treaty of conciliation between the United States and Greece, both signed on June 19, 1930. The treaties were proclaimed by the President on September 26, 1932, and will shortly be printed as Treaty Series Nos. 853 and 854, respectively. PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE The following report, No. A.27.1932.V., dated September 13, 1932, regarding the ratification of the protocol concerning the revision of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, has been communicated by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations to the Assembly, the Council, and the Members of the League: In execution of the resolution adopted by the Assembly on September 25th, 1931, the Secretary-General has the honour to submit to the Assembly for its consideration the following statement as to the ratification of the Protocol of September 14th, 1929, concerning the revision of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice: 1. The Protocol of September 14th, 1929, was originally designed to come into force on September 1st, 1930, "provided that the Council of the League of Nations has satisfied itself that those Members of the League of Nations and States mentioned in the Annex to the Covenant which have ratified the Protocol of December 16th, 1920, and whose ratification of the present Protocol has not been received by that date, have no objection to the coming into force of the amendments to the Statute of the Court which are annexed to the present Protocol ". This condition was not fulfilled. 2. In his oral report to the Assembly on September 25th, 1930, the Rapporteur of the First Committee, M. Pilotti, stated that the First Committee considered that the Protocol of September 14th, 1929, could not now come into force until it had been ratified by all the States which ratified the former Protocol of December 16th, 1920. Again, reporting to the Assembly on September 25th, 1931, the Rapporteur of the First Committee, M. Pilotti, recalled his previous statement that the ratifications necessary would be those of all the States which had ratified the Protocol of Signature of December 16th, 1920 ", and pointed out that "it should be noted, further, that paragraph 7 of the Protocol provides: "For the purposes of the present Protocol, the United States of America shall be in the same position as a State which has ratified the Protocol of December 16th, 1920". 3. The following States have now ratified the Protocol of September 14th, 1929: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, New Zea land, Norway, Persia, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Salvador, Siam, Union of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. As the Members of the League were informed by the SecretaryGeneral's Circular Letter, No. 50.1932.V, of March 24th, 1932, Cuba has withdrawn the reservations originally attached to her ratification, in response to the feeling of the majority of the Assembly and in the belief that this action will contribute to the greater success of the League of Nations and of the organisations created by it. 4. The following States which have ratified the Protocol of December 16th, 1920, have not yet ratified the Protocol of September 14th, 1929:* Abyssinia, Brazil, Chile, Lithuania, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. 5. In view of the provisions of paragraph 7 of the Protocol of September 14th, 1929, to which M. Pilotti directed the Assembly's attention in 1931, it may be recalled that, in a letter to the SecretaryGeneral of June 25th, 1930, the Secretary of State of the United States of America intimated that he perceived "no reason to object to the coming into force, between such nations as may become parties thereto, of the amendments to the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice as set out in the Annex to the Protocol dated September 14th, 1929, which have not been ratified by the United States ". ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL 3 JUSTICE Persia According to a circular letter dated October 1, 1932, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification by Persia of the optional clause provided for in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 19, 1932. ARMAMENT REDUCTION WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 By a note dated October 11, 1932, the Italian Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in conformity with the provisions of the Washington naval treaty, that a contract for the *The following States which have not ratified the Protocol of December 16th, 1920, have signed but have not ratified the Protocol of September 14th, 1929: Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, United States of America. [Footnote in the original.] 3 See Bulletin No. 32, May, 1932, p. 3. construction of two coast-guard boats was signed on June 2, 1932, between the Soviet Government and the "Ansaldo" Shipyard of Genoa-Sestri. The note states that the boats are of the three-propellers type, and they are expected to be completed on November 15 and December 1, 1933. The particulars are given as follows: Standard displacement: 776 tons Mean draft at standard displacement: 2.62 meters United States LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 By a note dated October 6, 1932, the Secretary of the Navy, in conformity with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, informed the Secretary of State of the laying of the keel of the U.S.S. Farragut. The particulars in respect of this vessel are stated as follows: Date of laying keel: September 20, 1932 Standard displacement (estimated): 1,500 tons (1,524 metric Length at water line: 334 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 34 feet 3 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 9 feet 3 inches This information has been communicated to the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and Union of South Africa. Great Britain By a note dated October 12, 1932, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, of the particulars on completion of H.M.S. Thames. The particulars are as follows: Classification: Submarine Date of laying keel: January 6, 1931 Standard displacement: 1,805 tons (1,834 metric tons) Length at water line: 329 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 28 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 13 feet 6 inches Caliber of largest gun: 4.7 Date of completion: September 14, 1932 INTERNATIONAL LAW CONVENTION DEFINING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF AMERICAN STATES IN THE EVENT OF CIVIL STRIFE 1 Colombia The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated October 8, 1932, of the deposit on September 30, 1932, of the instrument of ratification by Colombia of the convention defining the rights and duties of American states in the event of civil strife, signed at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. Iraq ORGANIZATION COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Under date of July 26, 1932, the British Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs transmitted to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations a letter from the Prime Minister of Iraq, dated Baghdad, July 12, 1932, relating to the request of Iraq for admission to the League of Nations; a memorandum from the Iraqi Government; and a declaration made at Baghdad on May 30, 1932, containing the guarantees given to the Council by the Iraqi Government. The Secretary-General communicated the texts of these documents to the members of the League for consideration, by communication No. A.17.1932.VII., Geneva, August 16, 1932. On October 3, 1932, by unanimous vote of the Assembly, the request of the Iraqi Government to become a member of the League of Nations was granted. Iraq is the first of the mandated territories to be accorded the status of an independent state and admitted to the League of Nations. RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD AND CONVENTION RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR 5 The Netherlands By a note dated October 18, 1932, the Swiss Minister at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State authenticated copies of See Bulletin No. 31, April, 1932, p. 4. 146504-32- -2 the procès-verbaux, drawn up on October 5, 1932, of the deposit of the instruments of ratification by the Netherlands of the convention for the amelioration of the condition of the sick and wounded of armies in the field and the convention relating to the treatment of prisoners of war, signed at Geneva July 27, 1929. In accordance with the terms of articles 33 and 92, respectively, of the conventions, they will enter into force six months after the date of the deposit of the instruments of ratification, namely, April 5, 1933. |