Juridical persons) of the one party against the other party in respect of loss or injury due to events which took place between the Ist August, 1914, ang the coming into force of the present Treaty, other than (1) claims covered by other articles of the present Treaty, and (2) claims arising out of normal trading relations between the Government of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic or Governments allied to or federated with it, or its agents, and British Nationals, or between' the Government of His Britannic Majesty and citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,—shall, in view of the admitted' preponderance of the claims of British Nationals, be finally settled as between the contracting parties by the payment of a lump sum by the Government of the Union to the Government of Hix Britannic Majesty.
The distribution of this sum shall he effected by the Government of His Britannic Majesty in such manner as they shall consider just. The Government of the Union undertaker to furnish the Government of His Britannic Majesty with any relevant papers or information in th possession which may facilitate the Jiust distribution of such sum,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.