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ECONOMIC

AGRICULTURE

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY

Latvia

According to a communication dated October 13, 1931, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification by Latvia of the convention for the creation of an international agricultural mortgage credit company, which was opened for signature at Geneva May 21, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 28, 1931.1

AVIATION

CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION 1 Finland

The American Embassy at Paris reported by a despatch dated November 30, 1931, that it had received a note from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs stating that the Government of Finland had decided to adhere as of January 1, 1932, to the convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation, signed at Paris October 13, 1919, and to the protocols of October 27, 1922, and June 30, 1923, relative to the amendments to articles 5 and 34, respectively, of the convention.

COMMERCE

LIST OF TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS CONTAINING THE MOST-FAVOREDNATION CLAUSE

United States

The following are the countries with which there were in force on December 31, 1931, treaties and other agreements containing the

'See Bulletin No. 26, November, 1931, p. 8.

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most-favored-nation clause governing customs duties, regulations, and facilities and other charges affecting commerce: 2

TREATIES IN FORCE CONTAINING UNCONDITIONAL MOST-FAVORED-NATION

CLAUSE

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When and how terminable

One year after notice by either party,
but not before Feb. 11, 1935.
Contains no provision regarding ter-
mination.

One year after notice by either party,
but not before May 22, 1936.

One year after notice by either party,
but not before Oct. 14, 1935.
One year after notice by either party,
but not before July 19, 1938.
One year after notice by either party,
but not before Oct. 4, 1936.

One year after notice by either party,
but not before July 25, 1938.
Twelve months after notice by either
party.

Contains no provision regarding ter-
mination.

One year after notice by either party,
but not before Sept. 5, 1940.
One year after notice by either party.
One year after notice by either party,
but not before Apr. 22, 1933.
One year after notice by either party.

Date of ratification by the President of the United States; no date is specified in treaty for its going into force and no ratification by Morocco was necessary.

Date of exchange of ratifications; the treaty does not specify the date of its going into force.
Accepted by Zanzibar after separation from Muscat, Oct. 20, 1879.

2 The instruments listed are reciprocal, that is, the most-favored-nation clause applies equally to each party to the contract, except in the three cases of Morocco, Muscat, and Siam, in which the clause is obligatory on the other party but not on the United States. Most-favored-nation treatment is unconditional when its application is automatic and independent of any act of the country entitled to it. It is conditional when its compulsory application vis-à-vis a particular reciprocal favor to some third country depends upon the granting of a corresponding favor by the country entitled to it. When one part of a treaty may be terminated in a different manner from other parts, the reference is to the part containing the most-favored-nation clause. Where such a clause is contained in more than one treaty or agreement with a country, the reference is to the later in date.

Instruments are classified as treaties when they are ratified with the consent of the Senate; as Executive aggreements when they are acts of the Executive without reference to the Senate.

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EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS IN FORCE CONTAINING UNCONDITIONAL MOSTFAVORED-NATION CLAUSE

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Date of official recognition of Albania by the United States.

Also retroactively, from May 22, 1931, in respect of certain tariff reductions extended to France. The original agreement was to expire on Jan. 1, 1925, but was continued in force by agreement of Dec. 5, 1924.

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Two treaties, with Norway and Poland respectively, containing the unconditional most-favored-nation clause, have recently been signed but have not yet been brought into force.

The treaties of the United States relating to A and B mandates, with countries mandatories under the League of Nations, provide that the commerce of the United States shall receive in the mandated areas the treatment accorded to the commerce of countries members of the League of Nations. This is essentially most-favored-nation treatment. These treaties are with Belgium, for Ruanda-Urundi; France, for Syria and the Lebanon, the Cameroons, and Togoland; and Great Britain, for Palestine and Transjordan, the Cameroons, Tanganyika and Togoland. The tripartite treaty with Great Britain and Iraq provides for the equivalent of most-favored-nation treatment in Iraq. The United States has not entered into treaties relating to C-mandated territories except with Japan, which provides for the same treatment in the mandated area that is accorded in Japan under existing treaties.

TREATIES IN FORCE CONTAINING CONDITIONAL MOST-FAVORED-NATION CLAUSE

Country

Argentina.

Belgium

Bolivia

Borneo..

Colombia

Date in force

When and how terminable

Dec. 20, 1854 Contains no provision regarding ter

mination.

June 11, 1875 Twelve months after notice by either

Nov. 9, 1862

July 11, 1853

June 10, 1848

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Twelve months after notice by either
party.

Contains no provision regarding ter-
mination of covering most-favored-
nation clause; twelve months after
notice by either party, vis-à-vis other
equality-of-treatment provisions.
One year after notice by either party.
One year after notice by either party,
but not before Sept. 19, 1938.

Twelve months after notice by either party.

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Abrogated by notice, 1856; renewed by convention of which ratifications were exchanged Jan. 12, 1858. The date given is that of signature. Though subject to ratification, the treaty provides that it shall be in force from its date.

Extended by the conventions of Oct. 18. 1818, and Aug. 6, 1927.

The date given is that of signature. Though subject to ratification, the treaty provides that it shall be in force from its date.

Date of exchange of ratifications.

• Originally with the Kingdom of Sweden and Norway.

EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT IN FORCE CONTAINING CONDITIONAL MOST-FAVOREDNATION CLAUSE

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFEITING CURRENCY 3

Monaco

By a communication dated November 4, 1931, the Legal Adviser of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the

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ratification of Monaco of the convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency and protocol, signed at Geneva April 20, 1929, was deposited with the Secretariat on October 21, 1931.

Russia

The following letter dated November 13, 1931, from the Legal Adviser of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, has been received by the Secretary of State:

I have the honor to notify to you that His Excellency the Secretary of State of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the German Reich informed me, by a letter dated October 19, 1931, that the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, availing itself of the reservation made by its Delegation in the protocol of the international convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency, signed at Geneva on April 20, 1929, has communicated to the German Government the instrument of ratification by the President of the Executive Central Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of the convention and protocol above mentioned. The said instrument of ratification was deposited in the archives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at Berlin on July 13, 1931.

FISHERIES

CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING 5

The following letter from the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, dated October 19, 1931, enclosing a certified copy of the convention for the regulation of whaling and a report and draft resolution presented by the Second Commission to the Assembly, was received by the Secretary of State on November 27, 1931:

SIR,

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The Assembly of the League of Nations, at its twelfth session, having adopted the report submitted to it by the Second Committee together with the resolution annexed thereto (Document A.64.1931. II.B of September 19, 1931) concerning the regulation of whaling, after having considered the draft convention on this question drawn up by the Economic Committee of the League of Nations on the instructions of the Council, approved a convention for the regulation of whaling, bearing the date of September 24th, 1931. This convention is deposited in the archives of the League of Nations.

The text of the reservation reads: "As regards the provisions of article 20, the delegation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reserves for its government the right to address, if it so desires, the instrument of its ratification to another signatory state in order that the latter may transmit a copy thereof to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations for notification to all the signatory or acceding states."

See Bulletin No. 25, October, 1931, p. 17.

"Not printed in the Bulletin.

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