and instead thereof will authorize for the corresponding period the Fiscal Representative to set aside from the hypothecated revenues the sums required to be remitted for the payment of interest on the said outstanding bonds, as well as for the small token payment into the sinking fund, and to remit the same to the Fiscal Agent at the times and in the manner provided in the loan contracts and in the bonds for the remitting of interest and sinking fund payments. Furthermore, during the period January 1-September 30, 1938, the Haitian Government, in its note of January 11th under acknowledgment, undertakes also to guarantee that there shall be no increase in salaries or allowances paid to Haitian Government officials and employees. The Haitian Government further undertakes, in the note above referred to, that in the event of a substantial increase of revenues, no increase in the ordinary or general budget will be made until the contractual amortization payment service has been resumed in full. The Haitian Government further undertakes, in the note of January 11th, that extraordinary appropriations outside of the general budget would be restricted to emergencies, duly recognized as such in accord with the Fiscal Representative, during the period of the default. In its note of January 11th, the Haitian Government further agrees that the balance foreseen by the provisions of Article XVI of the Accord of August 7, 1933, to be apportioned by the Haitian Government between the budgets of the various departments, shall be so apportioned between the various departments of the Government as to assure the maintenance of the essential services of the Government. The Haitian Government finally declares by these presents its readiness to sign an accord with the American Government as follows: ACCORD The undersigned plenipotentiaries, duly authorized by their respective governments, have agreed upon the following Accord: ARTICLE I On and after January 1, 1938, and until and including September 30, 1938, all moneys received by or for the Haitian Government shall be deposited in the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti to the credit of the Haitian Government with the exception of the five per centum of customs revenues foreseen in Article IX of the Accord of August 7, 1933, and the amounts needed for payments connected with execution of the Loan Contracts which payments dur ing the period mentioned shall consist of the amounts necessary to pay the interest on all outstanding bonds issued under the Loan Contracts of October 6, 1922, and May 26, 1925, and $20,000 on account of the amounts required to be paid under such Loan Contracts for the amortization of the bonds, which amounts shall be credited to the Fiscal Representative.. ARTICLE II The provisions of the first sentence of Article XI and the first and last sentences of Article XVI of the Accord of August 7, 1933, to the extent and only to the extent that they may be inconsistent with the provisions of Article I of this Accord, shall be suspended so long as this Accord remains in effect. Signed at Port-au-Prince, in duplicate, in the English and French languages, this nineteen hundred and day of Your Excellency was good enough to transmit with your note under acknowledgment the following documents: (1) A letter from the Fiscal Representative to the President of the Republic, dated January 7, 1938, describing the coffee situation. (2) A letter of the Fiscal Representative to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and for Finance a. i., dated January 11, 1938, describing the financial situation. Pursuant to instructions which I have received from the Secretary of State, I now have the honor to inform Your Excellency that I am authorized to sign this Accord on behalf of the Government of the United States. I await, therefore, an indication of Your Excellency's pleasure as to the time and place for signing the proposed Accord. Accept [etc.] FERDINAND L. MAYER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (REVISED 1934) 6 Denmark The American Embassy at London reported by telegram dated January 14, 1938, that the British Foreign Office had informed it that the ratification by Denmark of the convention of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property as revised at London on June 2, 1934, had been deposited with the British Government on July 29, 1937. See Bulletin No. 98, November 1937, p. 23. The countries which have deposited ratifications of this convention are the United States on July 12, 1935, Denmark on July 29, 1937, and Germany on August 10, 1937. Article 18 of the convention provides that instruments of ratification shall be deposited at London not later than July 1, 1938. It shall enter into force between those countries which have ratified it 1 month after such date. If before July 1, 1938, the convention has been ratified by six countries it shall come into force between those countries 1 month after the Government of the Swiss Confederation has notified them of the deposit of the sixth ratification. Subsequent ratifications shall take effect 1 month after the notification of such ratification. After July 1, 1938, countries which have not ratified the convention may adhere to it, under the provisions of article 16, and the adherence shall take effect 1 month after the notification of the Swiss Confederation to the other countries, unless a subsequent date has been indicated in the request for adherence. LABOR CONVENTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE Mexico According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated. January 17, 1938, the instruments of ratification by Mexico of the following conventions adopted by the International Labor Conference at its third session (Geneva, October 25-November 19, 1921), were registered with the Secretariat on January 7, 1938: Convention concerning the use of white lead in painting; Convention concerning the application of the weekly rest in industrial undertakings. The Netherlands According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated. December 29, 1937, the instrument of ratification by the Netherlands of the convention concerning unemployment indemnity in case of loss or foundering of the ship, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its second session (Genoa, June 15-July 10, 1920), was registered with the Secretariat on December 15, 1937. According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated December 29, 1937, the instrument of ratification by the Netherlands of the convention concerning seamen's articles of agreement, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its ninth session (Geneva, June 7-24, 1926), was registered with the Secretariat on December 15, NAVIGATION AMENDMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION 7 France-Paraguay The American Ambassador to Great Britain transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated January 17, 1938, a copy of a note received by him from the British Foreign Office stating that the Governments of France and Paraguay have signified their approval of the proposed amendment to Annex II (6) (a) of the international load line convention signed at London on July 5, 1930 (Treaty Series, No. 858). Of the countries parties to the convention, but two remain to signify their approval of the amendment, Cuba and Spain. As soon as favorable replies have been received from these Governments a formal notification will be circulated to the other Governments parties to the convention informing them that the modification has been effected. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS 8 Yugoslavia According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated December 21, 1937, the instrument of ratification by Yugoslavia of the agreement concerning maritime signals, signed at Lisbon on October 23, 1930, was deposited with the Secretariat on December 11, 1937. AGREEMENT RELATING TO A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF MARITIME BUOYAGE, AND RULES ANNEXED THERETO 9 Union of South Africa-South West Africa According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated December 29, 1937, the instrument of adherence by Great Britain on behalf of the Union of South Africa and the Mandated Territory of South West Africa to the agreement relating to a uniform system of maritime buoyage, and rules annexed thereto, signed at Geneva on May 13, 1936, was registered with the Secretariat on December 15, 1937. PUBLICATIONS CONVENTION ON INTERCHANGE OF-PUBLICATIONS 10 Dominican Republic The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated December 29, 1937, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by the Dominican Republic, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of deposit, of the convention on the interchange of publications, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. The deposit took place on December 7, 1937. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION (TREATY SERIES, No. 867)11 Norway 11 According to notification No. 299, dated January 1, 1938, from the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union at Bern, the instrument of ratification by Norway of the international telecommunication convention signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932, was deposited with the Ministry of State at Barcelona on December 15, 1937. Sweden According to information received from the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union at Bern, notification No. 298, dated December 16, 1937, the instrument of ratification by Sweden of the international telecommunication convention signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932, was deposited with the Ministry of State at Valencia on June 23, 1937. TRANSIT CONVENTION ON THE PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY (TREATY SERIES, No. 927)12 Mexico The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated January 18, 1938, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Mexico, together with a 10 See Bulletin No. 98, November 1937, p. 25. "See Bulletin No. 99, December 1937, p. 21; text of convention, 49 Stat. (pt. 2) 2391. 12 See Bulletin No. 98, November 1937, p. 28. |