CONVENTION ON THE TEACHING OF HISTORY 4

Dominican Republic

The Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated January 14, 1938, that the instrument of ratification by the Dominican Republic of the convention on the teaching of history, signed at Montevideo on December 26, 1933, was deposited in the Union on January 12, 1938. The letter states that the instrument of ratification is dated October 30, 1937.

DECLARATION ON THE TEACHING OF HISTORY 4

Belgium-Dominican Republic

The Secretary General of the League of Nations transmitted to the Secretary of State with a circular letter dated December 1, 1937, a certified copy of the declaration on the teaching of history (revision of school textbooks), which was opened for signature at Geneva on October 2, 1937. The letter states that as a result of the signatures affixed to the declaration by Belgium on November 24, 1937, and by the Dominican Republic on November 5, 1937, the declaration was registered with the Secretariat on November 24, 1937, on which date it entered into force in conformity with its paragraph 5.

Chile

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated January 13, 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 Chile on January 6, 1938.

CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER 5

Union of South Africa

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated January 13, 1938, the instrument of adherence by the Union of South Africa to the convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of an educational character, signed at Geneva on October 11, 1933, was deposited with the Secretariat on January 4, 1938.

TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS

COMMITTEE ON ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FOREIGNERS AND THE EXECUTION OF MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS ABROAD

The President has approved the appointment of Mr. George L. Warren, Director, International Migration Service, New York City,

'See Bulletin No. 98, November 1937, p. 17. 5 See Bulletin No. 97, October 1937, p. 11.

and Mr. Henry B. Hazard, Assistant to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, Department of Labor, as representatives of this Government to sit in an expert and advisory capacity on the Committee on Assistance to Indigent Foreigners and the Execution of Maintenance Obligations Abroad, which will meet at Geneva, Switzerland, on February 14, 1938. Mr. Warren and Mr. Hazard attended in a similar capacity the last meeting of this Committee, which was held at Geneva in January 1936.

HEALTH

SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE JOURNÉES MÉDICALES DE BRUXELLES

This Government has accepted the invitation of the Belgian Government to participate in the seventeenth session of the Journées Médicales de Bruxelles, which will be held at Brussels from April 16 to 20, 1938. Medical Director Dana E. Robinson, in supervisory charge of Public Health Service activities in Europe, Paris, France, has been appointed delegate on the part of the United States.

The purpose of the annual sessions of the Journées Médicales de Bruxelles is to bring to Brussels representatives from the medical profession in other countries, with a view to facilitating the exchange of information concerning recent developments in the science of medicine.

INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION FOR AERIAL NAVIGATION (TREATY SERIES, No. 901)

Greece

The American Minister to the Netherlands transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated January 17, 1938, a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Greece of the international sanitary convention for aerial navigation, signed at The Hague on April 12, 1933. The deposit took place on January 4, 1938.

Iraq

VETERINARY CONVENTIONS

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated January 14, 1938, the instrument of adherence by Iraq to the convention for the campaign against contagious diseases of animals and declaration annexed thereto, signed at Geneva on February 20, 1935, was deposited with the Secretariat on December 24, 1937.

See Bulletin No. 91, April 1937, p. 14.

* See Bulletin No. 96, September 1937, p. 4; text of convention, 49 Stat. (pt. 2)

* See Bulletin No. 97, October 1937, p. 11.

Rumania

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated January 13, 1938, the instruments of ratification by Rumania of the following conventions signed at Geneva on February 20, 1935, were deposited with the Secretariat on December 23, 1937:

Convention for the campaign against contagious diseases of animals and declaration annexed thereto;

Convention concerning the transit of animals, meat, and other products of animal origin; and

Convention concerning the export and import of animal products (other than meat, meat preparations, fresh animal products, milk and milk products).

NATIONALITY

CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF WOMEN (TREATY SERIES, No.

Brazil

875) 10

The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated January 7, 1938, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Brazil, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of deposit, of the convention on the nationality of women, signed at Montevideo on December 26, 1933. The deposit took place on December 22, 1937.

OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN DANGEROUS DRUGS, AND PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE

Greece

11

The American Legation at Athens transmitted to the Department with a despatch dated December 27, 1937, a copy of the Official Gazette (vol. 1, No. 493), of November 3, 1937, which publishes the ratification by Greece of the convention for the suppression of the illicit traffic in dangerous drugs, and protocol of signature, signed at Geneva on June 26, 1936. The law of ratification is dated October 14, 1937.

United States

There is printed below a circular letter from the League of Nations dated November 29, 1937, concerning accession to the conven

10

See Bulletin No. 91, April 1937, p. 14; text of convention, 49 Stat. (pt. 2)

tion for the suppression of the illicit traffic in dangerous drugs, signed at Geneva on June 26, 1936:

"The Secretary-General of the League of Nations has the honour. to refer to his letter of January 29th, 1937 (C. L. 17 (a).1937.XI), forwarding to Governments a certified true copy (bearing all the signatures affixed up to December 31st, 1936) of the Convention of 1936 for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs, concluded at Geneva on June 26th, 1936, and of the Protocol of Signature of that Convention. The Secretary-General in that letter called attention to Article 21 of the Convention, which provides that, as from January 1st, 1937, the Convention may be acceded to on behalf of any Member of the League of Nations and any non-Member State referred to in Article 19.

"At its twenty-second session (May-June, 1937), the_Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs expressed the earnest hope that Governments would as soon as possible take such steps as might be necessary to enable them to accede to the Convention. In view of this appeal, the Council, on September 16th, 1937 (Ninety-Eighth Session), instructed the Secretary-General to remind Governments of the importance of acceding to the Convention as soon as possible. Further, the Assembly, on October 2nd, 1937 (Eighteenth Session), took cognisance of a report by its Fifth Committee, unanimously urging Governments to respond to the Advisory Committee's appeal, having regard to the importance of the speedy application of this Convention from the point of view of suppressing the illicit traffic.

"The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit this appeal, which was made in turn by the Advisory Committee, the Council and the Assembly, and would be glad if the Government of the United States of America would let him know whether it can contemplate acceding to the Convention in the near future."

In reply to this letter the Secretary General of the League of Nations has been informed that the United States does not contemplate acceding to the convention of June 26, 1936, for the suppression of the illicit traffic in dangerous drugs.

CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (TREATY SERIES, No. 863) 12

Union of South Africa

According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated January 13, 1938, the instrument of adherence by the Union of South Africa to the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva on July 13, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat on January 4, 1938.

"See Bulletin No. 98, November 1937, p. 19; text of convention, 48 Stat. (pt. 2) 1543.

ECONOMIC

AVIATION

CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION Estonia

1

The American Ambassador to France transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated January 14, 1938, a copy of a note received from the French Foreign Office dated January 8, 1938, stating that the Estonian Government has adhered, effective January 1, 1938, to the convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation, signed at Paris October 13, 1919, and modified by the protocols of October 27, 1922, June 30, 1923, June 15, 1929, and December 11, 1929.

UNITED STATES-CANADIAN AVIATION CONFERENCE

A conference between the United States and Canada concerning questions relating to civil aviation was held in Washington from January 10 to 14, 1938. Four arrangements were recommended by the conference for the consideration of the two Governments, to become effective upon their approval, as follows:

(1) Air navigation arrangement;

(2) Arrangement for the reciprocal issuance of airman certificates;

(3) Arrangement for the reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for exported aircraft;

(4) Regional arrangement governing the use of radio for aeronautical services.

The first three arrangements represent a revision of the arrangement of 1929 between the United States and Canada covering the same subject matter, namely, the Arrangement for the Admission of Civil Aircraft, the Issuance of Pilots' Licenses, and the Acceptance of Certificates of Airworthiness for Aircraft Imported as Merchandise (Executive Agreement Series, No. 2). This arrangement was the first of a series concluded by the United States with other countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the Union of South Africa, covering all or a part of the first three series of arrangements mentioned above.