Arbitration, conciliation, and judicial settlement. Bilateral treaties of arbitration and conciliation.... Changes to be noted in the list of treaties of the United States for Permanent Court of International Justice... Article 36 of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Protocol concerning the prohibition of the use in warfare of asphyxi- ating, poisonous, or other gases, and of bacteriological methods of Convention between Great Britain and China for the rendition of the British concession at Weihaiwei__--- Treaty between the United States and Austria.... Convention between the United States and Poland for the prevention of the smuggling of alcoholic beverages into the United States____. Convention and protocol relating to the liquor traffic in Africa___ International convention for the suppression of the circulation of, and PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL BILATERAL TREATIES OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION China. A treaty of arbitration between the United States and the Republic of China was signed on June 27, 1930, by the Secretary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stimson, and the Chinese Minister at Washington, Mr. Chao-Chu Wu. Estonia. On June 18, 1930, the Secretary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stimson, and the Consul General of Estonia at New York, in charge of Legation, Colonel Victor Mutt, exchanged ratifications of the treaty of arbitration and the treaty of conciliation between the United States and Estonia, signed at Tallinn, August 27, 1929.1 The treaties were proclaimed by the President of the United States on June 25, 1930. Greece. On June 19, 1930, a general treaty of arbitration and a treaty of conciliation between the United States and the Republic of Greece were signed by the Secretary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stimson and the Minister of Greece at Washington, Mr. Charalambos Simopoulos. Iceland. On June 16, 1930, the Senate of the United States gave its advice and consent to the ratification of a treaty of arbitration between the United States and Iceland, signed at Washington, May 15, 1930.1 CHANGES TO BE NOTED IN THE LIST OF TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PROMOTION OF PEACE Under "Bipartite Treaties Signed but not in Force," on page 47 of the First Supplement of the Bulletin of Treaty Information, June 30, 1929 (as corrected to March 10, 1930), there should be added the following: The treaty of arbitration and the treaty of conciliation between the United States and Estonia included on page 47 under the heading of "Bipartite Treaties Signed but not in Force," should now be listed on page 45 under treaties in force. Estonia: Arbitration treaty Signed at Tallinn, August 27, 1929. Ratifications exchanged June 18, 1930. Effective "from the date of exchange of ratifications" (Art. 3). Estonia: Conciliation treaty Signed at Tallinn, August 27, 1929. Ratifications exchanged June 18, 1930. Effective "from the date of exchange of ratifications" (Art. 4). PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE Poland. By a note of June 2, 1930, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the delegate of the Republic of Poland accredited to the League deposited with the Secretary on May 13, 1930, the instruments of ratification of the Polish Republic of the protocol for the revision of, and the protocol of accession of the United States to the protocol of signature of, the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice. According to communiqués No. 4422, June 3, 1930, and No. 4445, June 13, 1930, of the Information Section of the League of Nations, the Government of Siam and the Government of Portugal deposited with the Secretariat of the League their respective instruments of ratification of the two documents referred to above. ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF Siam. By a note of May 30, 1930, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the Permanent Delegate of Siam accredited to the League of Nations, deposited with the Secretariat of the League, May 7, 1930, the instrument of ratification of the declaration of adhesion by Siam to the optional clause provided for in the protocol of signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which involves acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court. Yugoslavia. According to communiqué No. 4401 of the Information Section of the League of Nations, dated May 16, 1930, M. Marinkovitch, Yugoslav Minister for Foreign Affairs and Representative of Yugoslavia on the Council of the League, signed the optional clause of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice on May 16, 1930. M. Marinkovitch's signature was accompanied by the following declaration: 2 2 Official translation of the League of Nations On behalf of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and subject to ratification, I declare that I recognise as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other Member of the League of Nations or any State whose Government is recognised by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and who accepts the same obligation, i. e., subject to reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of International Justice, in accordance with Article 36 of the Statute of the Court for a period of five years from the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, in respect of all disputes which may arise after the ratification of the present declaration, with the exception of disputes concerning questions which, according to international law, concern exclusively the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and of cases in which the Parties shall have agreed or agree to have recourse to another method of pacific settlement. ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 19303 The following notes were exchanged between the Government of the United States and the Governments of Great Britain and Japan relative to the interpretation of Article 19 of the London Naval Treaty of 1930: The American Ambassador (Castle) to the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (Shidehara) TOKYO, May 21, 1930. SIR: It is the understanding of the Government of the United States that the word "category" in Article 19 of the London naval treaty of 1930 means category or subcategory. The Government of the United States declares that it interprets the treaty to mean that vessels becoming overage in either subcategory (a) or subcategory (b) of the cruiser categories (Art. 16) shall be replaceable only in that subcategory. The American Government will be most happy to have the confirmation of this understanding from His Majesty's Government. [File copy not signed] The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (Shidehara) to the American Ambassador (Castle) [Translation] TOKYO, May 24, 1930. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note dated May 21, 1930, relative to the interpretation of the word "category" appearing in Article 19 of the London naval treaty of 1930. The Imperial Government understands the word "category appearing in Article 19 of the above-mentioned treaty to mean category or "subcategory "; thus it interprets this treaty in the sense that ships belonging to either subcategory (a) or subcategory 'See Bulletin No. 8, May, 1930, p. 2. |