and Japan for the prevention of smuggling of intoxicating liquors is included under the heading "Bipartite Treaties Signed but not in Force." It should now be listed on page 33 among the treaties in force: Japan: Liquor Convention Signed at Washington, May 31, 1928. Ratifications exchanged January 16, 1930. Effective "from the date of the exchange of ratifications." (Art. V.) Text: USTS No. 807. OPIUM INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION According to communiqués Nos. 4075 and 4077, December 10 and 13, 1929, respectively, of the Information Section of the League of Nations, the Greek and Italian Governments have deposited their ratifications of the convention and protocols of the Second Opium Conference, signed at Geneva. February 19, 1925. SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY CONVENTION New Zealand. On October 11, 1929, the Prime Minister of the New Zealand Government informed the Secretary General of the League of Nations that New Zealand has no objections to the reservation made by the Government of the United States on the occasion of its accession to the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva, September 25, 1926. Czechoslovakia. On November 20, 1929, the permanent delegate of the Czechoslovak Republic accredited to the League of Nations informed the Secretary General of the League that the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic had accepted the reservation made by the Government of the United States on the occasion of its accession to the Slavery Convention. Spain. On November 20, 1929, the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Spain informed the Secretary General of the League of Nations that the Spanish Government has no objection to the reservation made by the Government of the United States in acceding to the International Slavery Convention. ECONOMIC AGRICULTURE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO Merico. On January 17, 1930, the Mexican Ambassador at Washington, Señor Don Manuel C. Téllez, and the Acting Secretary of State exchanged ratifications of the convention between the United States and Mexico safeguarding livestock interests, signed at Washington, March 16, 1929, on behalf of the United States and Mexico. CHANGE TO BE NOTED IN THE LIST OF THE ECONOMIC TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES On page 80 of the Third Supplement of the Bulletin of Treaty Information, August 31, 1929, the convention between the United States and Mexico safeguarding livestock interests was included under the heading "Bipartite Treaties Signed but not in Force." It should now be listed on page 24 of treaties in force: Mexico: Safeguarding livestock interests Signed at Washington, March 16, 1928. Effective at the date of publication in conformity with the laws of the Text: USTS No. 808. AVIATION CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION 1 By communications dated December 17, 1929, and January 7, 1930, the Secretary General of the International Commission for Air Navigation informed the Secretary of State of the signatures of Rumania, December 10, 1929, Czechoslovakia, December 11, 1929, and Yugoslavia, January 3, 1930, respectively, to the protocol dated June 15, 1929, relative to amendments to the convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation, signed at Paris on October 13, 1919. 'See Bulletin No. 3, December 1929, p. 5. COMMERCE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO EXPORTATION OF HIDES, SKINS, AND BONES The Netherlands. The American Minister at The Hague reported on December 24, 1929, that the international agreement and protocol relating to the exportation of hides and skins, and the international agreement and protocol relating to the exportation of bones, signed at Geneva, July 11, 1928, were ratified by the States General of the Netherlands. December 5, 1929. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY GENERAL INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR TRADE-MARK AND COMMERCIAL PROTECTION Guatemala. On December 30, 1929, the Minister of Guatemala at Washington, Señor Dr. Adrian Recinos, transmitted for deposit in the archives of the Pan American Union at Washington, the instrument of ratification of the Republic of Guatemala of the general inter-American convention for trade-mark and commercial protection, signed at Washington. February 20, 1929. The decree of ratification bears the date of November 20, 1929. PASSPORTS Haiti. By note dated January 11, 1930, the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of Haiti at Washington informed the Secretary of State that, according to a communication dated December 20, 1929, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Haiti, the Haitian Government, in view of the fact that the Government of the United States does not require the presentation of a passport by Haitians coming from Canada, Bermuda, Newfoundland, the Bahamas. St. Pierre and Miquelon, Mexico, Cuba, and Santo Domingo, or arriving directly from Haiti, has decided, as a reciprocal measure and with a view to further facilitating relations between the two countries, to grant the same favor to citizens of the United States of North America arriving in Haiti directly from the United States or coming from the other countries mentioned above. POSTAL PAN AMERICAN POSTAL CONVENTION El Salvador. On December 13, 1929, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Mexico informed the Secretary of State that the Minister of El Salvador in Mexico transmitted to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States the decree of July 18, 1927, which serves as the instrument of ratification of the Republic of El Salvador of the principal convention, regulations of execution and final protocol signed at the Second Pan American Postal Congress, November 9, 1926. UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION 2 Kingdom of Yemen By letter dated November 4, 1929, the Government of the Kingdom of Yemen advised the Swiss Federal Council of its desire to adhere to the convention and arrangements of the Universal Postal Union, concluded at London, June 28, 1929, which will be substituted for the Stockholm agreements of August 28, 1924, and become effective July 1, 1930. The London acts to which the Kingdom of Yemen adheres are the following: (1) Universal postal convention; (2) Arrangement concerning letters and parcels of declared value; (3) Arrangement concerning parcels post; (4) Arrangement concerning postal money orders; (5) Arrangement concerning collections; (6) Arrangement concerning subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals. RADIO INTERNATIONAL RADIOTELEGRAPH CONVENTION Bolivia. On January 25, 1930, the Bolivian Minister at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State a certified copy of a supreme decree of the Cabinet Council of Bolivia dated June 14, 1929, approving the international radiotelegraph convention and the general and supplementary regulations, signed at Washington, November 25, 1927. STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL RELATING TO ECONOMIC STATISTICS Bulgaria. On November 29, 1929, the Bulgarian Chargé d'Affaires accredited to the Swiss Federal Council, deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations the instrument of ratification of Bulgaria of the international convention relating to economic statistics and protocol, signed at Geneva, December 14, 1928. 2 See Bulletin No. 1, October 1929, p. 27. VISA FEES Denmark. The Department has received a telegram from the American Minister at Copenhagen reporting the receipt of a note from the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs to the effect that visas of passports of American nationals desiring to visit Denmark would no longer be required by the Danish authorities. 3 Free City of Danzig. The agreement between the United States and Poland for the mutual waiver of visa fees, as regards citizens of the Free City of Danzig and of the United States, respectively, who are nonimmigrants in the meaning of section 3 (2) of the immigration act of 1924, will become effective on February 1, 1930. See Bulletin No. 3, December 1929, p. 7. |