CONVENTION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (continuted).

(Geneva, October 2nd, I930.)

Not in Force.Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open

Ratification. to Accession by:BULGARIA HAITICUBA HONDURASCZECHO-SLOVAKIA HUNGARYESTONIA INDIAETHIOPIA IRAQFRANCE JAPANGERMANY LIBERIAGREECE LUXEMBURGITALY MEXICOLATVIA NEW ZEALANDLITHUANIA NICARAGUATHE NETHERLANDS, including PANAMA

Netherlands Indies, Surinam PARAGUAYand Curacao. SALVADOR

NORWAY SWITZERLANDPERU THAILANDPOLAND TURKEYPORTUGAL UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTROUMANIA REPUBLICSSPAIN URUGUAYSWEDEN VENEZUELA

In virtue of the constitutional lawsof Sweden, loan operations areentrusted to a special authority(Riksgaldskontoret) appointeddirect by Parliament.

YUGOSLAVIA

XXVI. UNIFICATION OF BUOYAGE AND LIGHTING OF COASTS.

I. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS. 1

(Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930.)

In Force.Definitive Signatures or Accessions Signatures subject to The Agreement is open to

and Ratifications. Ratification. Accession by:BELGIUM (February Ioth, I932) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA

Belgium cannot undertake, for the CUBA UNITED STATES OF AMERICApresent, to apply the provisions ESTONIA ARGENTINE REPUBLICrelating to "Warning of gale E A TRAAexpected to affect the locality" GERMANY AUSTRALIAwhich form the first chapter of SWEDEN GREAT BRITAIN ANDthe Regulations of this Agree- NORTHERN IRELANDment. BULGARIA

Further, the ratification by Belgium of the provisions which are the ANADAobject of Chapter II (Tide and CHILEdepth signals), and Chapter III COLOMBIA(Signals concerning the move- COSTA RICAment of vessels at the entrances of harbours or important chan- nels), will only take effect when DOMINICAN REPUBLICGermany, Denmark, France, EGYPTGreat Britain, the Netherlands ECUADORand Norway shall have them- GUATEMALAselves notified their effective GUATEMALAratifications of the provisions HAITIcontained in these two chapters. HONDURAS

This ratification does not apply to INDIAthe Belgian Congo. I

BRAZIL (November 2Ist, I932 a) ICELANDCHINA (May 29th, I935) IRANFREE CITY OF DANZIG (through IRA

the intermediary of Poland) ITAY(October 2nd, 1933) IA

FINLAND (June 12th, 1936) JA AFRANCE (July i3th, I93) LITHUANIAFrench Colonies and Mandated ITHUANIA

MEXICOTerritories as follows:Territories as follows: (October 28th, I933 a) NEW ZEALANDFrench West Africa NI AAFrench Equatorial Africa

1 The present Agreement entered into force on November 22nd, I93r. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations,Vol. CXXV, p. 95; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 453; Vol. CXLII, p. 379; Vol. CLVI, p. 241; Vol. CLX, p. 393; Vol. CLXIV,p. 390; and Vol. CLXXXI, p. 395.

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I. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS (continued).

(Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930 )

In Force.Definitive Signatures or Accessions The Agreement is open to

and Ratifications. Accession by:

Togoland NORWAYCameroons PANAMA

Madagascar PERUFrench Settlements in India c SALVADOR

Indo-China ' TANGIER

Reunion THAILAND

French Coast of Somaliland G URUGUAYNew Caledonia VENEZUELAOceania Martinique GuadeloupeGuianaSt. Pierre and Miquelon

GREECE (September I4th,

I932)LATVIA (September I7th,

1935 a)MONACO (November 3rd, 1933)MOROCCO (September 3rd,

I93I)THE NETHERLANDS (August

24th, 193I s)Including the Netherlands Indies.

POLAND (October 2nd, 1933)PORTUGAL (October 23rd,

1930 s)ROUMANIA (June ist, 193I s)SPAIN (November 3rd, 1933)TUNIS (October 27th, 1931)TURKEY (June 27th, I936 a)UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICS (April 27th,I93I s)

YUGOSLAVIA (December IIth,I937)

2. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MANNED LIGHTSHIPS NOT ON THEIR STATIONS. 1

(Lisbon, October 23rd, I930.)

