“ In view of the undertakings entered into in Article 2 of the present treaty, Germany and Belgium, and Germany and France, undertake to settle by peaceful means and in the manner laid down herein all questions of every kind which may arise between them and which it may not be possible to settle by the normal methods of diplomacy:
Any question with regard to which the Parties are in conflict as to it respective rights shall be submitted to judicial decision, and the parties undertake to comply with such decision. ”

“ If one of the High Contracting Parties alleges that a violation of Article 2 of the present Treaty or a breach of Articles 42 or 43 of the treaty of Versailles has been or is being committed, it shall bring the question at once before the Council of the League of Nations. ”

“ Anxious to satisfy the desire for security and protection which animates the peoples upon whom fell the scourge of the war of 1914-1918; Taking note of the abrogation of the treaties for the neutralisation of Belgium, and conscious of the necessity of ensuring peace in the area which has so frequently been the scene of European conflicts ”