DISARMAMENT RESOLUTION "C."
The Assembly, taking account of the provisions of the Declaration Outlawing Aggressive War, is of opinion
1. Powers which have ratified the said Declaration may, subject to the following provisions, conclude, either as between two of them or as between a larger number, agreements complementary to the said Declaration, exclusively for the purpose of their mutual defense and intended solely to facilitate the carrying out of the measures prescribed in said Declaration, determining in advance the assistance which they would give to each other in the event of any act of aggression.
Such agreements may, if the H.C.P. interested so desire, be negotiated and concluded under the auspices of the Council.
2. Complementary agreements as defined in the preceding paragraph, shall, before being registered, be examined by the Council with a view to deciding whether they are in accordance with the principles of said Declaration and of the Covenant.
In particular, the Council shall consider if the cases of aggression contemplated in these agreements are of a nature to give rise to an obligation to give assistance on the part of the other H.C.P.
The Council may, if necessary, suggest changes in the texts of the agreements submitted to it.
When recognised, the agreements shall be registered in conformity with Article 16 of the Covenant. They shall be regarded as complementary to the said Declaration and shall in no way limit the general obligations of the H.C.P. nor the sanctions contemplated against an aggressor under the terms of said Declaration.
They will be open to any other H.C.P., Party to said Declaration with the consent of the Signatory States.