HEALTH NINTH PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONFERENCE The Ninth Pan American Sanitary Conference will be held at Buenos Aires from November 12 to 22, 1934. This Government has accepted the invitation of the Argentine Government to be represented at the Conference and has appointed the following delegates: Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming, United States Public Medical Director Bolivar J. Lloyd, United States Public Health Dr. Kendall Emerson, Managing Director of the National NATIONALITY CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF WOMEN 3 United States On October 11, 1934, the President proclaimed the convention on the nationality of women signed at the Seventh International Conference of American States, Montevideo, December 26, 1933. Article 3 of the convention provides that it shall become effective between the contracting parties in the order in which they deposit their ratifications. The convention has, therefore, entered into force between the United States and Chile, their instruments of ratification having been deposited on July 13 and August 29, 1934, respectively. OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE CIRCULATION OF AND TRAFFIC IN OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS Cuba 4 By a circular letter dated October 4, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Cuba of the international convention for the suppression of the circulation of and traffic in obscene publications signed at Geneva September 12, 1923, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 20, 1934. 'See Bulletin No. 60, September 1934, p. 7. 'See Bulletin No. 38, November 1932, p. 9. OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS 5 Japan By a communication dated June 19, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the reservation to which the Japanese Government desires to make subject its ratification of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931. In accordance with the request of the Japanese Government the text of the reservation was transmitted to all contracting parties to the convention with the request that they notify to the Secretariat before December 31, 1934, any objection which they may make in regard to the reservation. The League of Nations official translation of the reservation is as follows: "The Japanese Government declare that, in view of the necessity of close co-operation between the High Contracting Parties in order to carry out most effectively the provisions of the Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, signed at Geneva on July 13, 1931, they understand that the present position of Japan, regardless of whether she be a member of the League of Nations or not, is to be maintained in the matter of the composition of the organs and the appointment of the members thereof mentioned in this said Convention." By circular letters dated July 12 and 25, August 20 and 23, and September 6 and 21, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the acceptance of the reservation by the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, India, Iraq, Irish Free State, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Sudan, Switzerland, Turkey, and Venezuela. The replies of Great Britain and Australia stated, respectively: "His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are most desirous of ensuring the co-operation of the Japanese Government in carrying out most effectively the provisions of the Convention, and that they have no objection to the reservation which has been. submitted to them; but that, as regards appointments which involve action by the Council, it does not appear to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom that the reservation would have the effect either of limiting the freedom, or modifying the composition of that body, when dealing with such matters." "His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia being most desirous of ensuring the cooperation of the Japanese 8 See Bulletin No. 60, September 1934, p. 7. Government in carrying out most effectively the provisions of the Convention, they have no objection to the reservation which has been submitted to them; but that, as regards appointments which involve action by the Council, His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia do not consider that the reservation would have the effect either of limiting the freedom, or modifying the composition of that body, when dealing with such matters." The reply of France is quoted as follows from the translation given in the League of Nations communication: 66 "... the French Government, being most desirous of ensuring the co-operation of the Japanese Government in carrying out the provisions of the 1931 Convention, has no objection to the reservation expressed. Its interpretation of this reservation, however, is that it cannot have the effect of modifying existing agreements, that is to say of limiting the freedom of action or altering the composition of the Council when the latter proceeds to the appointment of the members of the organs instituted by the Opium Conventions." The United States Government replied under date of October 12, 1934, to the League of Nations communication of June 19, 1934, and stated in part as follows: "In compliance with the request made in the Secretary General's communication to be informed before December 31, 1934, whether the Government of the United States of America as a Contracting Party to the Convention mentioned has any objections to make with regard to this reservation, the Secretary of State of the United States of America has the honor to inform the Secretary General as follows: "Insofar as the subject matter of the reservation set forth above is within its competence, the Government of the United States of America offers no objection thereto. The Government of the United States of America is, however, constrained to point out that, except in the case of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique and of the Supervisory Body, the composition of the organs mentioned in the convention, as well as the selection and appointment of the members thereof, is governed by international conventions to which the United States of America is not a party." Norway The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a circular letter dated September 25, 1934, that the instrument of adherence by Norway to the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 12, 1934. Venezuela By a communication dated September 21, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Venezuela of the protocol of signature of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed July 13, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 11, 1934. The instrument of ratification by Venezuela of the convention was deposited with the Secretariat on November 15, 1933. Mexico SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY CONVENTION 7 According to a communication dated September 22, 1934, from the League of Nations, the instrument of adherence by Mexico to the international slavery convention signed at Geneva September 25, 1926, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 8, 1934. See Bulletin No. 51, December 1933, p. 5. 'See Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 9. ECONOMIC AVIATION INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF AERIAL LEGAL EXPERTS1 Mr. Denis Mulligan, chief of the Enforcement Section of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, has been appointed an American member of the International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts. Mr. Mulligan was appointed to fill the vacancy on the committee caused by the death of Mr. Richard S. Paulett. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COOPERATE WITH THE AMERICAN SECTION The International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, on which 33 countries are represented, is engaged in the progressive codification of international private air law through researches and the preparation and adoption of draft international conventions on which final action is taken at general international conferences on private air law. In order that the basis of the studies made by the American members of this international committee may be broadened to include a consideration of the views of organizations in the United States concerned with the subject of aviation, the American section of the committee has been authorized by the Department of State to invite each of the following organizations to designate a member to serve on an advisory committee to which the American section of the international committee could refer pending draft conventions and reports thereon for an expression of views: National Association of State Aviation Officials; Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America; National Aeronautic Association; Independent Aviation Operators of the United States; American Bar Association; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; an insurance organization to be determined; a maritime law organization to be determined. While it has been deemed advisable for administrative purposes to limit, for the present at least, the advisory committee to a membership as outlined above, this in no way precludes the submission to the American section of opinions upon any of the matters pending before this section by any other interested person or group. 1 See Bulletins No. 34, July 1932, p. 12, and No. 52, January 1934, p. 18. |