as airworthy by the United States Department of Commerce, and must bear the registration markings allotted to it by that Department, preceded by the letter "N," placed on it in accordance with the Air Commerce Regulations of the Department of Commerce. 4. Canadian aircraft making flights into the United States must carry aircraft, engine and journey logbooks, and the certificates of registration and airworthiness, issued by the Canadian Department of National Defense. The pilots shall bear licenses issued by said Department of National Defense. Like requirements shall be applicable in Canada with respect to aircraft of the United States and American pilots making flights into Canada. The certificates and licenses in the latter case shall be those issued by the United States Department of Commerce; provided. however, that pilots who are nationals of the one country shall be licensed by the other country under the following conditions: (a) The Department of National Defense of the Dominion of Canada will issue pilots' licenses to American nationals upon a showing that they are qualified under the regulations of that Department covering the licensing of pilots; and the United States Department of Commerce will issue pilots' licenses to Canadian nationals upon a showing that they are qualified under the regulations of that Department covering the licensing of pilots. (b) Pilots' licenses issued by the United States Department of Commerce to Canadian nationals shall entitle them to the same privileges as are granted by pilots' licenses issued to American nationals, and pilots' licenses issued by the Department of National Defense of the Dominion of Canada to American nationals shall entitle them to the same privileges as are granted by pilots' licenses issued to Canadian nationals. (c) Pilots' licenses granted to nationals of the one country by the other country shall not be construed to accord to them the right to register aircraft in such other country. (d) Pilots' licenses granted to nationals of the one country by the other country shall not be construed to accord to them the right to operate aircraft in air commerce unless the aircraft is registered in such other country in accordance with its registration requirements except as provided for in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 6, with respect to discharging and taking on through passengers and/or cargo. 5. No Canadian aircraft in which photographic apparatus has been installed shall be permitted to operate in the United States, nor shall any photographs be taken from Canadian aircraft while operating in or over United States territory, except in cases where the entrance of such aircraft or the taking of photographs is specifically authorized by the Department of Commerce of the United States. Like restrictions shall be applicable to aircraft of the United States desiring to operate in or over Canadian territory, and in such cases the entrance of aircraft in which photographic apparatus has been installed, and the taking of photographs shall not be permisible without the specific authorization of the Department of National Defense of Canada. 6. (a) If the Canadian aircraft and pilot are licensed to carry passengers and/or cargo in the Dominion of Canada, they may do so between Canada and the United States, but not between points in the United States, except that subject to compliance with customs, quarantine and immigration requirements, such aircraft shall be permitted to discharge through passengers and/or cargo destined to the United States at one airport in the United States, according landing facilities to foreign aircraft, and to proceed with the remaining passengers and/or cargo to any other airports in the United States, according landing facilities to foreign aircraft, for the purpose of discharging the remain. ing passengers and/or cargo; and they shall in like manner be permitted to take on passengers and/or cargo destined to Canada at different airports in the United States on the return trip to Canada. (b) If the United States aircraft and pilot are licensed to carry passengers and/or cargo in the United States, they may do so between the United States and Canada, but not between points in Canada, except that subject to compliance with customs, quarantine and immigration requirements such aircraft shall be permitted to discharge through passengers and/or cargo destined to Canada at one airport in Canada, according landing facilities to foreign aircraft, and to proceed with the remaining passengers and/or cargo to any other airports in Canada, according landing facilities to foreign aircraft, for the purpose of discharging the remaining passengers and/or cargo; and they shall in like manner be permitted to take on passengers and/or cargo destined to the United States at different airports in Canada on the return trip to the United States. 7. The right accorded to Canadian pilots and aircraft to make flights over United States territory under the conditions provided for in the present arrangement shall be accorded, subject to compliance with the laws, rules and regulations in effect in the United States governing the operation of civil aircraft. The right accorded to American pilots and aircraft of the United States to make flights over Canadian territory, under the conditions herein provided for, shall be accorded, subject to compliance with the laws, rules and regulations in effect in Canada governing the operation of civil aircraft. 8. Certificates of airworthiness for export issued in connection with aircraft built in Canada imported into the United States from Canada as merchandise will be accepted by the Department of Commerce of the United States if issued by the Department of National Defense of the Dominion of Canada in accordance with its requirements as to airworthiness. Certificates of airworthiness for export issued in connection with aircraft built in the United States imported into Canada from the United States as merechandise will, in like manner, be accepted by the Department of National Defense of Canada, if issued by the Department of Commerce of the United States in accordance with its requirements as to airworthiness. 9. It shall be understood that this arrangement shall be subject to termination by either Government on sixty days' notice given to the other Government, by a further arrangement between the two Governments dealing with the same subject, or by the enactment of legislation in either country inconsistent therewith. It is expected that the full text of the arrangement will shortly be published in the United States Executive Agreement Series. COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF IMPORT AND EXPORT PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS On September 30, 1929, seventeen states had ratified the international convention for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions and protocol, signed November 8, 1927, and the supplementary agreement and protocol, signed July 11, 1928. By stipulation of Article C of the supplementary agreement, eighteen ratifications by that date were required in order that the instruments might be brought into operation according to their terms. Moreover, a large proportion of the ratifying countries exercised their right, as provided in Article C, to make their ratifications conditional upon ratification by stated