November 20, 1946

The States of the Arab League agree that each of them shall form a localorganization whose functions shall be to consider matters concerning culturalcooperation between the Arab States. Each state will be free as to how it formsthis organization.

Article 2

The States of the Arab League agree to exchange teachers and professorsbetween their educational institutions, according to the general and individualconditions as will be agreed to. The period of service of any teacher orprofessor who is a Government official and who will be delegated for thispurpose, will be considered as service for his own Government, with themaintenance of his rights as regards his post, promotion, and pension.

Article 3

The States of the Arab League agree to the exchange of students and scholarsbetween their educational institutions, and their acceptance in suitable classesas far as accommodation will allow, in accordance with the regulations of thoseinstitutions.

In order to facilitate this, those States, while maintaining the basiceducational principles adopted in their countries will work towards harmonizingtheir educational syllabi and certificates. This will be done by specialagreement between those States.

Such facilities, as may be possible, will be given by each State to any otherState which wishes to construct hostels for its students.

Article 4

The States of the Arab League will encourage cultural, scouting, and sportsvisits between the Arab countries, in areas which the Governments allow, and theholding of cultural and educational meetings for students. Facilities will begiven for this purpose, particularly in respect to traveling arrangements andthe expenses of the journey.

Article 5

The States of the Arab League agree on the reciprocal establishment ofeducational and scientific institutions in their various countries.

Article 6

The States of the Arab League will cooperate in the revival of theintellectual and artistic legacy of the Arabs, safeguarding and propagating it,as well as making it available to those who seek it by all possible means.

Article 7

In order to keep pace with the world's intellectual movements, the States ofthe Arab League will encourage and organize the translation of all foreignmasterpieces, whether classical or modem. They will also encourage allintellectual output in the Arab countries by such means as the opening ofinstitutes for scientific and literary research. They will organize competitionsfor authors, and will grant prizes to distinguished men of science, literature,and art.

Article 8

All the States of the Arab League undertake to legislate for the protectionof scientific, literary, and artistic authorship rights for all publications inall States of the Arab League.

Article 9

The States of the Arab League will work for the standardization of scientificterms, by means of councils, congresses and joint committees, which they willset up, and by means of bulletins which these organizations will issue. Theywill work to make the Arabic language convey all expressions of thought andmodem science, and to make of it the language of instruction in all subjects andin all educational stages in the Arab countries.

Article 10

The States of the Arab League will work for the consolidation of contactsbetween libraries and museums, whether scientific, historical or artistic, bysuch means as the exchange of publications, indexes, and duplicating antiquities,as well as by the exchange of technical officials for excavations by agreementsbetween them.

Article 11

The States of the Arab League agree to consolidate relations and tofacilitate cooperation between scientists, literary men, journalists, members ofthe professions, those connected with art, the stage, the cinema andbroadcasting, where available, by organizing visits for them between one countryand another and by encouraging cultural, scientific, and educational conferencesfor the purpose; also by placing room, laboratories and material in scientificinstitutions in every Arab country at the disposal of the learned of othercountries to demonstrate scientific discoveries; also by the publication ofperiodical bulletins regarding books of scientific research published in allArab countries. Each author or publisher must send to the "CulturalCommittee" copies of his work for its library as well as for the principallibraries of each State.

Article 12

The States of the Arab League agree to include in their educational syllabi,the history, geography and literature of the Arab countries, sufficiently togive a clear idea of the life of those countries and their civilization. Theyalso agree upon the institution of an Arab library for students.

Article 13

The States of the Arab League will work to acquaint their sons with thesocial, cultural, economic, and political conditions in an Arab countries, i.e.by means of broadcasts, the stage, cinema, and press, or by any other means,also by the institution of museums for Arab culture and civilization, as well asby assuring its success by holding occasional exhibitions for art and literature,and of public and scholastic festivals in the various Arab countries.

Article 14

The States of the Arab League shall encourage the establishment of Arabsocial and cultural clubs in their respective countries.

Article 15

The States of the Arab League will take all necessary measures to approximatetheir legislative trends and to unify as far as possible their laws; also toinclude the study of legislation of other Arab countries in their syllabi.

Article 16

This Treaty shall be ratified by the signatory States, according to theirconstitutional regime, with a minimum of delay. The instruments of ratificationshall be lodged in the Secretariat-General of the Arab League which shallprepare a note of the receipt of each document and notify the other contractingStates.

Article 17

Arab countries are permitted to adhere to this Treaty by notifying theSecretary-General of the League, who will communicate the fact to the othercontracting States.

Article 18

This Treaty will come into force one month after the date of the receipt ofthe instruments of ratification from two States. It shall also come into forcefor the other States who participate, one month after the date of the deposit ofthe document of joining from these States.

Article 19

Any signatory State of this Treaty is allowed to withdraw from it by givingnotice to the Secretariat-General of the League. The notice will take effect sixmonths from the date of its dispatch.

Source: Middle East News and World Report