In Force.

Definitive Signatures or Accessions Signatures subject to Ratification. The Agreement is open to

and Ratifications. Accession by:

BELGIUM (February ioth, I932) CUBA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAThis ratification does not apply to GERMANY ALBANIA

the Belgian Congo. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BRAZIL (November 2ISt, I932 a) ARGENTINE REPUBLICGREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN IRELAND BULGARIA(October 23rd, I930 s) CANADADoes not include any Colonies, Pro- CHILE

tectorates or territories under su-zerainty or mandate of His Bri- COLOMBIAtannic Majesty. COSTA RICA

Burma 2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

INDIA (October 23rd, I930 s) EGYPTDoes not include any of the Indian ECUADOR

States under British suzerainty. GUATEMALACHINA (May 29th, I935) HAITIFREE CITY OF DANZIG (through HONDURAS

the intermediary of Poland) ICELAND(October 2nd, 1933)

1 The present Agreement entered into force on January 2ist, I93I. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations,

Vol. CXII, p. 21: Vol. CXVII, p. 331; Vol. CXXX, p. 464; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 449; Vol. CXLII, p. 371; Vol. CXLVII,

p. 350; Vol. CLVI, p. 226; Vol. CLX, p. 380; Vol. CLXIV, p. 387; and Vol. CLXXII, p. 412.2 Burma, which participated in this Agreement as a part of India, was separated from India on April ist, I937,

and possesses the status of an overseas territory of His Majesty. Accordingly, the Agreement applies, as from that

date, to Burma as an overseas possession of His Majesty.

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2. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MANNED LIGHTSHIPS NOT ON THEIR STATIONS (continued).

(Lisbon, October 23rd, I930.)

In Force.

Definitive Signatures or Accessions The Agreement is open toand Ratifications. Accession by:

DENMARK (April 29th, I93I s) IRANESTONIA (September I6th, IRELAND

I936) ITALYFINLAND (May 23rd, 1934) JAPANFRANCE (October 23rd, I930 S) LIBERIAFrench Colonies and Man- LITHUANIA

dated Territories as MEXICOfollows: NEW ZEALAND

French West Africa NICARAGUAFrench Equatorial NORWAY

Africa PANAMATogoland PERUCameroons SALVADORMadagascar H TANGIERFrench Settlements in , THAILAND

India URUGUAYIndo-China VENEZUELAReunion French Coast of Somali- o

landNew Caledonia 2OceaniaMartiniqueGuadeloupeGuianaSt. Pierre and Miquelon

MoRocco (October 23rd, I930 s)TUNIS (October 23rd, I930 s)GREECE (October 23rd, 1930 s)IRAQ (October I5th, I935 a)LATVIA (September I7th,

I935 a)MONACO (October 23rd, I930 s)THE NETHERLANDS (October

23rd, I930 s)Including the Netherlands Indies.

POLAND (October 2nd, 1933)PORTUGAL (October 23rd, I930s)ROUMANIA (June Ist, 1931 s)SPAIN (November 3rd, I933)SWEDEN (February 3rd, I933)UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICS (April 27th, I93I s)TURKEY (June 27th, I936 a)YUGOSLAVIA (January i6th,

'934)

XXVII. DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE POWERS WHICHARE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION INSTITUTING THE

DEFINITIVE STATUTE OF THE DANUBE.

(Geneva, December 5th, I930.)

Signatures. Signaturesad referendum.

BELGIUM CZECHO-SLOVAKIAGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN GERMANY

IRELAND GREECEBULGARIA HUNGARYFRANCEITALYROUMANIAYUGOSLAVIA

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XXVIII. UNIFICATION OF RIVER LAW.

I. CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES CONCERNING COLLISIONS IN INLAND

NAVIGATION, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX.1

(Geneva, December gth, 1930.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet The Convention is open toAccessions. perfected by Ratification. Accession by:

France (July I2th, I939) BELGIUM ALBANIA

PORTUGAL (March ist, I932 a) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN AND

Does not include the Portuguese FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through NORTHERN IRELANDColonies. the intermediary of Poland). BULGARIA

Subject to the reservation pro- DENMARKvided under III, ad Article 14 of ESTONIAthe Protocol-Annex.

