Each of the High Contracting Parties shall have the right to inform the Secretary-General of the League of Nations at the moment of the deposit of his ratification or of the notification of his accession, to the exclusion of all other reservations, that he makes the entry into force of the Convention, in so far as he is concerned, conditional on ratification or accession on behalf of certain countries named by him. ARTICLE 15. The present Convention may not be denounced before the expiration of five years from its coming into force in accordance with Article 14. Denunciation shall be effected by a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who shall inform all Members of the League of Nations and the nonmember States mentioned in Article 10. Each denunciation shall take effect one year after the receipt by the Secretary-General of the notification, but only as regards the High Contracting Party on whose behalf it has been notified. ARTICLE 16. The French and English texts of the present Convention shall both be authoritative. IN FAITH WHEREOF the above-mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention. DONE at Geneva, on the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, in a single copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, and of which certified true copies shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General to all the Members of the League of Nations and to any non-member State to which the Council of the League of Nations has decided to communicate a copy of the present Convention, in accordance with Article 10. France-- Greece--- Lithuania-- Luxemburg Norway--- The Netherlands____ Peru. Portugal--- R. MASSIGLI On signing the present Convention, I declare, on behalf of the Government of the Republic, that ratification cannot take place until it has been possible to ascertain that the settlement provided for in Article 4, and which must be elaborated in order to enter into force at the same time as the Convention, ensures the guarantees of control which are deemed necessary by the French Government.-R.M. ad referendum N. POLITIS P. KLIMAS BECH BIRGER BRAADLAND. On signing the present Convention, I declare, on behalf of my Government, that my signature does not affect in any way the provisions of the treaties of conciliation and arbitration concluded up to this date by the Republic of Panama with other Powers. NARCISO GARAY Including the Netherlands W. DOUDE VAN TROOSTWIJK VASCO DE QUEVEDO DAMRAS K. I. WESTMAN Subject to ratification by His Majesty the King of Sweden with the approval of the Riksdag. MOTTA. Czechoslovakia_______. Dr EDUARD BENEŠ. Switzerland. RECENT PUBLICATIONS During March, the following publications, of direct interest in connection with Treaty Information, were published by the Department of State and may be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.: Subject Index of the Treaty Series and the Executive Agreement Reciprocal Recognition of Load-Line Certificates: Arrangement Reciprocal Recognition of Load-Line Certificates: Arrangement Customs Treatment of Importations for Consular Offices and Officers: Arrangement between the United States of America and Norway. Effected by exchange of notes signed January 20, 1932. Publication No. 294. (Executive Agreement Series, No. 32.) 2 pp. 54. Arbitration of the Claim of George J. Salem: Agreement between the United States of America and Egypt. Signed January 20, 1931. Publication No. 297. (Executive Agreement Series, No. 33.) 4 pp. 54. Text of Letter from the Secretary of State, the Honorable Henry L. Stimson, to the Honorable William E. Borah, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, February 23, 1932. Publication No. 296. 7 pp. [Copies may be obtained free of charge upon application to the Department of State.] о |