Lithuania: Conciliation treaty Signed at Washington, November 14, 1928. Ratifications exchanged January 20, 1930. Effective" on the date of the exchange of the ratifications." (Art. IV.) Text: USTS No. 810. Poland: Arbitration treaty Signed at Washington, August 16, 1928. Ratifications exchanged at Warsaw, January 4, 1930. Effective" on the thirtieth day after the date of the exchange of ratifications." (Art. III.) Proclaimed January 6, 1930. Text: USTS No. 805. Poland: Conciliation treaty Signed at Washington, August 16, 1928. Ratifications exchanged at Warsaw, January 4, 1930. Effective "on the thirtieth day after the date of the exchange of ratifications." (Art. IV.) Proclaimed January 6, 1930. Text: USTS No. 806. PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE Lithuania. By telegram dated, January 16, 1930, the American Consul at Geneva informed the Secretary of State that Lithuania signed January 14, 1930, the protocol of revision and the protocol of accession of the United States to the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice. ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE Lithuania. On January 14, 1930, Lithuania signed the so-called optional clause, as provided in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice. POLITICAL BRAZILIAN-COLOMBIAN BOUNDARY TREATY 1 By note dated January 11, 1930, the Colombian Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Washington, Señor José M. Coronado, informed the Secretary of State that ratifications of the boundary treaty between Colombia and Brazil, signed at Rio de Janeiro, 1928, were exchanged at Bogotá, January 9, 1930, in fulfilment of the stipulations of the act signed at Washington, March 4, 1925, for the settlement of boundary questions between Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. On March 4, 1925, at the suggestion of the Department of State, the Peruvian Ambassador, the Colombian Minister, and the Brazilian Chargé d'Affaires, and the then Secretary of State, met in Washington, for the purpose of considering the boundary questions between Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. A procès-verbal was drawn up and signed outlining the following solution of the difficulty: 1. The withdrawal by the Government of Brazil of its observations regarding the boundary treaty between Colombia and Peru; 2. The ratification by Colombia and Peru of the above-mentioned boundary treaty; 3. The signing of a convention between Brazil and Colombia by which the boundary between those countries would be agreed to on the Apaporis-Tabatinga line, Brazil agreeing to establish in perpetuity in favor of Colombia freedom of navigation on the Amazon and other rivers common to both countries. Subsequently, in March 1928, the Colombian and Peruvian Governments ratified a boundary treaty in accordance with the suggestion in the procès-verbal of March 4, 1925. BOUNDARY CONTROVERSY: GUATEMALA-HONDURAS 2 The following is the personnel of the delegations appointed by the Governments of Guatemala and Honduras to attend the boundary conference, the opening meeting of which took place on January 20, 1930: 3 1See Bulletin No. 2, November 1929, p. 3. See Bulletin No. 3, December 1929, p. 3. Jan. 15, 1930, was the date originally set for the opening of the conference. Guatemala Carlos Salazar, Delegate Eugenio Silva Peña, Delegate Honduras Mariano Vasquez, Delegate Rafael Heliodoro Valle, Secretary Mariano Vasquez, jr., Honorary Attaché CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, AND Iraq A tripartite convention concerning the treatment of American nationals and commerce in Iraq was signed between the United States, Great Britain, and Iraq at London on January 9, 1930. The terms of the convention provide that the United States and its nationals shall enjoy in Iraq all the rights and benefits secured to members of the League of Nations. Among such provisions are those affecting taxation, commerce, and navigation, the exercise of industries and professions, and the treatment of merchant vessels and civil aircraft. Provision is also made with respect to the treatment to be accorded to American educational and philanthropic institutions. The convention also provides for the recognition by the United States of the independence of Iraq. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN DELIMITING DEFINITELY THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO AND THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO A convention between the United States and Great Britain delimiting definitely the boundary line between the Philippine Archipelago (the territory acquired by the United States by virtue of the treaties of December 10, 1898, and November 7, 1900, with Spain) and the State of North Borneo which is under British protection, was signed January 2, 1930, at Washington, by the Secretary of State and the British Ambassador. By this convention all islands to the north and east of an established line and all islands and rocks traversed by that line, should there be any such, shall belong to the Philippine Archipelago, and all islands to the south and west of the said line shall belong to the State of North Borneo. The convention also makes Article 19 of the Washington treaty of February 6, 1922, limiting naval armament, applicable to all Formerly Secretary of the Guatemalan Delegation; has been appointed a delegate. 95326-30-2 islands in the Turtle and Mangsee groups which are or may be deemed to be comprised within the territories of the Philippine Archipelago on the one hand and the State of North Borneo on the other hand in consequence of the establishment of the line fixed by the convention. At the same time it was arranged by an exchange of notes between the Secretary of State and the British Ambassador that the British North Borneo Co. should, subject to certain stated conditions, temporarily be left undisturbed in the administration of certain islands off the coast of Borneo which have been administered by that company in accordance with an arrangement effected by an exchange of notes between the British Government and the Government of the United States on July 3, and July 10, 1909. HUMANITARIAN EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA Austria. A treaty of extradition between the United States and Austria was signed at Vienna, January 31, 1930, by plenipotentiaries of the United States and Austria. HEALTH INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION British Guiana. By a despatch dated January 3, 1930, the American Ambassador at Paris informed the Secretary of State that the British Government had notified the French Government in a note dated December 20, 1929, of the adhesion of British Guiana to the international sanitary convention signed at Paris, June 21, 1926. PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONVENTION Dominican Republic. By a despatch dated January 16, 1930, the American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Santo Domingo informed the Secretary of State that the ratification of the Pan American Sanitary Code, signed at Habana on November 14, 1924, was completed by the publication of the ratification in the Official Gazette of January 7, 1930. LIQUOR CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN 1 Japan. On January 16, 1930, the Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Joseph P. Cotton, and the Japanese Ambassador at Washington, Mr. Katsuji Debuchi, exchanged ratifications of the convention to aid in the prevention of the smuggling of alcoholic liquors into the United States, signed May 31, 1928, on behalf of the United States and Japan. CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE LIST OF THE HUMANITARIAN TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES On Page 49 of the First Supplement of the Bulletin of Treaty Information, July 31, 1929, the convention between the United States 'See Bulletin No. 2, November 1929, p. 4. |