister Aristide Briand addresses the assembled representatives
Negotiated and signed the Treaty on the Renunciation of War (Kellogg–Briand Pact). Left U.S. August 19. August 24–29, 1928 Ireland: Kingstown, Dublin: Official visit while returning from Paris. August 30 – September 3, 1928 France: Cherbourg: Embarked for the U.S.; returned September 10. September 4, 1928
Fourteen major nations were the first to sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact in Paris in 1928. The Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928 resulted from a proposal drafted by the United States and France that, in effect, outlawed war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them".
1928 – Kellogg–Briand Pact – calls "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy" 1929 – Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War – establishes rules for the treatment of prisoners of war; 1929 – Warsaw Convention for the Unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air – regulates civilian ...