GERMANYSubject to the reservation provided GREECE

under III, ad Article 14 of the IRELANDProtocol-Annex. LATVIA

HUNGARY LITHUANIASubject to the reservation pro- NORWAY

vided under III, ad Article I4 Sof the Protocol-Annex.PAIN

ITALY SWEDENLUXEMBURG TURKEYTHE NETHERLANDS UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

Subject to the reservation pro- REPUBLICSvided under III, ad Article 14of the Protocol-Annex.

POLANDROUMANIASWITZERLAND

Subject to the reservation providedunder III, ad Article 14 of theProtocol-Annex.

YUGOSLAVIA

2. CONVENTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS, RIGHTS in rem OVER

SUCH VESSELS AND OTHER COGNATE QUESTIONS, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 2

(Geneva, December 9 th, I930.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toAccessions Ratification. Accession by:

France (July 12th, I939) BELGIUM ALBANIACZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN ANDFREE CITY OF DANZIG (through NORTHERN IRELAND

the intermediary of Poland) BULGARIASubject to the reservation provided DENMARK

under IX, ad Article 5o , of the ESTONIAProtocol-Annex.

GERMANYSubject to the reservation provided GREECE

under IX, ad Article 50, of the IRELANDProtocol-Annex. LATVIA

HUNGARY LITHUANIASubject to the reservation provided NORWAY

under IX, ad Article 50, of the PORTUGALProtocol-Annex. PORTUGAL

ITALY ROUMANIA

LUXEMBURG SPAINSWEDEN

1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article 17).2 This Convention shall enter into force six months after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article 53).

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2. CONVENTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS, RIGHTS in rem OVER

SUCH VESSELS AND OTHER COGNATE QUESTIONS, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX (continued).

(Geneva, December 9th, 1930.)

Not in Force.Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to

Ratification. Accession by:

THE NETHERLANDS TURKEYSubject to the reservation provided UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

under IX, ad Article 50, of the REPUBLICSProtocol-Annex.

POLANDSWITZERLAND

Subject to the reservation providedunder IX, ad Article 50, of theProtocol-Annex.

YUGOSLAVIA

3. CONVENTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR ATTESTING THE RIGHT OF INLAND NAVIGATION

VESSELS TO A FLAG, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 1

(Geneva, December gth, I930.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toAccessions Ratification. Accession by:

BELGIUM ALBANIACZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN AND

FRANCE NORTHERN IRELAND

HUNGARY BULGARIASubject to the reservation provided DENMARK

under IV, ad Article 8, of the FREE CITY OF DANZIGProtocol-Annex. ESTONIA

ITALY ~~ITALY ~FINLANDLUXEMBURG GERMANYPOLAND GREECEY

YUGOSLAVIA GRELANIRELANDLATVIALITHUANIATHE NETHERLANDSNORWAYPORTUGALROUMANIASPAINSWEDENSWITZERLANDTURKEY

UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTREPUBLICS

XXIX. UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTESAND CHEQUES.

I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL.2

(Geneva, March g9th, I93J.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to

A ccessions. Ratification. Accession by .

*FREE CITY OF DANZIG BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN

(through the intermediary of CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAPoland) (June 24th, 1935) ECUADOR ALBANIAThis ratification is given subject to HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

the reservations mentioned in LUXEMBURG SA'UDI ARABIAArticles 6, 14, I5, i6, para MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLICi8, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29 of AUSTRALIAnnex II to this Convention. ROUMANIA AUSTRALIA

1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article I I ).2 The Convention and Protocol came into force on January Ist, I934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations,

Vol. CXLIII, p. 355; Vol. CLVI, p. 293; Vol. CLXIV, p. 4I3; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 239; and Vol. CLXXVII, p. 439.* All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country,

after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that thisratification has the character of an accession.

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I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL(continued).

