The President of the German Reich; the Federal President of the Austrian Republic;
His Majesty the King of the Belgians; the President of the Republic of the United
States of Brazil; the President of the Republic of Colombia; His Majesty the King
of Denmark; 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; His Majesty the King of Norway; Her Majesty the Queen
of the Netherlands; the President of the Republic of Peru; the President of the Polish
Republic; the President of the Portuguese Republic; 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 bills of exchange 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. Fritz Ullmann, Judge at the Court of Berlin.
The Federal President of the Austrian Republic:
Dr. Guido Strobele, Ministrial Counsellor in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians:
Viscount Poullet, Minister of State, Member of the House of Representatives;
M. J. de la Vallée Poussin, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science and Arts.
The President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil:
M. Deoclecio de Campos, Commercial Attaché at Rome, formerly Professor in the Faculty
of Law of Para.
The President of the Republic of Colombia:
M. A. José Restrepo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate
accredited to the League of Nations.
His Majesty the King of Denmark:
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, Vice-Consul at Geneva.
His Majesty the King of Spain:
Dr. Juan Gomez Montejo, Head of Section of the Corps of Jurists in the Ministry of
Justice.
The President of the Republic of Finland:
M. Filip Grönvall, Counsellor of State, Member of the Higher Administrative Court
at Helsinki.
The President of the French Republic:
M. L. J. Percerou, Professor in the Faculty of Law of Paris.
The President of the Hellenic Republic:
M. R. Raphaël, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Chargé d'Affaires
at Berne.
His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary:
M. Zoltán Baranyai, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Hungarian Delegation accredited to the League of Nations.
His Majesty the King of Italy:
M. Amedeo Giannini, Counsellor of State, Minister Plenipotentiary.
His Majesty the Emperor of Japan:
M. Morie Ohno, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the
Federal President of the Austrian Republic;
M. Tetsukichi Shimada, Judge at the “Cour de Cassation” of Tokio.
Her Royal Highness the Grand-Duchess of Luxemburg:
M. Ch. G. Vermaire, Consul at Geneva.
His Majesty the King of Norway:
M. C. Stub Holmboe, Barrister-at-Law.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:
Dr. W. L. P. A. Molengraaff, Professor Emeritus of the University of Utrecht.
The President of the Republic of Peru:
M. José Maria Barreto, Head of the Permanent Office of Peru accredited to the League
of Nations.
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 Law, Director of the Bank of Portugal.
His Majesty the King of Sweden:
Baron E. Marks von Würtemberg, President of the Stockholm Court of Appeal, former
Minister for Foreign Affairs;
M. Birger Ekeberg, President of the Civil Legislation Commission, former Minister
of Justice, former Member of the Supreme Court.
The Swiss Federal Council:
Dr. Max Vischer, Barrister-at-Law and Notary, First Secretary of the Swiss Bankers'
Association.
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:
Mehmed Munir Bey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the
Swiss Federal Council.
His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia:
M. Ilia Choumenkovitch, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the Swiss Federal Council,