Page 16 16 17 18 18 ECONOMIC Industries Netherlands (Executive Agreement Series, No. 100). Salvador. protection (Treaty Series, No. 833) . LABOR Conventions of the International Labor Conference . to bills of lading for the carriage of goods by sea to maritime liens and mortgages Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the im munities of government vessels, and supplementary protocol. Agreement relating to a uniform system of maritime buoyage, and rules annexed thereto. TRANSIT Convention on the regulation of automotive traffic . ciprocal waiver of passport visa fees for nonimmigrants . . 18 19 19 20 20 20 RECENT PUBLICATIONS 21 PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Cuba The Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated March 22, 1937, that the Cuban Government has renewed the mandate of Mr. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE 1 Austria According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated April 3, 1937, a declaration renewing the acceptance by Austria of the optional clause ? provided in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice was signed on March 22, 1937, by the permanent representative of Austria to the League of Nations. The declaration is worded in the translation of the League of Nations as follows: "On behalf of Austria and subject to ratification, the undersigned recognises, in relation to any other Member of the League of Nations or State accepting the same obligation, that-is-to-say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory, ipso facto and without special convention, for a further period of five years as from March 13th, 1937." Finland According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated April 15, 1937, the permanent delegate of Finland to the League of Nations signed on April 9, 1937, a declaration renewing the acceptance by his Government of the optional clause provided in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of * See Bulletin No. 89, February 1937, p. 2. * 6 League of Nations Treaty Series 384. International Justice. The declaration is worded as follows in the translation of the League of Nations: “On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Finland and not being subject to ratification, I recognise in relation to any other Member or State accepting the same obligation, that is to say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory, ipso facto and without special convention, for a period of ten years as from April 6th, 1937." ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1936 France The French Foreign Office has informed the American Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, in accordance with the provisions of the protocol of signature of the treaty for the limitation of naval armament and the exchange of information concerning naval construction, signed at London March 25, 1936, of the particulars on the laying down of keels and the completion of certain vessels, as follows: "Lansquenet" (transmitted with despatch dated March 25, 1937): Classification: Light surface vessel, subcategory (c) Caliber of largest gun: 130 millimeters “Mameluck” (transmitted with despatch dated March 25, 1937): Classification: Light surface vessel, subcategory (c) Caliber of largest gun: 130 millimeters “Dunkerque" (transmitted with despatch dated March 25, 1937): Classification: Capital ship, subcategory (a) Date of completion : December 31, 1936 "Jean Bart” (transmitted with despatch dated March 25, 1937): Classification: Capital ship, subcategory (a) Length at water line: 242 meters Caliber of largest gun: 380 millimeters The British Foreign Office has informed the American Ambassador at London in accordance with the provisions of the protocol of signature of the treaty for the limitation of naval armament and the exchange of information concerning naval construction signed at London March 25, 1936, of the particulars on the laying down of keels and the completion of certain vessels, as follows: H. M. S. “Triumph” (transmitted with despatch dated April 2, 1937): Classification: Submarine Caliber of largest gun: 4 inches H. M. S. “Newcastle” and H. M. S. "Southampton” (transmitted with despatch dated April 19, 1937): Classification: Cruisers H. M. S. Newcastle: October 4, 1934 H. M. S. Southhampton: November 21, 1934 H. M. S. Newcastle: March 5, 1937 H. M. S. Southampton: March 6, 1937 H.M.S."Grampus” (transmitted with despatch dated March 25, 1937): Classification: Submarine Date of completion: March 10, 1937 By letters dated April 2, 12, and 22, 1937, the Navy Department informed the Department of State of the laying of the keels of certain vessels for the United States Navy. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of the protocol of signature of the treaty for the limitation of naval armament and the exchange of informa- Classification: Destroyer tons) Caliber of largest gun: 5 inches Classification: Destroyer (light surface vessel, subcategory (c)) tons) Caliber of largest gun: 5 inches Classification: Destroyers (light surface vessels, subcategory (c)) tons) Caliber of largest gun: 5 inches By letters dated April 6 and 7, 1937, the Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State of the completion of certain vessels. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of the protocol of signature of the treaty for the limitation of naval armament and the exchange of information concerning naval construction, signed at London on March 25, 1936, the particulars of the vessels were furnished to the signatory governments as follows: U.S. S. Permit (formerly the U. S. S. Pinna) Classification : Submarine |