(Geneva, March z9th, 1931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toAccessions. Ratification. Accession by:

DENMARK (July 27th, I932) SPAIN BOLIVIAThe undertaking of the Government TURKEY BRAZIL

of the King to introduce in YUGOSLAVIA GREAT BRITAIN ANDDenmark the Uniform Law form- NORTHERN IRELANDing Annex I to this Conventionis subject to the reservations BULGARIAreferred to in Articles 4, 6, 9, I4, CANADApar. I, i6 (a), 18, 25,26,27 and 29of CHILEAnnex II to the said Convention. CHINA

The Government of the King, byits acceptance of this Convention, COLOMBIAdoes not intend to assume any COSTA RICAobligations as regards Greenland. CUBA

FINLAND (August 3ISt, I932) DOMINICAN REPUBLICThis ratification is subject to the EGYPT

reservations mentioned in Articles4, 6, 9, 14, paragraph i, I6(a), I8 ESTONIAand 27 of Annex II to this ETHIOPIAConvention, and Finland has GUATEMALAavailed itself of the right granted HAITIto the High Contracting Parties by Articles 25, 26 and 29 of theHONDURASsaid Annex to legislate on the ICELANDmatters referred to therein. INDIA

FRANCE (April 27th, I936 a) IRANDeclares that Articles I, 2, 4, 5, 6, IRAQ

9, II, I2, 13, 15, I6, I8, I9, 21,22, 23, 25, 26, 27, ** 28, 29, 30 IRELANDand 31 of Annex II to this Con- LATVIAvention are being applied. LIBERIA

*GERMANY (October 3rd, I933) LIECHTENSTEINThis ratification is given subject to LITHUANIA

the reservations mentioned inArticles 6,14, I5, I6, paragraph 2, EW ZEALAND18, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29 of PANAMAAnnex II to the Convention. PARAGUAY

*GREECE (June Ist, I934) PERUSubject to the following conditions: SALVADOR

A. The Hellenic Government does SAN MARINOnot avail itself of the reservationsprovided in Articles I, 2, 5-8, Io-I4, SUDANi6, paragraph I (a) and (b), I8, THAILANDparagraph I, 19-22, 24 and 26, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTparagraph 2, of Annex II. REPUBLICS

B. The Hellenic Government avails itself of the following reser- URUGUAYvations provided in Annex II: VENEZUELA

(I) The reservation in Article 3,paragraph 3 of Article 2 of theUniform Law being replaced by thewords: " A cheque which does notspecify the place of payment shallbe regarded as payable at the placewhere it was drawn".

(2) The reservation in Article 4,the following paragraph being addedto Article 3: " A cheque issued andpayable in Greece shall not be validas a cheque unless it is drawn on abanking Company or Greek legalperson having the status of aninstitution of public law, engagingin banking business".

(3) The reservation in Article 9,the following provision being addedto paragraph 3 of Article 6 of theUniform Law: "But in such excep-tional case the issue of the chequeto bearer is prohibited."

* All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country,after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratificationhas the character of an accession.

* * The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic informed the Secretary-General, by a communicationreceived at the Secretariat on October 2oth, I937, that, in consequence of certain changes introduced into Frenchlegislation regarding the maturity of commercial bills by the Decree-Law of August 3Ist, 1937, and in application ofArticle 27 of Annex II to the Convention and Article II of the Final Act of the Conference by which it was adopted, nopayment whatsoever, in respect of a bill, draft cheque, current account, deposit of funds or securities or otherwise, maybe demanded and no protest may be drawn up on Saturdays or Mondays, which, for these purposes only, are assimilatedto legal holidays.

I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL (COnt).

(Geneva, March i 9 th, 1931.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

(4) The reservation in Article I5, the following paragraph being added to

Article 31 of the Uniform Law: "By presidential decree, promulgated atthe instance of the Ministers of Justice and National Economy, it may bedecided what institutions in Greece are to be regarded as clearing-houses."

(5) The reservation in the second paragraph of Article i6, it being laid

down that "provisions with regard to the loss or theft of cheques shallbe embodied in Greek law."

