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the subject of a definite convention between governments. A protocol was annexed to the report of the 1929 conference with a view to fulfilling this end, and the French Government was invited to take the necessary steps. After correspondence with numerous governments the agreement was drawn up and signed by the following countries on June 19, 1934: United States of America, Australia, Canada, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Irish Free State, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Persia, Poland, Union of South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela.

The agreement entered into force immediately upon signature. It may be adhered to by any government not a signatory by a notification addressed through the diplomatic channel to the British Government. Each accession will take effect as from the date of the receipt of the notification.

NATIONALITY

CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF WOMEN

United States

The convention on the nationality of women, signed at the Seventh International Conference of American States, Montevideo, December 26, 1933, was ratified by the President of the United States on June 30, 1934, and the instrument of ratification was deposited in the archives of the Pan American Union on July 13, 1934.

OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS?

The Secretary General of the League of Nations addressed to the Secretary of State under date of June 15, 1934, the following circular letter (C.L.87.1934.XI.) concerning the interpretation of certain articles of the convention of July 13, 1931, for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs:

"I have the honour to inform you that, on the proposal of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs, the Council of the League of Nations instructed me, on January 20th, 1934, to call the attention of all Governments parties to the 1931 Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs to a defect in the drafting of

€ See Bulletin No. 56, May 1934, p. 16. See Bulletin No. 55, April 1934, p. 6.

paragraph 2 of Article 10 and to certain points regarding the interpretation of Article 11 and Article 17.

"The Advisory Committee pointed out, with regard to Article 10, that it was the intention of the 1931 Conference that any export of diacetylmorphine or its salts or any preparations containing them should be consigned to the Government of the importing country; and this is implied in the provision contained in paragraph 3 of Article 10 that any quantity so imported shall be distributed by the Government of the importing country. By some oversight in the drafting of paragraph 2, the words 'is consigned to the Government Department indicated in the certificate' (soit adressée à l'administration officielle indiquée dans le certificat '), which were inserted to give effect to this intention, are made to refer, not to the consignment exported, but to the request for the export made by the Government of the importing country.

"In these circumstances, Article 10 should be interpreted, in accordance with the Advisory Committee's recommendation which was approved by the Council, as though the words 'the quantity so exported' were inserted before the words 'is consigned'. This interpretation does, in fact, represent the intention of those who framed the Convention.

"With regard to Article 11, the question was raised whether it was as clear from the English text (any product obtained from ') as from the French text (tout produit dérivé de') that this article applies, not only to any product manufactured from any of the phenanthrene alkaloids of opium or the ecgonine alkaloids of the coca leaf, but also to any substance having a chemical structure identical with that of any such product which is produced by a synthetic process. In the Advisory Committee's opinion, it was undoubtedly the intention of the Conference that the article should apply to such synthetic substances, as appears from the records of the Conference and from the French text.

"With regard to Article 17, there is a divergence between the English and French texts of paragraph (b) of this article. The English text uses the phrase 'quantities disposed of during the quarter', and the French text quantités... utilisées au cours du trimestre. In the Advisory Committee's opinion, the Minutes of the Conference show that the English text more correctly represents the intention of the Conference. A question was also raised in the Committee as to the meaning of the phrase 'disposed of'. In the opinion of the Advisory Committee, the Minutes of the Conference show that the phrase was intended to be used in a general sense as equivalent to 'sold, exported or otherwise disposed of '—that is to say, vendues, exportées ou ayant fait l'objet d'une autre affectation. The word utilisées' should also be understood, therefore, in the above sense: vendues, exportées ou ayant fait l'objet d'une autre affectation'.

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"In these circumstances, I should be grateful if, in accordance with the recommendation of the Advisory Committee, as approved by the Council, you would be good enough to inform me-if possible,

before December 31st, 1934-whether you accept these interpretations, in order that the Convention may be applied in accordance with the proposals of the Advisory Committee. Should no communication be received before the date mentioned, your Government will be regarded as having accepted the interpretations in question."

The Secretary of State has replied to the Secretary General of the League of Nations that this Government accepts the interpretations as set forth in the above-quoted communication as a basis for applying the convention in question.

Austria

By a circular letter dated July 12, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit with the Secretariat on July 3, 1934, of the instrument of ratification by Austria of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931.

Iraq

The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated June 14, 1934, that the accession of Iraq to the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931, was registered with the Secretariat on May 30, 1934.

SOCIAL

CONVENTION AND STATUTE ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL RELIEF UNION 8

Cuba-Iraq

By a circular letter of July 6, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit with the Secretariat on June 18, 1934, of the instrument of ratification by Cuba of the convention and statute establishing an international relief union, signed at Geneva July 12, 1927. By a previous circular letter dated June 30, 1934, the Secretary General had informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on June 12, 1934, of the instrument of adherence by Iraq to the same convention and statute.

'See Bulletin No. 41, February 1933, p. 9.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN OF FULL AGE

Sudan

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated June 30, 1934, the notification of the accession of the Sudan to the convention for the suppression of the traffic in women of full age, signed at Geneva October 11, 1933, was received at the Secretariat on June 13, 1934.

Sweden

The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a circular letter dated July 9, 1934, that the instrument of ratification by Sweden of the convention for the suppression of the traffic in women of full age, signed October 11, 1933, was deposited with the Secretariat on June 25, 1934. The letter states that in consequence of the Secretariat having received on June 13, 1934, the notification of the accession of the Sudan to this convention, the convention will enter into force, in accordance with the provisions of article 8, 60 days after the date on which the instrument of Sweden was deposited.

9 See Bulletin No. 56, May 1934, p. 17.

ECONOMIC

AVIATION

CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION 1

Iraq

The American Minister to Iraq reported by a despatch dated May 31, 1934, that the King of Iraq signed on April 14, 1934, a law authorizing the adherence of Iraq to the two protocols signed June 15 and December 11, 1929, concerning amendments to the convention relating to aerial navigation, signed at Paris on October 13, 1919. CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 2

Liechtenstein-Sweden

According to the League of Nations publication, Registration of Treaties, no. 152, May 1934, the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international transportation by air, signed at Warsaw October 12, 1929, was adhered to by Liechtenstein and ratified by Sweden on May 9, 1934.

DANISH REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO FLIGHTS BY AMERICAN AIRCRAFT

The American Legation at Copenhagen has, with the cooperation of the Danish authorities, prepared the following summary of the requirements applying to American aircraft under the air-navigation arrangement with Denmark.

According to the air-navigation arrangement between the United States and Denmark, air traffic over Denmark is free provided the airplane is furnished with an American certificate of navigability and the pilot bears an American pilot's certificate.

The first landing must take place at the Kastrup aërodrome on the island of Amager (near Copenhagen) unless a special permission to land elsewhere has been obtained. However, as far as hydroplanes are concerned, the first landing shall take place at the aëro

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