both parties, because it is just and equitable, and because it takes into consideration. the national interests of both countries. "Armed conflict in the Chaco was terminated almost three years ago through the voluntary agreement between Paraguay and Bolivia as embodied in the provisions of the Protocol of June 12, 1935. There was no victor and no vanquished, although the peoples of the two countries still suffer from the inevitable misery and destruction of war. The six mediatory governments are convinced that the people of Paraguay and Bolivia want no renewal of war and are strongly in favor of a definitive settlement of the Chaco controversy. I am sure that Your Excellency is in entire accord with this will for peace, and that your Government will spare no effort to bring to bear every influence in favor of the opportunity now presented by the Conference proposal. "The Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and the United States have worked together energetically and loyally for three years in an effort to assist Paraguay and Bolivia to reach a direct settlement of their differences. They stand together now in unqualified support of a proposal which they believe is equitable, is in the best interests of the two parties, and, as a safeguard to peace on this hemisphere, is of vital concern to each and every one of the American republics. Under these circumstances, the Government of the United States considers it an obligation of friendship and of duty to strongly urge acceptance of the Conference proposal by the Governments of Paraguay and Bolivia. "Accept [etc.] FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT." EXTRATERRITORIALITY CONVENTION REGARDING THE ABOLITION OF THE CAPITULATIONS IN EGYPT 2 Norway By a note dated May 12, 1938, the Chargé d'Affaires of Egypt at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Norway of the Convention Regarding the Abolition of the Capitulations in Egypt, signed May 8, 1937, was deposited with the Egyptian Government on April 13, 1938. As provided in article 9 of the convention, the Norwegian Government has reserved the right to keep its consular court in Egypt to judge in matters of personal status, in which the law of Norway is to be applied. 2 See Bulletin No. 103, April 1938, p. 88. Greece HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION DECLARATION ON THE TEACHING OF HISTORY 1 According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated April 19, 1938, the Declaration on the Teaching of History (Revision of School Textbooks), which was opened for signature at Geneva on October 2, 1937, was signed by Greece on April 6, 1938. The letter states: "When signing this Declaration, the Permanent Delegate of Greece handed to the Secretary-General a communication informing him, on behalf of his Government, that instead of setting up a new Committee such as that referred to in Paragraph 3 of the Declaration, the Royal Government intends to entrust the duties of the abovementioned Committee to the Supreme Council of Education, a permanent body which meets at the Ministry of Public Worship and National Education. The Royal Government is of opinion that disadvantages would be entailed by the creation of a new Committee which, as it would duplicate this Council, would be detrimental to the unity that is desirable in the matter of education." Iran According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated May 4, 1938, the Declaration on the Teaching of History, which was opened for signature at Geneva on October 2, 1937, was signed on behalf of Iran on April 27, 1938. CONVENTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTER-AMERICAN CULTURAL RELATIONS (TREATY SERIES, No. 928) 2 Haiti The American Legation at Port-au-Prince reported by a despatch dated May 13, 1938, that Le Moniteur of May 9, 1938, publishes the ratification by Haiti on March 23, 1938, of the Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PEACEFUL ORIENTATION OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 3 Haiti The American Legation at Port-au-Prince reported by a despatch dated May 10, 1938, that Le Moniteur of April 25, 1938, publishes the ratification by Haiti of the Convention Concerning the Peaceful Orientation of Public Instruction, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. Nicaragua The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated May 5, 1938, that the instrument of ratification by Nicaragua of the Convention Concerning the Peaceful Orientation of Public Instruction, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936, was deposited with the Union on April 29, 1938. The instrument of ratification is dated July 6, 1937. CONVENTION CONCERNING FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY FILMS 3 Brazil The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated May 16, 1938, that the instrument of ratification by Brazil of the Convention Concerning Facilities for Educational and Publicity Films, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936, was deposited with the Union on May 5, 1938. The letter states that the instrument of ratification is dated March 8, 1938. EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE HISTORICAL SCIENCES This Government has accepted the invitation, transmitted by the Minister of Switzerland at Washington on behalf of the Swiss organizing committee for the Eighth International Congress of the Historical Sciences, to participate in the Congress, which will be held at Zürich from August 28 to September 4, 1938. The President has approved the appointment of the following persons as delegates on the part of the United States: Waldo G. Leland, Litt. D., Executive Director, American Council Solon J. Buck, Ph. D., Director of Publications, The National These Congresses are held every 5 years under the direction of the International Committee of Historical Sciences, which has for its purpose the advancement of historical science through international cooperation. Dr. Leland is a member of the International Committee. HEALTH ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE This Government has accepted the invitation of the Yugoslav Government to participate in the Eleventh International Congress of the History of Medicine, which will be held in Yugoslavia from September 3 to 11, 1938, and the President has approved the appointment of the following persons as delegates on the part of the United States: Capt. Frank L. Pleadwell, Medical Corps, United States Navy, retired, Honolulu, Hawaii, chairman of the delegation. Howard Dittrick, M. D., Cleveland, Ohio. Edward B. Krumbhaar, M. D., Ph. D., School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. The Congress will convene at Zagreb and will hold sessions in Belgrade, Sarajevo, and Dubrovnik. These Congresses are held under the auspices of the International Society of Medical History, a private organization. RED CROSS SIXTEENTH INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS CONFERENCE 5 The list of delegates on the part of the United States to the Sixteenth International Red Cross Conference, which is to be held in London, England, from June 20 to 24, 1938, was printed on page 9 of Treaty Information, Bulletin No. 99, for December 1937. The chairmanship of the delegation, which was left vacant by the death of Admiral Cary T. Grayson on February 15, 1938, has now been filled by the appointment of the Honorable Norman H. Davis, recently appointed chairman of the American National Red Cross. WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN OF FULL AGE 6 Mexico The American Ambassador to Mexico reported by a despatch dated March 12, 1938, that the Diario Oficial of March 9, 1938, publishes a decree promulgating the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, signed at Geneva on October 11, 1933. See Bulletin No. 99, December 1937, p. 8. 6 See ibid., p. 15. The fourteenth meeting of the General Assembly of the International Institute of Agriculture, of which the United States is a member, convened at Rome, Italy, on May 23, 1938. The delegation on the part of the Government of the United States is as follows: The Honorable Milburn L. Wilson, Under Secretary of Agricul- Dr. Albert G. Black, Chief, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Mr. Leslie A. Wheeler, Chief, Division of Foreign Agricultural Dr. Charles E. Kellogg, in Charge of Soil Survey Division, Bu- Mr. Loyd V. Steere, Agricultural Attaché, Embassy of the Mr. Louis G. Michael, Agricultural Attaché, Legation of the Mr. J. Clyde Marquis, American member of the Permanent Com- Dr. John K. Galbraith, Professor of Economics, Harvard Uni- Mr. Alan S. Rogers, Secretary of Embassy, Rome, secretary of the delegation. In accordance with this Government's practice at previous meetings of the General Assembly, Mr. J. Clyde Marquis, the American member of the Permanent Committee, has also been designated to represent the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Territory of Hawaii. 'See Bulletin No. 84, September 1936, p. 10. 127 |