ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Permanent Court of International Justice Article 36 of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Convention revising the general act of Berlin of February 26, 1885, and the general act and declaration of Brussels of July 2, 1890 . Convention on the nationality of women OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS Convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distri- Convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation. Arrangement between the United States and Great Britain for recip-- rocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported air- ECONOMIC-Continued. COPYRIGHT Page Reciprocal copyright relations between the United States and Argentina. 11 FINANCE International convention for the suppression of counterfeiting cur rency 11 LABOR Convention concerning the application of the weekly rest in industrial undertakings. . 12 POSTAL Postal Union of the Americas and Spain Money-order convention between the United States and Lithuania. TELECOMMUNICATIONS International telecommunication convention . . Agreement between the United States and Chile concerning radio communications between amateur stations on behalf of third parties Third meeting of the International Technical Consulting Committee on Radio Communications . . TRANSIT Seventh International Road Congress 1234 13 13 14 14 TEXTS OF TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS Treaty of understanding and collaboration between Estonia, Latvia, PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF Hungary 1 The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated August 25, 1934, that the instrument of ratification of the declaration of the renewal of accession by Hungary to the optional clause provided in the protocol of signature of the Permanent Court of International Justice, was deposited with the Secretariat on August 9, 1934. Great Britain ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 By a note dated September 24, 1934, the British Ambassador 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 keels of His Majesty's Ships Grampus, Glowworm, and Garland. The particulars of these vessels are given as follows: HM.S. Grampus Classification: Submarine Date of laying keel: August 20, 1934 Standard displacement: 1,520 tons (1,544 metric tons) Length at water line (corresponding to mean draft of 15 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 25 feet 6 inches H.M.S. Glowworm-H.M.S. Garland Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: H.M.S. Glowworm: August 15, 1934 'See Bulletin No. 58, July 1934, p. 2. Standard displacement: 1,350 tons (1,372 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 8 feet 6 inches United States The Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State by a note dated September 1, 1934, of the completion of the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa on August 17, 1934. In accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, particulars of this vessel as follows were furnished to the governments parties to the treaty: Classification: Cruiser Standard displacement: 9,975 tons (10,135 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 61 feet 9 inches The Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated September 26, 1934, that the keels of the U.S.S. Case and the U.S.S. Conyngham were laid on September 19, 1934. Particulars of these vessels, which have been furnished to the gov ernments parties to the London naval treaty, were given by the Acting Secretary of the Navy as follows: Italy Classification: Destroyer Standard displacement (estimated): 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) Length at water line: 334 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 34 feet 10 inches WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 By a note dated August 8, 1934, the Italian Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State, in accordance with article 16 of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, of the following particulars of three patrol boats which are being constructed for the Persian Government by the Contieri Navali Riuniti, of Palermo: Standard displacement: 28 tons Length at water line: 20.9 meters Width: 3.85 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 1.06 meters The dates of completion of the three patrol boats are expected to be February 29, April 4, and April 6, 1935. Afghanistan ORGANIZATION COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS By a telegram dated September 27, 1934, the American consul at Geneva reported that Afghanistan became a member of the League of Nations by the unanimous vote of the Assembly on that day. Ecuador On September 28, 1934, the President of Ecuador notified the League of Nations of its entry into membership. No vote of the Assembly was necessary to admit Ecuador into the League as it was one of the original signatories of the Treaty of Versailles. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The American consul at Geneva reported by a telegram dated September 18, 1934, that the Soviet Union had on that day been admitted to membership in the League of Nations. The admission of Afghanistan, Ecuador, and the Soviet Union into the League of Nations brings the membership of the organization to 60 states. A list of the member states follows: 2 Germany and Japan, by communications dated Oct. 19, 1933, and Mar. 27, 1933, respectively, gave notice of their intention to withdraw from the League in conformity with art. 1, par. 3, of the Covenant, which provides that members may, after 2 years' notice of intention so to do, withdraw from the League, provided that all their international obligations and all their obligations under the Covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of their withdrawal. |