Soviet Socialist Republics of the following conventions signed at Geneva on February 20, 1935, were deposited with the Secretariat on September 20, 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 TREATY CONCERNING NATIONALITY AND MILITARY SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LITHUANIA The American Chargé d'Affaires at Kaunas transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated October 21, 1937, a treaty concerning nationality and military service between the United States and Lithuania, signed on October 18, 1937. The treaty will enter into effect upon the exchange of ratifications, which will take place at Washington. WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN + El Salvador The American Legation at San Salvador reported by a despatch dated September 16, 1937, that the Diario Oficial (no. 195, vol. 123) of September 13, 1937, published the decrees of ratification by El Salvador of the agreement for the repression of the trade in white women, signed at Paris May 18, 1904 (Treaty Series, No. 496; 35 Stat. (pt. 2) 1979), the convention relating to the suppression of the white slave trade, signed at Paris May 4, 1910, and the convention for the suppression of the traffic in women and children, signed at Geneva September 20, 1921. *See Bulletins No. 40, January 1933, p. 16, No. 71, August 1935, p. 15, and No. 92, May 1937, p. 18. ECONOMIC AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT REGARDING THE REGULATION OF PRODUC TION AND MARKETING OF SUGAR, AND PROTOCOL 1 Great Britain-Union of South Africa 1 By a note dated September 30, 1937, the British Chargé d'Affaires at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instruments of ratification by Great Britain and by the Union of South Africa of the agreement regarding the regulation of production and marketing of sugar, signed at London on May 6, 1937, were deposited with the British Government on August 27 and September 9, 1937. Declarations made under article 4 of the protocol are: Belgium. Cuba Haiti Hungary. Netherlands. Poland___ June 29 September 4 At the close of the meetings of the International Sugar Council at London on October 6, 1937, the following communiqué was issued: "The International Sugar Council held meetings in London on the 4th, 5th and 6th October. The Council considered the position as regards the ratification of the International Sugar Agreement signed on 6th May 1937 and took note of the fact that fourteen governments 'See Bulletin No. 96, September 1937, p. 8. had already either ratified the agreement or made declarations under Article IV of the protocol. The ratifications of other countries, which are not yet forthcoming owing to constitutional or other similar requirements, are expected in the near future. "Accordingly the Council resolved to recommend those governments which have ratified the agreement or have made declarations under Article IV of the protocol to consider the agreement as being in force between themselves until further notice. "The Council reviewed the statistical situation and came to the conclusion that, on the best information at present available, the requirements of the free market during the present sugar year are likely to exceed 3,500,000 metric tons raw value. The total export quotas to the free market laid down by the agreement for the present sugar year are 3,611,000 metric tons raw value, but various delegations have indicated that they may be in a position somewhat later in the year to notify the Council of such parts of their export quotas as they will not use. "In these circumstances the Council were of the opinion that, in the absence of some unexpected development, world stocks in the free market would not during the present year be increased to any substantial amount and might indeed be actually reduced. "The Council therefore decided that it would be premature to make any reduction of export quotas under Article XXI of the agreement. They reserved the right, however, to review the matter again if there were any important change in the situation. "The Council agreed on the statistical data which the delegations of the signatory governments should be asked to supply and decided to publish a monthly and a yearly statistical bulletin giving official figures of the export quotas under the agreement and of production, imports, exports, consumption, stocks and also official crop estimates. "After discussing certain matters of internal administration, the Council adjourned until some date early in 1938 to be fixed later." AVIATION CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO THE PRECAUTIONARY ATTACHMENT OF AIRCRAFT 2 Poland By a note dated September 25, 1937, the Italian Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Poland of the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the precautionary attachment of aircraft, signed at Rome May 29, 1933, was deposited with the Italian Government on August 31, 1937. INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF AERIAL LEGAL EXPERTS $ The sessions of the four commissions of the International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts (C. I. T. E. J. A.), which were held in Paris from May 28 to June 3, 1937, resulted in the drafting of two preliminary texts of conventions, i. e., the convention relative to the collaboration of the C. I. T. E. J. A. in the interpretation and application of conventions on private air law (first commission)* and the legal status of aeronautic navigating personnel (fourth commission). The texts of these two draft conventions, as translated by the Department of State, are printed in this issue of Treaty Information in the section headed "Texts of Treaties and Agreements.' The discussions by the second commission on the chartering of aircraft did not result in the preparation of a draft convention on this subject. While the reporter for this subject was authorized to continue his studies of the question, the commission felt that the adoption at this time of a convention would be premature. The third commission discussed the question of assistance and salvage of aircraft on land. The revised draft convention to be presented to the commission by the reporter for this subject, as a result of the discussions, has not yet been circulated by the Secretary General of the C. I. T. E. J. A. Two preliminary draft conventions were finally approved at the eleventh plenary session of the C. I. T. E. J. A., at Bern, Switzerland, in September 1936, the draft convention for the unification of certain rules relating to assistance and salvage of aircraft or by aircraft at sea," and the draft convention for the unification of certain rules relating to aerial collisions. These conventions, the texts of which were printed in Treaty Information, Bulletin No. 92, May 1937, pages 26 and 30, will be referred for final adoption and signature to the Fourth Diplomatic Conference on Private Air Law, which it is expected will be held during the year 1938. COMMERCE PROTOCOL ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 8 RESERVATION BY LIECHTENSTEIN Austria-Germany According to circular letters from the League of Nations dated October 4 and 13, 1937, the Governments of Austria and Germany have notified the Secretary General that they have no objection to make regarding the reservation made by Liechtenstein when signing the protocol on arbitration clauses in commercial matters of September 24, 1923. DECLARATION ON THE JURIDICAL PERSONALITY OF FOREIGN COMPANIES 9 Venezuela With a communication dated September 29, 1937, the Director of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Venezuela of the declaration on the juridical personality of foreign companies, opened for signature at the Pan American Union on June 25, 1936. A certified copy of the procès-verbal of deposit of the ratification was also enclosed with the above-mentioned communication, attesting the deposit as of September 25, 1937. FINANCE CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFEITING CURRENCY, ANDPROTOCOL 10 Ecuador According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated October 11, 1937, the instrument of adherence by Ecuador to the convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency, and protocol, signed on April 20, 1929, was deposited with the Secretariat on September 25, 1937. CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTES, AND CHEQUES RESERVATION BY AUSTRALIA 11 Hungary-Norway According to circular letters from the League of Nations dated September 16 and October 7, 1937, the Governments of Hungary and Norway have notified the Secretary General that they have no objections to make regarding the desire of Australia to be allowed the limitation specified in paragraph 1 of section D of the protocol to the convention on stamp laws in connection with bills of exchange and promissory notes, signed June 7, 1930; namely, that the only instruments to which the provisions of the convention will apply, insofar as concerns the Commonwealth of Australia, are bills of exchange presented for acceptance or accepted or payable elsewhere than in the Commonwealth, the same limitation applying also to the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and to the Mandated Territories of New Guinea and Nauru. |