(6) The reservation in Article 17, the following paragraph being added atthe end of Article 35: " In exceptional circumstances connected with therate of exchange of Greek currency, the effects of the stipulation containedin paragraph 3 of the present Article may be abrogated in each case by

special legislation as regards cheques payable in Greece. The above provisionmay also be applied as regards cheques issued in Greece."

(7) The reservation in Article 23, the following being added to No. 2 inArticle 45 of the Uniform Law: " which, however, in the case of chequesissued and payable in Greece, shall be calculated in each case at the legalrate of interest in force in Greece. " Similarly, the following is added toNo. 2 of Article 46 of the Uniform Law: "except in the special casedealt with in No. 2 of the preceding Article."

(8) The reservation in Article 25, the following Article being added to theNational Law: " In the event of forfeiture of the bearer's rights or limitationof the right of action, proceedings may be taken against the drawer orendorser on the ground of his having made an inequitable gain. The rightto take such proceedings lapses after three years from the date of theissue of the cheque."

(9) The reservation in the first paragraph of Article 26, a provision beingenacted to the following effect: " The causes of interruption or suspensionof limitation of actions enacted in the present law shall be governed by therules regarding limitation and short-term limitation of actions. "

(Io) The reservation in Article 27, a separate Article being appendedin the following terms: " Legal holidays within the meaning of the presentlaw shall be all Sundays and all full days of rest observed by public offices."

(ii) The reservation in Article 28 and the reservation in Article 29.

(12) The reservation in Article 30.

ITALY (August 3ISt, I933)In accordance with Article I of this Convention, the Royal Italian Govern-

ment intends to avail itself of the rights provided in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7, 9, Io, 14, I6, para. 2, 19, 20, 2I, para. 2, 23, 25, 26, 29 and 30 of Annex II.

In connection with Article I5 of Annex II to this Convention, the institutionsreferred to in the said article are, in Italy, solely the " Stanze dicompensazione ".

JAPAN (August 25th, I933)By application of Article i, paragraph 2, of the Convention, this ratification

is subject to the benefit of the provisions mentioned in Annex II to thisConvention.

MONACO (February gth, I933)*THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (April 2nd, 1934)

This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex IIto the Convention.

Netherlands Indies and CuraCao (September 3oth, I935 a)Subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex II to the Convention.

Surinam (August 7th, 1936 a)Subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex II to the Convention.

NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932 a)NORWAY (July 27th, I932)

This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 4, 6, 9,I4, paragraph I, i6 (a) and I8 of Annex Ii to the Convention, and theRoyal Norwegian Government reserves the right, at the same time, toavail itself of the right granted to each of the High Contracting Partiesby Articles 25, 26, 27 and 29 of the said Annex to legislate on the mattersreferred to therein.

POLAND (December I9 th, I936 a)This accession is given subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 3, 4, 5,

8, 9, 14, paragraph I, I5, I6, paragraph i (a), i6, paragraph 2, 17, 23, 24,

25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 of Annex II to the Convention.* PORTUGAL (June 8th, 1934)

Subject to the reservation that the provisions of the Convention do not

apply to the colonial territory of Portugal.

SWEDEN (July 27th, I932)This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 4, 6,

9, 14, paragraph I, 6 6(a) and I8 of Annex II to the Convention, andthe Royal Swedish Government has availed itself of the right granted tothe High Contracting Parties by Articles 25, 26 and 29 of the said Annexto legislate on the matters referred to therein.

SWITZERLAND (August 26th, 1932 )1This ratification is given subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 2,

4, 8, I5, i6, paragraph 2, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29 and 30 of Annex II.

* All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country,

after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification

has the character of an accession.1 According to a declaration made by the Swiss Government when depositing the instrument of ratification of

this Convention, the latter was to take effect, in respect of Switzerland, only after the adoption of a law revising

Sections XXIV to XXXIII of the Federal Code of Obligations or, if necessary, of a special law regarding bills of exchange,

promissory notes and cheques. The law above referred to having entered into force on July ist, I937, the Convention

took effect, for Switzerland, as from that date.

