Technical advisers Jesse S. Reeves, Professor of International Law, University of Michigan Edwin M. Borchard, Professor of International Law, Yale Manley O. Hudson, Professor of International Law, Har- S. W. Boggs, Geographer, Department of State Dr. Emma Wold, National Woman's Party The conference, which is being called under the auspices of the League of Nations, will discuss and undertake to codify the law on three subjects, namely, nationality, territorial waters, and responsibility of states for damage done in their territory to the persons or property of foreigners. RENUNCIATION OF WAR The committee of jurists of the League of Nations engaged in harmonizing the Covenant of the League and the treaty for the renunciation of war, unanimously adopted on February 28, 1930, an amendment to Article 12 of the Covenant. Under Article 12 of the Covenant the members of the League agree that if there should arise between them any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, they will submit the matter either to arbitration or to inquiry by the Council, and they agree in no case to resort to war until three months after the award by the arbitrators or the report by the Council. The parties to the treaty for the renunciation of war condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another and agree that the settlement or solution of all disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them, shall never be sought except by pacific means. RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTIONS OF THE RED CROSS AND PRISONERS OF WAR CONFERENCE 5 By despatches dated January 6, 1930, and January 14, 1930, the American Minister at Berne informed the Secretary of State of the signatures of Great Britain, January 4, 1930, and of Japan, January 9. 1930, respectively, to the convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick of armies in the field and the convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, signed at Geneva, July 27, 1929. 'See Bulletin No. 2, November 1929, p. 13. POLITICAL AGREEMENT FOR THE RENDITION OF THE BRITISH CONCESSION AT CHINKIANG China. In accordance with the second paragraph of the resolution adopted by the Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armaments on February 1, 1922, regarding the existing commitments of China or relating to China, the British Ambassador at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State copies of the following documents embodying an agreement which was concluded in November 1929, between Great Britain and China, providing for the rendition of the British concession at Chinkiang: 1 (1) An exchange of notes covering the rendition of the concession, the issue of Chinese deeds of perpetual lease in exchange for the British crown leases, and the cancella- (2) An exchange of notes on the subject of the amount of the See British Treaty Series No. 3 (1930). 4 100709-30-2 HUMANITARIAN HEALTH INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION 1 On January 14, 1930, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France transmitted to the American Embassy at Paris a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of ratifications by Brazil, December 3, 1929, Mexico, December 31, 1929, and Italy, January 11, 1930, of the international sanitary convention, signed at Paris, June 21, 1926. 'See Bulletin No. 4, January 1930, p. 7. ECONOMIC AVIATION CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION1 On January 29, 1930, the secretary general of the International Commission for Air Navigation transmitted to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the protocol dated December 11, 1929, concerning amendments to Articles 34 and 40 of the convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation, signed at Paris on October 13, 1919. The object of the protocol is to allot a vote on the commission to each of the British Dominions. The protocol which has been signed by the representatives of thirteen of the twenty-seven states parties to the convention, has been deposited at the secretariat of the International Commission for Air Navigation and, in accordance with its final clauses, remains open to the signature of the other contracting states. In conformity with the provisions of Article 34 of the convention, the amendments forming the subject of this protocol will enter into force only on the deposit at the seat of the commission of the ratifications of all of the states which are contracting parties to the convention. COMMERCIAL AVIATION CONVENTION Guatemala. By note dated February 10, 1930, the Cuban Ambassador at Washington, Señor Don Orestes Ferrara, transmitted to the Secretary of State of the United States a communication from the Secretary of State of Cuba, dated January 17, 1930, informing the Secretary of State of the United States that on December 28, 1929, Guatemala deposited its instrument of ratification of the convention on commercial aviation, which was approved by the Sixth International Conference of American States and of which Cuba is the depository government. 1 See Bulletin No. 4, January 1930, p. 9. 'Post, p. 9. COMMERCE CONFERENCE IN REGARD TO A "CUSTOMS TRUCE" On February 11, 1930, the Acting Secretary of State instructed the American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Berne to inform the Secretary General of the League of Nations that while the American Government viewed with approbation any endeavor to facilitate world-wide economic relations and to remove discriminatory economic measures, it did not feel that it could usefully participate in the conference to be convened at Geneva, February 17, 1930.3 Mr. Edwin C. Wilson, First Secretary of the American Embassy at Paris, has been instructed to be present in Geneva during the period of the conference with a view to obtaining information regarding the developments of the conference. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF IMPORT AND EXPORT PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS * Portugal. The instrument of ratification of Portugal of the international convention and protocol for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions and of the supplementary agreement and protocol thereto, which was deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations on December 2, 1929, declares, in conformity with Article 10 of the convention, that Portugal assumes no responsibility in respect of the application of the convention to its colonies. CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS Spain. The Spanish representative on the Council of the League of Nations deposited with the Secretariat on January 15, 1930, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the convention, the instrument of ratification of Spain of the convention on the execution of foreign arbitral awards, signed at Geneva, September 26, 1927. p. 70. For text of note see Press Releases, Weekly Issue No. 20, February 15, 1930, *See Bulletin No. 3, December 1929, p. 5. See also post, p. 11, for text of protocol concerning the entry into force of the above-mentioned convention. |