Great Britain WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 By a note dated March 7, 1935, the British Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article XVI of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, of particulars on completion of the sloop Alfonso de Albuquerque, which has been constructed for the Portuguese Government by Messrs. R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Ltd., Hebburn-on-Tyne. Particulars of the vessel are given as follows: Date of completion: January 31, 1935 Extreme beam: 42 feet 81/2 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 10 feet INTERNATIONAL LAW CONVENTION AND PROTOCOLS ADOPTED AT THE CONFERENCE FOR THE CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE HAGUE, 19301 China The Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated February 27, 1935, of the deposit with the Secretariat on February 14, 1935, of the instrument of ratification by China of the convention on certain questions relating to the conflict of nationality laws, the protocol relating to a certain case of statelessness, and the special protocol concerning statelessness, signed at The Hague on April 12, 1930. The convention was ratified subject to reservation as regards article 4. In accordance with the provisions of these instruments, the ratification will be effective 90 days after the date on which a procèsverbal 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. RENUNCIATION OF WAR ANTI-WAR TREATY OF NONAGGRESSION AND CONCILIATION 2 Bulgaria The American Minister to Bulgaria reported by a despatch dated December 28, 1934, that the promulgation of the adherence by Bul 1 See Bulletin No. 58, July 1934, p. 5. 'See Bulletin No. 59, August 1934, p. 2. For text see Bulletin No. 49, October 1933, p. 17. garia to the anti-war treaty of nonaggression and conciliation signed at Rio de Janeiro on October 10, 1933, was published in the Bulgarian Official Gazette, no. 212, December 17, 1934. Cuba The American Embassy at Habana reported by a despatch dated March 19, 1935, that the instrument of adherence by Cuba to the anti-war treaty of nonaggression and conciliation signed at Rio de Janeiro on October 10, 1933, was deposited with the Argentine Foreign Office on January 21, 1935. The proclamation of the treaty by the President of Cuba was published in the Official Gazette of March 15, 1935. Honduras The American Legation at Tegucigalpa transmitted to the Department with a despatch dated March 20, 1935, a copy of the official Gaceta of March 9, 1935, which publishes the adherence by Honduras to the anti-war treaty of nonaggression and conciliation signed at Rio de Janeiro on October 10, 1933. The adherence is dated January 19, 1935, and is subject to reservations contained in paragraphs a, b, c, and d of article V of the treaty. RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR3 Rumania In compliance with the provisions of article 85 of the convention relating to the treatment of prisoners of war, signed at Geneva July 27, 1929 (Treaty Series, No. 846), the Swiss Minister at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State with a note dated March 11, 1935, a copy of the official Rumanian translation of this convention as adopted by the Rumanian Government. CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND THE SICK OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD Turkey By a note dated March 21, 1935, the Turkish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 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 (Treaty Series, No. 847), that the Committee of the Red Crescent has been authorized to give assistance to the Health Service of the Turkish Army in time of war. See Bulletin No. 63, December 1934, p. 10. HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER 1 Iran (Persia) The American Legation at Teheran reported by a despatch dated January 24, 1935, that the Mejliss at its session on January 10 approved the adherence of Persia (Iran) to the convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of an educational character which was signed at Geneva on October 11, 1933, and entered into force on January 15, 1935. Uruguay EXTRADITION CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION 2 According to a despatch from the American Legation at Montevideo dated February 28, 1935, a law approving the convention on extradition and the optional clause signed at Montevideo on December 26, 1933, was published in the Diario Oficial of Uruguay on February 2, 1935. SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LATVIA 3 Ratifications were exchanged at Riga on March 29, 1935, of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Latvia, signed October 10, 1934. The treaty entered into force upon the exchange of the instruments of ratification. SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SWITZERLAND * On March 13, 1935, the President ratified the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Switzerland, which 2 See ibid., p. 9. For text see Bulletin No. 54, March 1934, p. 35. 3 See Bulletin No. 65, February 1935, p. 4. See Bulletin No. 64, January 1935, p. 9. 126438-35- -2 5 was signed at Washington on January 10, 1935. The treaty will enter into effect upon the exchange of ratifications, which will take place at Washington. NATIONALITY NATURALIZATION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ALBANIA 5 On March 13, 1935, the President ratified the naturalization treaty between the United States and Albania, which was signed at Tirana on April 5, 1932. The treaty, which will enter into effect upon the exchange of ratifications at Tirana, will continue in force for 10 years. It provides for the exemption from liability for military service or any other act of allegiance during a stay in Albania, of naturalized American citizens formerly nationals of Albania, and of persons born in the United States of Albanian parentage. EQUAL RIGHTS TREATY By a note dated March 6, 1935, the Uruguayan Minister at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the equal rights treaty signed at Montevideo on December 26, 1933, by plenipotentiaries of Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The contracting states agree that upon the ratification of this treaty men and women shall have equal rights throughout the territory subject to their respective jurisdictions. The treaty will enter into force for the states which ratify it upon the deposit of ratifications with the Government of Uruguay. Article 3 of the treaty provides that it shall remain open as long as may be necessary for adherence by all the states of the world. Instruments of adherence shall be deposited with the Government of Uruguay and shall become effective on the date of the deposit. WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN OF FULL AGE 6 Iran (Persia) According to a despatch dated January 24, 1935, from the American Legation at Teheran, the Mejliss on January 10, 1935, approved the adherence of Persia (Iran) to the convention for the suppression of the traffic in women of full age, signed at Geneva October 11, 1933. ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF AERIAL LEGAL EXPERTS 1 At the ninth annual session of the International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts (Comité International Technique D'Experts Juridiques Aériens, [C.I.T.E.J.A.]), which was held at Berlin in September 1934, the Committee adopted on the first reading a preliminary draft convention for the unification of certain rules relating to assistance and salvage of aircraft, and a preliminary draft convention for the unification of certain rules relating to aerial collisions. These drafts will again be considered on a further reading at the tenth annual session of the C.I.T.E.J.A., scheduled to be held at Lisbon in the latter part of September 1935. If the Committee completes its work on the drafts at the tenth session they will be referred for final adoption to the Fourth International Conference on Private Aerial Law, scheduled to be held in 1936. The texts of the present drafts as adopted by the Committee at Berlin in September 1934 will be found in the chapter of this Bulletin entitled "Texts of Treaties and Agreements." Meetings of the Third and Fourth Commissions of the C.I.T.E.J.A. will be held in Paris about May 20, 1935. The Third Commission will consider the matter of aviation insurance, and the Fourth Commission will consider questions pertaining to the legal status of the crews of aircraft. CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO THE PRECAUTIONARY ATTACHMENT OF AIRCRAFT 2 Germany By a note dated March 26, 1935, the Italian Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Germany of the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the precautionary attachment of aircraft, signed at Rome May 29, 1933, was deposited with the Italian Government on February 22, 1935. See Bulletin No. 62, November 1934, p. 9. See Bulletin No. 59, August 1934, p. 7. For text see Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 22. |