SAFETY

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA *

Irish Free State

By a note dated March 20, 1934, the British Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State of the deposit with the British Government on February 8, 1934, of the instrument of ratification by the Irish Free State of the convention for the safety of life at sea, signed at London May 31, 1929. In accordance with the terms of the convention it will enter into force for the Irish Free State three months from the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, that is to say, on May 8, 1934.

'See Bulletin No. 50, November 1933, p. 7.

ECONOMIC

AGRICULTURE

PROPOSED CONVENTION ON ANALYSIS OF WINES

Pursuant to a resolution adopted at the International Monetary and Economic Conference at London, the International Institute of Agriculture, in concert with the International Wine Office, recently extended an invitation to a number of countries, among which the United States was included, to be represented at a meeting of experts, to convene at Rome, Italy, on April 9, 1934, for the purpose of considering the technical aspects of a draft international convention having as its object a unified system of presenting the results of the analysis of wines.

The Government of the United States has accepted the invitation and has designated as its representative to the meeting, in an expert capacity, Mr. Niels I. Nielsen, agricultural attaché at the American Embassy in Paris.

AVIATION

ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BELGIUM FOR RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR IMPORTED AIRCRAFT 1

By a telegram dated March 28, 1934, the American Minister to Belgium informed the Secretary of State that the Belgian Government, in a note dated March 27, 1934, gave notice of its denunciation of the arrangement between the United States and Belgium for reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft. The arrangement, which was entered into by exchange of notes on October 22, 1932, provides that it may be terminated by either party upon 60 days' notice. The denunciation will therefore take effect on May 26, 1934.

AVIATION ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND DENMARK

The American Minister to Denmark informed the Secretary of State by a telegram dated March 27, 1934, that by exchanges of

1 See Bulletin No. 38, November 1932, p. 12, and Executive Agreement Series, No. 43.

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notes the United States and Denmark entered into three reciprocal aviation arrangements relating to (1) the operation of civil aircraft of one country in the other; (2) the issuance by each country of licenses to nationals of the other country authorizing them to pilot civil aircraft; and (3) the acceptance by each country of certificates of airworthiness for aircraft imported from the other country as merchandise. It was agreed in the exchanges of notes that the three arrangements will become effective April 16, 1934.

CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 2

Mexico

The American Embassy at Mexico reported by a despatch dated February 23, 1934, that the Diario Oficial, no. 45, of February 22, published a decree signed by the President of Mexico promulgating the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international transportation by air, signed at Warsaw October 12, 1929. A revised translation of the text of this convention and of the additional protocol thereto is printed in the section of this bulletin. headed "Texts of Treaties and Agreements". This revised translation supersedes the translation of the convention and the additional protocol published in mimeograph form by the Department of State in Supplement No. 7, Bulletin of Treaty Information, September 1929, issued as of October 12, 1929.

INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION FOR AIR NAVIGATION

The Permanent Committee of the International Public Health Office adopted at its session on April 29, 1932, a draft international sanitary convention for air navigation. The Netherland Government agreed to be the depositary of the original of the convention, and to receive the signatures as well as the instruments of ratification or adherence. The convention was opened for signature at The Hague on April 12, 1933, and was signed by the following: Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Lebanon, Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Rumania, Syria, and Tunis.

The convention is designed to meet a situation resulting from the danger of the introduction of infectious communicable diseases, as the result of the world-wide rapid development of international air transportation, and is intended to bring about the adoption of uniform measures which will permit the safe entry without unnecessary delay or hazard of aircraft coming from infected districts. The convention has for its object the adoption of a standard of pro'See Bulletin No. 50, November 1933, p. 11.

cedure designed for the sanitary control of international aerial navigation, comparable to that prescribed by the international sanitary convention governing international intercourse by land and by sea, signed June 21, 1926. It contains provisions in regard to the establishment of sanitary aerodromes, carriage of mail and merchandise, and the measures applicable in case of the existence of certain maladies, including measures to be employed at the departure and on arrival of airplanes in case of the outbreak of plague, cholera, yellow fever, exanthemate typhus, and smallpox. Article 63 of the convention provides that when ratifications by 10 countries have been deposited the Netherland Government will draw up a procès-verbal, copies of which will be sent to the contracting parties and the International Public Health Office. The convention will enter into force 120 days after the date of this procèsverbal. Subsequent ratifications or adherences will likewise become effective 120 days from the date of the procès-verbal which will be drawn up at the time of the deposit, and of which copies will be sent to the contracting parties and the International Public Health Office. Article 67 of the convention provides in part that the signing of the convention may not be accompanied by any reservation which has not previously been approved by the countries already signatory to the convention.

The American Minister to the Netherlands has been instructed to sign the convention subject to two reservations. The text of these reservations has been furnished to the 12 governments signatory to the convention and to all those states which have not yet signed the convention in order that they might signify their approval. The Netherland Government has advised this Government that all of the 12 original signatories have stated that they have no objection to the reservations. In addition to the approvals given by the origi nal signatories the following states have also signified their approval: China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Iraq, Irish Free State, Lithuania, New Zealand, and Portugal.

CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO THE PRECAUTIONARY ATTACHMENT OF AIRCRAFT 4

Hungary

By a note dated March 26, 1934, the Italian Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State of the status of the signatures to the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the precautionary attachment of aircraft, opened for signature at Rome May 29, 1933. To the list of signatories printed on page 21 of Bulletin No. 53, February 1934, Hungary should be added.

CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO DAMAGES CAUSED BY AIRCRAFT ΤΟ THIRD PARTIES ON THE SURFACE 5

Hungary-Norway-Poland

To the list of signatories of the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to damages caused by aircraft to third parties on the surface, opened for signature at Rome May 29, 1933, which was printed on page 21 of Bulletin No. 53, February 1934, Hungary, Norway, and Poland should be added.

COMMERCE

DECLARATION BY WHICH THE FREE CITY OF DANZIG BECOMES A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND CONSULAR RIGHTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND POLAND

The Polish Ambassador at Washington, in a note to the Secretary of State dated March 9, 1934, declared the Free City of Danzig to be a contracting party to the treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the United States and Poland, of June 15, 1931.o This declaration was made pursuant to the provisions of article XXIX of the treaty of June 15, 1931, whereby Poland reserved the right to declare at a later date the Free City of Danzig to be a contracting party.

The treaty entered into force in respect of Danzig on March 24, 1934. The declaration will shortly be printed as Treaty Series No. 865.

COMMERCIAL CONVENTION OF DECEMBER 11, 1902, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA

DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS

Florida Avocado Growers Exchange v. United States (Reedy Forwarding Company, Party in Interest)

On March 19, 1934, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals handed down a decision in the case of the Florida Avocado Growers Exchange which was taken up on appeal (Customs Appeal No. 3624) from the United States Customs Court, Treasury