PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL BILATERAL TREATIES OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION United States-Albania The American Minister to Albania informed the Secretary of State by a despatch dated June 14, 1934, that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs had advised the Legation by a note verbale of June 12, 1934, of the appointment of Mr. Albert Calmes, of Luxemburg, as the nonnational member for Albania on the commission of inquiry provided for by the conciliation treaty between the United States and Albania, signed October 22, 1928. The membership of the commission is as follows: United States commissioners: National: Mr. Allen W. Dulles Nonnational: Señor Victor M. Maúrtua, of Peru Albanian commissioners: National: Mr. Faik Konitza Nonnational: Mr. Albert Calmes, of Luxemburg Joint commissioner: Señor Manuel Márquez Sterling, of Cuba Denmark-Greece The American Legation at Copenhagen transmitted to the Department of State with a despatch dated June 30, 1934, copies of a treaty of conciliation, arbitration, and judicial settlement between Denmark and Greece, signed April 13, 1933. The treaty, which has been ratified by the Danish Rigsdag, will enter into force upon the exchange of ratifications. Denmark-Venezuela The American Minister to Denmark transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated June 30, 1934, copies of a treaty of arbitration, judicial settlement, and conciliation between Denmark and Venezuela, signed December 19, 1933. The treaty was ratified by the Danish Rigsdag in May 1934. It will enter into force upon the exchange of ratifications and will remain in force for a period of 10 years. PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTER1 NATIONAL JUSTICE Hungary The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a circular letter dated June 14, 1934, that a declaration renewing the acceptance by the Hungarian Government of the optional clause provided in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Geneva, December 16, 1920, was signed by the Hungarian Delegate to the League of Nations on May 30, 1934. The declaration is quoted below from the translation as furnished by the League of Nations: "On behalf of the Royal Hungarian Government and subject to ratification, I recognise, in relation to any other Member or State accepting the same obligation, that is to say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention, in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Statute of the Court, for a further period of five years as from August 13, 1934. "Geneva, May 30, 1934. "LADISLAS DE TAHY." ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 Great Britain By a note dated June 27, 1934, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, of the laying of the keels of His Majesty's ships Narwhal, Sea Wolf, and Penelope. Particulars of these vessels are given as follows: Date of laying keel: May 29, 1934 Standard displacement: 1,520 tons (1,544 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below waterline: 25 feet 6 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 15 feet 1 inch 1 See Bulletin No. 44, May 1933, p. 2. H.M.S. Sea Wolf Classification: Submarine Date of laying keel: May 25, 1934 Standard displacement: 670 tons (681 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below waterline: 24 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 10 feet 6 inches H.M.S. Penelope Japan Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: May 30, 1934 Standard displacement: 5,200 tons (5,285 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below waterline: 51 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 13 feet 10 inches By a note dated July 7, 1934, the Japanese Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, of the laying of the keel of No. B-34, a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy, particulars of the vessel being given as follows: Date of laying keel: April 25, 1934 Standard displacement: 700 tons (711 metric tons) Extreme beam: 6.70 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 3.25 meters United States By a letter dated June 2, 1934, the Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State of the laying of the keel of the U.S.S. Yorktown on May 21, 1934. The following particulars of this vessel have been furnished to the governments parties to the London naval treaty: Classification: Aircraft carrier Standard displacement (estimated): 20,000 tons (20,320 metric tons) Length at waterline: 762 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 83 feet 2 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 21 feet 9 inches By a letter dated June 28, 1934, the Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State of the completion on June 20, 1934, of the U.S.S. Minneapolis. In accordance with the terms of article 10 of the London naval treaty of 1930, particulars of this vessel as follows have been furnished to the governments parties to the treaty: Classification: Cruiser Standard displacement: 9,950 tons (10,109 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below waterline: 61 feet 9 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 19 feet 5 inches The Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated July 3, 1934, that the keels of the U.S.S. Reid and the U.S.S. Cummings were laid on June 25 and June 26, 1934, respectively. Particulars of these vessels are given as follows: Classification: Destroyer Standard displacement (estimated): 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) Length at waterline: 334 feet Extreme beam at or below waterline: 34 feet 10 inches Great Britain WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 By a note dated July 3, 1934, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State of the particulars on completion of the training ship Almirante Saldanha which has been constructed for the Brazilian Government by Messrs. Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness.2 These particulars are given as follows: Italy Date of completion: June 11, 1934 Standard displacement: 2,584 tops (2,625 metric tons) Extreme beam: 52 feet 1.84 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 15 feet 3 inches (includes 9-inch keel bar) The Italian Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Washington communicated to the Secretary of State, by a note dated July 19, 1934, in accordance with the provisions of chapter II, part 3, section I (b) of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, information concerning two battleships to be constructed by the Italian Government. The information given is as follows: 2 See Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 3. Names of the battleships to be laid down: Littorio and Vittorio Veneto Names of the battleships to be replaced: Dante Alighieri and Leonardo da Vinci Date of Government's authorization for construction: June Date of laying keels: To be communicated at a later date Maximum beam at or below waterline: 31.60 meters United States By a letter dated July 25, 1934, the Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State of the laying of the keel of the U.S.S. Enterprise on July 16, 1934. In accordance with the provisions of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, particulars of this vessel as follows have been furnished to the governments parties to the treaty: Classification: Aircraft carrier Standard displacement (estimated): 20,000 tons (20,320 metric tons) Length at waterline: 762 feet Extreme beam at or below waterline: 83 feet 2 inches INTERNATIONAL LAW CONVENTION AND PROTOCOLS ADOPTED AT THE CONFERENCE FOR THE CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE HAGUE, 1930 3 Poland 3 The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a circular letter dated July 5, 1934, of the deposit with the Secretariat on June 15, 1934, of the instruments of ratification by Poland of the convention on certain questions relating to the conflict of nationality laws, and the protocol relating to a certain case of statelessness, signed at The Hague, April 12, 1930. In accordance with the provisions of the convention and the protocol, this ratification will be effective 90 days after the date on which a procès-verbal shall have been drawn up by the Secretary General stating that ratifications or accessions of 10 members of the League of Nations or nonmember states have been deposited with the Secretariat. See Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 4. 78667-34- 2 |