Netherlands of the above convention. The accession is valid for the European territory of the Netherlands. Siam By a circular letter dated July 29, 1931, the Acting Legal Adviser of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that there was deposited with the Secretariat on July 7, 1931, in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of the convention, the instrument of ratification by Siam of the convention on the execution of foreign arbitral awards, signed at Geneva September 26, 1927. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF IMPORT AND EXPORT PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS Portugal By a note dated August 3, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the Secretariat of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the receipt from the Portuguese Minister at Berne of a letter dated June 27, 1931, stating that the Government of Portugal considers itself as relieved on June 30, 1931, in accordance with the terms of article 6 of the protocol of Paris dated December 20, 1929, of the obligations accepted by it in consequence of the ratification of the international convention for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions of November 8, 1927, of the protocol of the same date, and of the supplementary agreement to that convention of July 11, 1928, and protocol relating thereto. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE Poland EXPORTATION OF By a communiqué dated August 10, 1931, from the Information Section of the League of Nations, the Secretary of State was informed that the delegate of the Polish Republic to the League of Nations had deposited with the Secretariat on August 8, 1931, the instruments of ratification by Poland of the international agreement and protocol relating to the exportation of hides and skins, and the international agreement and protocol relating to the exportation of bones, signed at Geneva July 11, 1928. According to the information of the Department of State, the parties to these agreements and protocols are: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. FINANCE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFEITING CURRENCY Austria By a letter dated July 15, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on June 25, 1931, of the instrument of ratification by Austria of the international convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency, protocol, and optional protocol, signed at Geneva April 20, 1929. GERMAN FINANCIAL SITUATION In accordance with the declaration of the conference of representatives of the United States of America, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan, held at London July 20-23, 1931, the Bank for International Settlements set up a committee to inquire into the credit needs of Germany and to study the possibilities of converting a portion of her short-term credits into long-term credits." This committee convened at Basel on August 8 and submitted its report on August 19, 1931. FISHERIES CONFERENCE ON THE REGULATION OF WHALING The Secretary of State has designated Mr. Charles E. Lyon, American Commercial Attaché at Berne, as a representative of the United States Government to participate in the work of the Committee on the Regulation of Whaling of the League of Nations. The Committee will meet at Geneva on September 9, 1931, to draft a convention which will attempt to restrict the indiscriminate slaughtering of whales and provide for the fullest utilization of all parts of such whales as are slaughtered. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY GENERAL INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR TRADE-MARK AND COMMERCIAL PROTECTION AND PROTOCOL FOR INTER-AMERICAN REGISTRATION OF TRADE-MARKS In a communication dated August 15, 1931, the Acting Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Acting Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Haiti of the general inter-American convention for trade-mark and commercial protection and the protocol for inter-American registration of trade-marks, signed at Washington February 20, 1929, was deposited with the Pan American Union on August 14, 1931. The parties to the convention and protocol are the United States of America, Cuba, and Haiti. Guatemala is a party to the convention only. LABOR CONVENTION CONCERNING THE MARKING OF THE WEIGHT ON HEAVY PACKAGES TRANSPORTED BY VESSELS China According to a circular letter dated July 20, 1931, from the Legal Adviser of the League of Nations, the ratification by China of the convention concerning the marking of the weight on heavy packages transported by vessels, adopted by the International Labor Conference at Geneva May 30-June 21, 1929, was registered with the Secretariat on June 24, 1931. This convention was first ratified by the Irish Free State, and registration was made on July 5, 1930; on March 9, 1931, the second ratification, that of Australia, was registered with the Secretariat. In accordance with article 3 of the convention, it will enter into force 12 months after the date on which the ratifications of two members of the International Labor Organization have been registered with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, namely, March 9, 1932. It will enter into force for other members 12 months after the date on which ratifications have been registered. In addition to Australia, China, and the Irish Free State, ratifications of the convention have been registered by Japan, on March 16, 1931, and Luxembourg, on April 1, 1931. France NAVIGATION AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS By a note dated August 3, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the Secretariat of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on July 13, 1931, of the instrument of ratification by France of the agreement concerning maritime signals, signed at Lisbon October 23, 1930.7 CONVENTION AND STATUTE ON THE INTERNATIONAL RÉGIME OF MARITIME PORTS Czechoslovakia By a circular letter dated August 3, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the Secretariat of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on July 10, 1931, of the instrument of ratification by Czechoslovakia of the convention and statute on the international régime of maritime ports and protocol of signature, signed at Geneva December 9, 1923. The parties to the convention and statute and protocol are: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, the British Empire (including Great Britain and Northern Ireland and certain colonies, protectorates, and mandates), Newfoundland, Southern Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands (including Netherland Indies, Surinam, and Curaçao), Norway, Siam, Sweden, and Switzerland. STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL RELATING TO ECONOMIC STATISTICS 8 Italy According to a circular letter dated July 2, 1931, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification by Italy of the international convention relating to economic statistics and protocol signed at Geneva December 14, 1928, was deposited with the Secretariat on June 11, 1931. Rumania By a letter dated July 10, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on June 22, 1931, of the instrument of ratification by Rumania of the international convention relating to economic statistics and protocol, signed at Geneva December 14, 1928. TEXTS OF CONVENTIONS HAITIANIZATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HAITI (Signed at Port au Prince, August 5, 1931) The undersigned plenipotentiaries duly authorized by their respective governments have agreed upon the following Accord: ARTICLE I The services of the Engineers provided for by Article XIII of the Treaty of September 16, 1915, for the sanitation and public improvement of the Republic, and by the Accord of July 17, 1923, regarding the Service Technique d'Agriculture, as well as their foreign aids and employees, shall definitely cease on September 30, 1931, except as provided below in Articles III and IV. ARTICLE II Accordingly, on October 1, 1931, the Government of Haiti will assume rightfully and definitely the administration and control of the Direction Generale des Travaux Publics, of the Service d'Hygiene, and of the Service Technique d'Agriculture, and the President of the Republic will deliver, in conformity with the Constitution and the laws, commissions to the Haitian engineers, physicians, and employees deemed necessary for the functioning of the above mentioned Services. ARTICLE III In that which concerns the Service National d'Hygiene, it is understood than in conformity with the laws in force it will have, under the direction of the Secretary of State for the Interior, throughout the Republic, the administration, inspection, and supervision of all of the public services of hygiene, sanitation and quarantine of the hospitals, rural dispensaries, poor relief, insane asylums and sanitary garages, of the Medical School, the Health Center, the laboratories, etc. Nevertheless, in the cities of Port-au-Prince and Cape Haitian, and their immediate environs (that is within a radius of two miles of the cities proper but including also Petionville) where, pending other arrangements and until the conclusion of a protocol for their |