ARTICLE X

National Indian Institutes

1. The nations subscribing to this Convention shall, on such date as they may deem advisable, and within their respective jurisdictions, organize National Indian Institutes.The functions of said Institutes shall; by and large, consist in stimuilating interest in and furnishing information about Indian matters to any persons and to public and private institutions. Such National Institutes shall further carry out any studies on these questions that may be of particular interest to the Nation concerned.

2. National Indian Institutes shall be affiliated to the Inter-American Indian Institute, to which they sahll submit an annual report.

3.- The financing, organization and regulations of said National Indian Institutes shall be matters falling exclusively within the purview of the respective Governments.

ARTICLE XI

Languages

The official languages shall be English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.The Executive Committee shall authorize special translation into these and into American Indian languages when it may deem fit.

ARTICLE XII

Documents

Governments participating shall send to the Inter-American Indian Institute two copies of any official documents and publications in any way connected with the functions and aims of the Institue, to the extent allowed by the domestic legislation and practices of each country.

ARTICLE XIII

Mail and Postal Privileges

The High Contracting Parites agree to extend to the Inter-American Indian Institute forthwith, the domestic and international postal privilege established by the Postal union of the Americas concluded in the city of Panama on December 22, 1936, and to ask the members of the Union who have not subscribed to the present Convention to grant to it the same privilege.

ARTICLE XIV

Special studies

The expense of any studies or investigations especially agreed upon by one or two of the participating nations shall be borne by the countries involved.

ARTICLE XV

Legal entity

Each of the High Contracting Parties recognizes the legal entity of the Inter-American Indian Institute.

ARTICLE XVI

Signature and ratification

1. The Government of the United States of Mexico shall send to the American Nations a copy of the present Convention, so that they may, if it meets with their approval, express their adherence thereto.To this end any Governments so adhering shall furnish their respective diplomatic or special representatives with the necessary powers to sign the Convention.As and when the Convention is signed by each of the States, they will submit said Conventions to necessary ratification.

2. The original of the present Convention in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French, shall be deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Mexico and shall be open to signature by the American Governments form November 1, to December 31, 1940.The American Governments that after the 31st. of December 1940, shall wish to subscribe to the present Convention shall make notification thereof to the Minister of Foreign Relations of the Government of Mexico.

3. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Governments of Mexico, which shall inform all the American Governments of the deposit of each ratification and the date thereof, forwarding to them the text of any declaration or reservation which may accompany them.

4. Any ratification which may be received after the present Convention becomes effective shall have effect one month form the date of the deposit of such ratification.