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2. CONVENTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH

CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 1

(Geneva, March igth, 1931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toA ccessions. Ratification. Accession by:

*FREE CITY OF DANZIG BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN(through the intermediary of CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAPoland) (June 24th, I935) ECUADOR ALBANIA

DENMARK (July 27th, I932) HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICAThe Government of the King, by its LUXEMBURG SA'UDI ARABIA

acceptance of this Convention, MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLICdoes not intend to assume any ROUMANIA AUSTRALIAobligations as regards Greenland. SPAIN BOLIVIA

FINLAND (August 3Ist, 1932) TURKEY BRAZILFRANCE (April 27th, 1936 a) YUGOSLAVIA GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN*GERMANY (October 3rd, 1933) IRELAND*GREECE (June Ist, 1934) BULGARIAITALY (August 3Ist, 1933) CANADAJAPAN (August 25th, I933) CHILEMONACO (February 9th, I933) CHINA*THE NETHERLANDS (for the COLOMBIA

Kingdom in Europe) (April COSTA RICA2nd, I934) CUBANetherlands Indies and Cura- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

cao (September 30th, I935a) EGYPTSurinam (August 7th, 1936 a) ESTONIA

NICARAGUA (March I6th, ETHIOPIAI932 a) GUATEMALA

NORWAY (July 27th, I932) HAITIPOLAND (December 9th, HONDURAS

1936 a) ICELAND*PORTUGAL (June 8th, I934) INDIA

Subject to the reservation that the IRANprovisions of the Convention donot apply to the colonial territory IRAQof Portugal. IRELAND

SWEDEN (July 27th, I932) LATVIASWITZERLAND (August 26th, LIBERIA

I932) LIECHTENSTEINLITHUANIANEW ZEALANDPANAMAPARAGUAYPERUSALVADORSAN MARINOSUDANTHAILANDUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICSURUGUAYVENEZUELA

1 The Convention and Protocol came into force on January ISt, 1934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations,Vol. CXLIII, p. 407; Vol. CLVI, p. 293; Vol. CLXIV, p. 413; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 239; and Vol. CLXXVII, p. 440.

* All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country,after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratificationhas the character of an accession.

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3. CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 1

(Geneva, March I9th, 1931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toAccessions. Ratification. Accession by:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN BELGIUM AFGHANISTANIRELAND (January I3th, 932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAThis ratification does not include ECUADOR ALBANIA

any British Colony or Protector- HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICAate or any mandated territory in LUXEMBURG SA UDI ARABIArespect of which the mandate is LUXEMBURGexercised by His Majesty's Go- MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLICvernment in the United Kingdom. ROUMANIA BOLIVIA

Barbados SPAIN BRAZILBasutoland TURKEY BULGARIABechuanaland Protecto- YUGOSLAVIA CANADA

rate CHILEBermuda CHINABritish Guiana COLOMBIABritish Honduras COSTA RICACeylon CUBACyprus DOMINICAN REPUBLICFiji EGYPTGambia (Colony and ESTONIA

Protectorate) ETHIOPIAGibraltar GUATEMALAGold Coast: HAITI

(a) Colony HONDURAS(b) Ashanti ICELAND(c) Northern Territo- INDIA

ries IRAN(d) Togoland under IRAQ

British Mandate LATVIAKenya (Colony and Pro- LIBERIA

tectorate) LIECHTENSTEINMalay States: LITHUANIA

(a) Federated Malay NEW ZEALANDStates: PANAMA

Negri Sembilan H PARAGUAYPahang PERUPerak I SALVADORSelangor SAN MARINO

(b) Unfederated I SUDANMalay States: 1 THAILANDJohore UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTKedah REPUBLICSKelantan URUGUAYPerlis VENEZUELATrengganu, andBrunei

MaltaNorthern RhodesiaNyasaland ProtectoratePalestine (excluding

Trans-Jordan)SeychellesSierra Leone (Colony

and Protectorate)Straits SettlementsSwazilandTrinidad and TobagoUganda ProtectorateWindward Islands:

GrenadaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent

1 The Convention and Protocol came into force on November 29th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League ofNations, Vol. CXLIII, p. 7; Vol. CLVI, p. 292; Vol. CLXIV, p. 412; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 235; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 426;and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 484.

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3. CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL (continued).

(Geneva, March i9 th, I931.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive

Accessions.

