Pact of Non-Aggression between France and the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsArticle 4. The undertakings provided for in Articles I and 2
of the present Pact shall in no case limit or modify the interna-
tional rights and obligations of each Contracting Party under
agreements concluded by it before the coming into force of the
present Pact, so far as the said agreements contain no aggressive
elements.
Article 5. The two Contracting Parties, desirous of settling
and solving, exclusively by peaceful means, any disputes and
differences, of whatever nature or origin, which may arise
between them, undertake to submit questions at issue, which it
has not been possible to settle within a reasonable period by
diplomacy, to a procedure of conciliation, in accordance with
the provisions of the Convention for the application of the pro-
cedure of conciliation, which constitutes an integral part of the
present Pact and shall be signed separately and ratified as soon
as possible simultaneously with the Pact of Non-Aggression.
Article 6. The present Pact shall be ratified as soon as possi-
ble, and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at
Warsaw within thirty days following the ratification by Poland
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, after which the Pact
shall come into force immediately.
Article 7. The Pact is concluded for three years. If it is not
denounced by one of the Contracting Parties, after previous
notice of not less than six months before the expiry of that
period, it shall be automatically renewed for a further period of
two years.
Article 8. The present Pact is drawn up in Polish and Rus-
sian, both texts being authentic.
In faith whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have
signed the present Pact and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done at Moscow, in two copies, July 25, 1932.
(—) St. PATEK.
(—) N. KRESTINSKI.
4.1273 Pact of Non-Aggression between France
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Alliance Members:Soviet Union and France
Signed On:November 29, 1932, in the city of Paris. In force until May
2, 1935.
Alliance Type:Non-Aggression Pact (Type II)
Source:League of Nations Treaty Series,no. 3615.
SUMMARY
France and Poland were staunch allies during the period between the
world wars; thus, after the Soviet Union committed to the Soviet-Pol-
ish non-aggression pact, this similar agreement with France led to lit-
tle change in foreign policy for the Soviets. These two non-aggression
agreements effectively marked the end of the intense period of Ger-
man-Soviet cooperation between 1930 and 1932, as rumors of a Ger-
man rapprochement with the French provided the impetus for the
Soviets to seek guarantees from both Poland and France. The coordi-
nation with France ultimately led to a Franco-Soviet trade agreement
in 1934 and a joint defense pact signed on May 2, 1935. The latter
treaty replaced this agreement (see Alliance no. 4.1283).Alliance Text
The Central Executive Committee of the U. S. S. R. and the
President of the French Republic, animated by the desire to
consolidate peace, convinced that the improvement and devel-
opment of relations between the two countries is in the interests
of both high contracting parties, true to previously undertaken
international obligations, none of which, according to the dec-
laration of both sides, interferes with the peaceful development
of their mutual relations nor contradicts the present treaty,
desiring to confirm and define more accurately in their rela-
tions the general Pact for the Renunciation of War of August 27,
1928, have decided to conclude a treaty for this purpose and
have appointed their plenipotentiaries, to wit:
The Central Executive Committee of the U. S. S. R.—
Valerian Dovgalevsky, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary of the U. S. S. R., accredited to the President of the French
Republic, and
The President of the French Republic—M. Herriot, Presi-
dent of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign
Affairs,
Who, upon exchange of their full powers, found in good and
proper form,
agreed upon the following provisions:
Article I. Each of the high contracting parties binds itself
before the other in no case, either separately or jointly with one
or several other Powers, to have recourse either to war against
the other, or to any kind of attack by land, sea or air; and each
further undertakes to respect the inviolability of territories
under the sovereignty of the other or in relation to which the
other has undertaken representation in foreign affairs and
administrative control.
Article II. If one of the high contracting parties should be the
object of attack from one or several third Powers, then the other
high contracting party binds itself to give, during the course of
the conflict, neither direct nor indirect aid and support to the
aggressor or aggressors.
If one of the high contracting parties attacks a third Power,
then the other high contracting party is entitled to denounce
the present treaty without previous notice.
Article III. The obligations set forth in Articles I and II can
by no means restrict or modify the rights and obligations result-
ing to each of the high contracting parties from agreements
concluded prior to the entry into effect of the present treaty,
and furthermore both of the parties hereby declare that they are
bound by no obligations to participate in aggression under-
taken by a third state.
Article IV. Each of the high contracting parties undertakes,
during the period the present treaty is in force, to participate in
no international agreements which would have the practical
consequence of prohibiting purchases to be made of the other
party, or the sale of goods, or the granting of credits to the