By a note dated May 21, 1937, the German Ambassador at Wash- ington informed the Secretary of State that Dr. Walter Simons has been appointed as national member of the Permanent International Commission established under the provisions of article II of the conciliation treaty between the United States and Germany, signed on May 5, 1928.1 Dr. Simons, former President of the Reich Court, takes the place of the retired State Secretary, Dr. Ernst von Sim- The Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated June 4, 1937, that the Turkish Government has renewed the appointments of Messrs. Feyzi Daim, Cemil, Muammer Raşit, and Tahir as mem- 1 Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to interna- tional transportation by air, and additional protocol (Treaty Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the pre- Convention of the International Conference on the Unification of International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to bills of lading for the carriage of goods by sea Agreement relating to a uniform system of maritime buoyage, and PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL BILATERAL TREATIES OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION United States-Germany By a note dated May 21, 1937, the German Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State that Dr. Walter Simons has been appointed as national member of the Permanent International Commission established under the provisions of article II of the conciliation treaty between the United States and Germany, signed on May 5, 1928.1 Dr. Simons, former President of the Reich Court, takes the place of the retired State Secretary, Dr. Ernst von Simson. The commission is constituted as follows: American Commissioners: National: Alanson B. Houghton Nonnational: John W. Dafoe, of Canada German Commissioners: National: Dr. Walter Simons Nonnational: Pablo Soler y Guardiola, of Spain PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Turkey The Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated June 4, 1937, that the Turkish Government has renewed the appointments of Messrs. Feyzi Daim, Cemil, Muammer Raşit, and Tahir as members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. '45 Stat. (pt. 2) 2748; Treaty Series, No. 775. See Bulletin No. 1, October 1929, p. 2. 1 PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTER3 NATIONAL JUSTICE Denmark By a circular letter dated June 5, 1937, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the Permanent Delegate of Denmark to the League of Nations deposited with the Secretariat on May 24, 1937, the instrument of ratification of the declaration of acceptance by Denmark of the optional clause provided in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, signed December 16, 1920. Great Britain ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1936 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 on March 25, 1936, of the particulars on the laying down of keels of two vessels as follows: H. M. S. "Illustrious" and H. M. S. "Victorious" (transmitted with despatches dated June 3 and June 8, respectively): Classification: Aircraft carriers Standard displacement: 23,000 tons (23,370 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 95 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 24 feet Dates of laying keels: H. M. S. Illustrious: April 27, 1937 H. M. S. Victorious: May 4, 1937 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 on March 25, 1936, of the particulars on completion of certain vessels as follows: 8 H. M. S. "Icarus," "Isis," and "Imogen" Classification: Destroyers (light surface vessels, subcategory (c)) See Bulletin No. 92, May 1937, p. 3. Length at water line: 320 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 8 feet 7 inches Dates of laying keels: March 9, 1936, February 6, 1936, and Dates of completion: May 1, 1937, June 2, 1937, and June 2, United States By letters dated May 28, June 17, and June 21, 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 have been furnished to the governments signatory to the treaty as follows: U. S. S. "Pollack" Classification: Submarine Standard displacement: 1,335 tons (1,356 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 25 feet 1 inch Date of completion: April 28, 1937 U. S. S. "Drayton" Classification: Destroyer (light surface vessel, subcategory (c)) Extreme beam at or below water line: 34 feet 8 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 9 feet 9 inches Date of completion: June 1, 1937 U. S. S. "Perch" Classification: Submarine Standard displacement: 1,330 tons (1,351 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 25 feet 1 inch Mean draft at standard displacement: 13 feet 10 inches Caliber of largest gun: 3 inches Date of completion: June 4, 1937 WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 (TREATY SERIES, No. 671)* France By a note dated May 20, 1937, the French Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State of the particulars of a tor443 Stat. (pt. 2) 1655. |