Treaty of non-aggression between Germany and Denmark, stating that they "shall in no case resort to war or to any other use of force" against each other

TREATY OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN THE GERMAN REICH AND THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK SIGNED AT BERLIN, MAY 31st 1939.
His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland and the Chancellor of the German Reich,
Being firmly resolved to maintain peace between Denmark and Germany in all circumstances, have agreed to confirm this resolve by means of a Treaty and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries :
His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland:
M. Herluf Zahle, Chamberlain, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Berlin;
The Chancellor of the German Reich:
M. Joachim von Ribbentrop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Reich;
Who, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed on the following provisions:
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Article 1
The Kingdom of Denmark and the German Reich shall in no case resort to war or to any other use of force one against the other.
Should action of the kind referred to in paragraph 1 be taken by a third Power against one of the Contracting Parties, the other Contracting Party shall not support such action in any way.
, Article 2 1
The present Treaty shall be rati lied and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged as soon as possible in Berlin.
The Treaty shall come into force on the exchange of the instruments of ratification and shall remain in force for a period of ten years from that date. Should the Treaty not be denounced by one of the Contracting Parties at least one year before the expiry of that period, its validity shall be extended for a fresh period of ten years. The same shall apply to subsequent periods. .
In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries of both Parties have signed the present Treaty.
Done in original duplicate, in Danish and German.
BERLIN, May 31st, 1939.
HERLUF ZAHLE.
JOACHIM V. RIBBENTROP.
PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE
On the signature, this day, of the Dano-German Treaty, the agreement existing between the two Parties on the following point has been put on record:
The Contracting Party which is not participating in the conflict shall not be deemed to be giving support, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Treaty, if the attitude of that Party is in harmony with the general rules of neutrality. Therefore the fact of a normal exchange of goods and transit of goods continuing between the Contracting Party not involved in the conflict and the third Power shall not be regarded as constituting illicit support. .
BERLIN, May 31st, 1939.
HERLUF ZAHLE.
JOACHIM V., RIBBENTROP.
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