countries, some of which had not in fact ratified. The last paragraph of Article 17 of the convention provides that if, by September 30, 1929, "the ratifications upon which the coming into force of the Convention will be conditional have not been secured, the Secretary-General of the League of Nations shall consult the Members of the League of Nations and non-Member States on whose behalf the Convention has been ratified and ascertain whether they desire nevertheless to bring it into force." In accordance with the foregoing provision and in accordance with the authorization of the Council of the League at its meeting of September 25, 1929, the Secretary General of the League has invited the ratifying states to appoint duly authorized delegates to take part in a conference, which will convene in Paris on December 5, 1929, for the purpose of deciding whether they nevertheless desire to bring the convention into force as between themselves. In conformity with a request from the Belgian Government, the signatory states which have not yet ratified the convention have also been invited. The text of the invitation is as follows: GENEVA, October 8, 1929. According to Article C of the supplementary agreement to the international convention of November 8, 1927, for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions, the convention, in order to be brought into force, must have been ratified before September 30, 1929, by at least 18 states. Each contracting party may make the entry into force of the convention, in so far as it is concerned, conditional on ratification by one or more of the countries mentioned in the Article C referred to above. Up to September 30, the following 17 states had ratified the convention: In exercise of the right conferred upon them by the provisions of Article C of the supplementary agreement, the following states made the entry into force of the convention, in so far as they are concerned, conditional on ratification or accession by certain other states, as follows: Austria.. Belgium... Denmark. On ratification by Czechoslovakia, Germany, On ratification by Czechoslovakia, France, Ger- France... Hungary. Luxemburg- Roumania Kingdom of the Serbs, On ratification by Czechoslovakia, Germany, On ratification by Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy, On ratification by Czechoslovakia, France, Ger- On ratification by Austria, Czechoslovakia, Ger- On ratification by Austria, Czechoslovakia, Ger- In accordance with the above reservations, the ratifications of Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, and Turkey, in addition to those already secured, are needed before the convention can come into force. As the conditions required under Article C of the supplementary agreement were not fulfilled on September 30, 1929, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 17 of the convention must be applied. This paragraph reads as follows: If, on the expiration of this period (September 30th, 1929), the ratifications upon which the coming into force of the Convention will be conditional have not been secured, the Secretary-General of the League of Nations shall consult the Members of the League of Nations and non-Member States on whose behalf the Convention has been ratified and ascertain whether they desire nevertheless to bring it into force. The Council, after examining the situation at its meeting on September 25, 1929, came to the conlusion that consultation by correspondence would not give the desired results, in view of the complexity of the question, and it therefore authorised the Secretary-General, in the event of the ratifications needed for the entry into force of the Convention not having been received by September 30, to convene the states concerned to a meeting which might be held at the beginning of December. Accordingly, in virtue of this authorisation and in conformity with the provisions of Article 17 of the convention, I have the honour to invite your Government to appoint a duly authorised delegate to take part in a conference of the states concerned, which will meet in Paris on December 5, 1929. Paris has been chosen as the place of meeting for the following reasons. The Conference on the Treatment of Foreigners, which meets in Paris on November 5, 1929, will probably last a month. It is to be anticipated that several Governments will appoint the same delegates to represent them at the second conference, and, in order to avoid unnecessary expense to Governments and a double journey for the delegates, it seemed better to convene the Prohibitions Conference in Paris, since it will meet immediately the Conference on Foreigners ends. In conformity with a request from the Belgian Government I have also invited the other signatory states which have not yet ratified the convention. I should be grateful if you would inform me, if possible before November 20, whether you are prepared to take part in the meeting and, if so, to send me the names of your representatives. I will of course let you know where in Paris the session will be held and the time of the opening meeting. I have the honour [etc.] ACTION BY INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES Finland. In depositing the instrument of ratification by the President of the Finnish Republic of the international convention and protocol for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions and of the supplementary agreement and protocol thereto, the Finnish delegate made a declaration which, in translation, is as follows: Finland undertakes to extend, towards any other high contracting party accepting the same obligation, the application of the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 8 of the convention of November 8, 1927, to all disputes which may arise on the subject of the interpretation or the application of the provisions of the convention-including the whole or part of Articles 4, 5, and 6-or of the supplementary agreement of July 11, 1928, whether or no the dispute be of a legal character. Italy. The ratification of Italy, which was deposited with the Secretariat of the League on September 30, 1929, declares, in conformity with Article 10 of the convention, that Italy assumes no obligations in respect of its colonies and possessions. Norway. According to communiqué No. 3976 of the Information Section of the League of Nations, the Norwegian Government has informed the Secretary General that it is unable to obtain before January 1, 1930, parliamentary authorization to ratify the convention for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions. It expresses the hope that the contracting parties will accord Norway all the advantages attendant upon ratification at the earlier date. The Norwegian Government undertakes not to apply any measure that might conflict with the convention, even before ratification. Portugal. According to communiqué No. 3980 of the Information Section of the League of Nations, the Portuguese Government has intimated that it was technically impossible for it to deposit its ratification before September 30, 1929, but that its ratification might be considered as taking effect as from that date. Yugoslavia. The ratification of Yugoslavia was deposited with the Secretariat of the League on September 30, 1929. On October 1, 1929, the Yugoslav Government promulgated a law putting the convention into operation throughout Yugoslavia. |