shares. The following countries have ratified or adhered to the convention: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Free City of Danzig, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Poland, Rumania, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia. According to the information of the Department the convention has not yet entered into force. CHANGE TO BE NOTED IN THE LIST OF HUMANITARIAN TREATIES OF THE On page 49 of the First Supplement of the Bulletin of Treaty Information, July 31, 1929, there should be added under the heading "Bipartite Treaties Signed but not in Force" the following: Albania: Treaty of Naturalization Signed at Tirana April 5, 1932. ECONOMIC AVIATION CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION1 Japan By a communication dated April 8, 1932, the Secretary General of the International Commission for Air Navigation informed the Secretary of State of the ratification by Japan on March 25, 1932, of the protocol of June 15, 1929, relative to amendments to the convention relating to aerial navigation, signed at Paris October 13, 1919. AIR NAVIGATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY 2 As a result of consultations between the American Embassy in Rome and the Italian Air Ministry, it has been agreed that the procedure to be followed in connection with special or touring flights by American aircraft over Italian territory under the conditions authorized by the reciprocal air navigation arrangement between the United States and Italy, which came into force on October 31, 1931, shall be as follows: (1) No special authority is now necessary for an American registered airplane to fly into or over Italy or its possessions. (2) Persons making flights over Italian territory in American aircraft must comply with the Air Navigation Rules and Regulations in force in that territory which are contained in Rules for Aerial Navigation approved by Royal Decree No. 356 of January 11, 1925. These rules conform in general to those laid down by the International Convention for the Regulation of Aerial Navigation signed on October 13, 1919, to which Italy is a party, but with certain important additions as regards forbidden zones, compulsory routes, etc. The United States has not become a party to the convention of 1919. Particular attention is invited to the following requirements in the Italian regulations: 2 (a) Avoidance of forbidden zones; (b) Following compulsory routes in flying over designated areas; 1 See Bulletin No. 27, December, 1981, p. 7. See Bulletin No. 25, October, 1931, p. 13. Executive Agreement Series, No. 24. (c) Landing at customs airports when arriving in Italy for the (d) Possession of documents required for the aircraft, engine, (3) In order to facilitate and expedite the checking of documents, passports, etc., pilots before entering Italy should send a message by wire to the customs airport at which they intend to land for customs inspection. (4) If any special assistance is desired during flights in Italy, American airmen should communicate directly with the American Embassy in Rome. The Embassy will then communicate with the Office of Civil Aviation in the Italian Air Ministry which will then be in a position to furnish the required assistance if possible. If authority to carry such articles as arms and cameras is desired, American airmen must notify the American Embassy in Rome in order that the Embassy may request authorization and obtain instructions for the airmen in regard to the fixing of the necessary seals thereon. The Royal Decree giving approval to the air navigation arrangement was published in the Italian Official Gazette, No. 79, April 5, 1932. The decree reads, in translation, as follows: Royal Decree No. 254 of January 25, 1932 VICTOR EMANUEL III BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND THE WILL OF THE NATION KING OF ITALY Having seen article 5 of the Constitution of the Kingdom; Having heard the Council of Ministers; Upon the proposal of Our Minister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in concert with Our Minister Secretary of State for Aeronautics; Have decreed and do decree: ARTICLE 1 Full and entire execution is given to the agreement stipulated at Washington on October 13-14, 1931, between Italy and the United States of America, regarding the admission of civil airplanes in the respective countries, the grant ing of pilot licenses, and the acceptance of certificates for airplanes and accessories imported as merchandise. ARTICLE 2 The present decree will become effective from October 31, 1931. We order, etc. Given at Rome, January 25, 1932. Anno X. VICTOR EMANUEL COMMERCE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND CONSULAR RIGHTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORWAY On April 5, 1932, the Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification by the President of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the United States and Norway, signed at Washington June 5, 1928, and an additional article thereto signed at Washington February 25, 1929. The President ratified these instruments on April 16, 1932. TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND CONSULAR RIGHTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND POLAND 4 On April 5, 1932, the Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification by the President of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the United States and Poland, signed at Washington June 15, 1931. The President ratified the treaty on April 21, 1932. PROTOCOL ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL MATTERS Brazil According to a circular letter dated February 17, 1932, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification of Brazil of the protocol on arbitration clauses in commercial matters, signed at Geneva September 24, 1923, was deposited with the Secretariat on February 5, 1932. The instrument of ratification provides that the Brazilian Government reserves the right to limit the arbitral agreement or the arbitration clause mentioned in article I of the protocol to contracts which are commercial according to Brazilian legislation. 'See Bulletin No. 21, June, 1931, p. 12. According to a circular letter dated March 19, 1932, from the League of Nations, the accession of the British Government on behalf of the Leeward Islands (Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis, and Virgin Islands) to the convention on the execution of foreign arbitral awards, signed at Geneva September 26, 1927, was registered with the Secretariat on March 9, 1932. According to the information of the Department, the following countries are parties to the convention: |