The President of the German Reich; the Federal President of the Austrian Republic;
His Majesty the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland;
the President of the Polish Republic, for the Free City of Danzig; the President of
the Republic of Ecuador; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the Republic
of Finland; the President of the French Republic; the President of the Hellenic Republic;
His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary; His Majesty the King of
Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg;
the President of the United States of Mexico; His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco;
His Majesty the King of Norway; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; the President
of the Polish Republic; the President of the Portuguese Republic; His Majesty the
King of Roumania; His Majesty the King of Sweden; the Swiss Federal Council; the President
of the Czechoslovak Republic; the President of the Turkish Republic; His Majesty the
King of Yugoslavia,
Being desirous of avoiding the difficulties caused by differences in the laws of countries
in which cheques circulate, and of thus giving more security and stimulus to international
trade relations,
Have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the German Reich:
M. Leo Quassowski, Ministerial Counsellor in the Reich Ministry of Justice;
Dr. Erich Albrecht, Counsellor of Legation in the Reich Ministry for Foreign Affairs;
Dr. Erwin Pätzold, „Landgerichtsrat” at the Court of Schweidnitz.
The Federal President of the Austrian Republic:
Dr. Guido Strobele, Ministerial Counsellor in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians:
M. J. de la Vallée Poussin, Honorary Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science
and Arts.
His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland:
M. Axel Helper, Ministerial Counsellor in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry;
M. Valdemar Eigtved, General Manager of the „Privatbanken”, Copenhagen.
The President of the Polish Republic, for the Free City of Danzig:
M. Józef Sulkowski, Professor at the University of Poznan, Member of the Polish Codification
Commission.
The President of the Republic of Ecuador:
Dr. Alejandro Gastelú, Consul at Geneva.
His Majesty the King of Spain:
Professor Francisco Bernis, Secretary-General of the „Consejo Superior Bancario”.
The President of the Republic of Finland:
M. Filip Grönwall, Counsellor of State, Member of the High Administrative Court.
The President of the French Republic:
M. Louis Jean Percerou, Professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris.
The President of the Hellenic Republic:
M. R. Raphaël, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations;
M. A. Contoumas, First Secretary of the Permanent Delegation accredited to the League
of Nations.
His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary:
M. Jean Pelényi, Resident Minister, Head of the Royal Delegation accredited to the
League of Nations.
His Majesty the King of Italy:
M. Amedeo Giannini, Counsellor of State, First-Class Minister Plenipotentiary;
M. Giovanni Zappalà, Barrister-at-Law, Head of Section in the Ministry of Finance.
His Majesty the Emperor of Japan:
M. Nobutaro Kawashima, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President
of the Hellenic Republic;
M. Ukitsu Tanaka, Judge at the Supreme Court of Japan.
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg:
M. Charles Vermaire, Consul at Geneva.
The President of the United States of Mexico:
M. Antonio Castro-Leal, Observer accredited to the League of Nations.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco:
M. Conrad E. Hentsch, Consul-General of the Principality at Geneva.
His Majesty the King of Norway:
M. C. Stub Holmboe, Advocate at the Supreme Court.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:
Dr. J. Kosters, Counsellor at the High Court of Justice, Former Professor at the University
of Groningen.
The President of the Polish Republic:
M. Józef Sulkowski, Professor at the University of Poznan, Member of the Polish Codification
Commission.
The President of the Portuguese Republic:
Dr. José Caeiro da Matta, Rector of the University of Lisbon, Professor in the Faculty
of Laws, Director of the Bank of Portugal, and Deputy Judge at the Permanent Court
of International Justice.
His Majesty the King of Roumania:
M. Constantin Antoniade, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited
to the League of Nations.
His Majesty the King of Sweden:
Baron Erik Teodor Marks von Würtemberg, President of the Stockholm Court of Appeal,
former Minister for Foreign Affairs;
M. L. Birger Ekeberg, Former Minister of Justice, President of the Civil Legislation
Commission, Former Counsellor of the Supreme Court;
M. Knut Dahlberg, Former Minister of Agriculture, Director of the Association of Swedish
Banks.
The Swiss Federal Council:
Dr. Max Vischer, Barrister-at-Law and Notary, First Secretary of the Swiss Bankers'
Association at Basle;
Dr. O. Hulftegger, First Secretary to the Board of the Swiss Commercial and Industrial
Union at Zurich.
The President of the Czechoslovak Republic:
Dr. Karel Hermann-Otavsky, Professor at the University of Prague, President of the
Codification Commission for Commercial Law in the Ministry of Justice.
The President of the Turkish Republic:
Cemal Hüsnü Bey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal
Council, Former Minister of Public Instruction.
His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia:
M. I. Choumenkovitch, Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Delegate accredited to the
League of Nations.