RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND THE SICK OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD * Japan 4 By a note dated January 14, 1935, the Swiss Minister at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Japan of the convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and the sick of armies in the field, signed at Geneva July 27, 1929, was deposited with the Secretariat on December 19, 1934. The ratification will become effective on June 18, 1935. 'See Bulletin No. 63, December 1934, p. 9. POLITICAL ALLIANCE TREATY OF UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN The American Legation at Tallinn reported by a despatch dated December 14, 1934, that the treaty of understanding and collaboration between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which was signed at Geneva on September 12, 1934, entered into effect on November 3, 1934, the date on which the instruments of ratification were deposited at Riga, Latvia. 'See Bulletin No. 62, November 1934, p. 5. 7 HUMANITARIAN ASYLUM CONVENTION ON POLITICAL ASYLUM1 Dominican Republic The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated January 2, 1935, that the instrument of ratification by the Dominican Republic of the convention on political asylum, signed at Montevideo on December 26, 1933, at the Seventh International Conference of American States, was deposited in the archives of the Union on December 26, 1934. EDUCATION CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER 1 Italy By a communication dated December 11, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Italy of the convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of an educational character, signed at Geneva October 11, 1933, was deposited with the Secretariat on November 21, 1934. EXTRADITION SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LITHUANIA 2 The ratifications of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Lithuania, which was signed on May 17, 1934, were exchanged at Washington on January 8, 1935, and the treaty was proclaimed by the President on January 9, 1935. This treaty adds to the crimes and offenses for which extradition shall be granted under the extradition treaty of April 9, 1924, be tween the two countries, crimes and offenses against the bankruptcy laws, and crimes and offenses or attempted crimes and offenses against the laws relating to the traffic in narcotic drugs. SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SAN MARINO ⭑ The consul general of the Republic of San Marino at New York informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated January 11, 1935, that the ratification by San Marino of the supplementary extradition treaty signed October 10, 1934, was approved by the Princely and Sovereign Council of Sixty on November 22, 1934. SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SWITZERLAND The Secretary of State and the Swiss Minister at Washington signed on January 10, 1935, a supplementary extradition treaty between the United States of America and Switzerland. The treaty adds to the list of crimes and offenses for which extradition may be granted under the extradition treaty between the two countries of May 14, 1900, fraudulent bankruptcy and intentional violation of the laws relative to narcotics. CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION 4 Dominican Republic The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated January 2, 1935, that the instrument of ratification by the Dominican Republic of the convention on extradition signed at Montevideo December 26, 1933, at the Seventh International Conference of American States, was deposited in the archives of the Union on December 26, 1934. The instrument of ratification by the United States was deposited with the Pan American Union on July 13, 1934, and with the deposit of the second instrument of ratification, that of the Dominican Republic, the convention entered into force as between these two countries. The President proclaimed the convention on July 25, 1935, and it will shortly be published as Treaty Series No. 882. OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS? Chile-China-Denmark-Hungary-Lithuania-Netherlands By circular letters dated December 20, 21, and 28, 1934, and January 10, 1935, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the replies which he had received from the Governments of Chile, China, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Netherlands in regard to the reservation which the Japanese Government wishes to make in regard to its ratification of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931. The Chilean, Hungarian, and Lithuanian Governments accept the reservation without comment. The replies of the Chinese, Danish, and Netherland Governments are quoted below from the official translations of the League of Nations: China "The Chinese Government is most desirous of ensuring the cooperation of the Japanese Government in carrying out most effectively the provisions of the Limitation Convention of 1931, and has no objection to the reservation submitted by the Japanese Government. "It is, however, the understanding of the Chinese Government that this reservation cannot be so interpreted as to give it the effect of retroactively modifying existing international agreements or League decisions, which have already been accepted by the Japanese Government, and, in particular, of altering the composition or limiting the freedom of such bodies, including the Council of the League of Nations, as may be competent in accordance with the aforesaid international agreements and League decisions to take action in respect of the composition of the organs mentioned in the Convention of 1931 and the appointment of the members thereof." Denmark "The Danish Government has no objection to the reservation in question. It desires to add, however, that it has duly noted the statements made by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and by the French Government in their replies to the abovementioned circular letter (see C.L.140.1934 and C.L.154.1934, dated August 23rd and September 21st, 1934, respectively), and associates itself with the views expressed in those documents." 'See Bulletin No. 63, December 1934, p. 15. |