Bahamas British Solomon Islands Protectorate Falkland Islands and Dependencies cGilbert and Ellice Islands ColonyMauritius Saint Helena and AscensionTanganyika Territory Tonga Trans-Jordan Zanzibar Jamaica, including the Turks and Caicos (August 3rd,)

Islands and the Cayman Islands 93Somaliland Protectorate a)

Australia (September 3rd, 1938 a)Including the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and the Mandated

Territories of New Guinea and Nauru.IRELAND (July IOth, 1936 a)*FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland)

(June 24th, I935)DENMARK (July 27th, I932)

The Government of the King, by its acceptance of this Convention, does notintend to assume any obligations as regards Greenland.

FINLAND (August 3ISt, I932)FRANCE (April 27th, 1936 a)*GERMANY (October 3rd, 1933)*GREECE (June Ist, I934)ITALY (August 3Ist, I933)JAPAN (August 25th, I933)MONACO (February 9th, I933)*THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (April

2nd, 1934)Netherlands Indies and Curagao (September 30th, I935 a)Surinam (August 7th, 1936 a)

NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932a)NORWAY (July 27th, 1932)

New Hebrides (March I6th, I939 a).POLAND (December Igth, I936 a)*PORTUGAL (June 8th, I934)

Subject to the reservation that the provisions of the Convention do notapply to the colonial territory of Portugal.

SWEDEN (July 27th, I932)SWITZERLAND (August 26th, I932) 1

XXX. ROAD TRAFFIC.

I. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OF ROAD SIGNALS. 2

(Geneva, March 30th, I93I.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open

A ccessions. Ratification. to Accession by:

FRANCE (October iith, I934) BELGIUM AFGHANISTANDoes not assume any obligation in Subject to subsequent accession for UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

regard to Algeria, colonies, pro- the colonies and territories under A AAtectorates and territories under mandate.its mandate. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

Algeria (July 22nd, 935 a) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through AUSTRALIAHUNGARY (January 8th, 1937) the intermediary of Poland) BOLIVIAITALY (September 25th, I933) DENMARK GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERNLatvia (January Ioth, I939 a) GERMANY IRELANDLUXEMBURG (April 9 th, I936) YUGOSLAVIA BULGARIAMONACO (January Ig9 th, I932a) CANADA

* All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by thiscountry, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinionthat this ratification has the character of an accession.

1 According to a declaration made by the Swiss Government when depositing the instrument of ratification ofthis Convention, the latter was to take effect, in respect of Switzerland, only after the adoption of a law revisingSections XXIV to XXXIII of the Federal Code of Obligations or, if necessary, of a special law regarding bills of exchange,promissory notes and cheques. The law above referred to having entered into force on July Ist, 1937, the Conventiontook effect, for Switzerland, as from that date.

2 This Convention came into force on July I6th, I934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CL,p. 247; Vol. CLX, p. 439; Vol. CLXIV, p. 421; Vol. CLXXII, p. 426; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 462; and Vol. CLXXXV, p. 4II.

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I. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OF ROAD SIGNALS (continued).

(Geneva, March 30th, I93I.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive The Convention is open

Accessions. to Accession by:

THE NETHERLANDS (for the CHILEKingdom in Europe, Suri- CHINAnam and Curasao) (January COLOMBIAI6th, 1934) CUBA

POLAND (April 5th, I934) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PORTUGAL (April I8th, 1932 a) ECUADORDoes not include the Portuguese EGYPT

Colonies. ESTONIA

ROUMANIA (June I9th, I935 a) ETHIOPIASPAIN (July I8th, I933) FINLANDSWEDEN (February 25th, GREECE

I938 a) GUATEMALASWITZERLAND (October I9th, HAITI

1934) HONDURASTURKEY (October I5th, 1936) INDIAUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST IRAN

REPUBLICS (July 23rd, IRAQ1935 a) IRELAND

JAPANLIBERIALITHUANIAMEXICONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPANAMAPARAGUAYPERUSALVADORTHAILANDURUGUAYVENEZUELA

2. CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 1

(Geneva, March 30th, I931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is openAccessions. Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (November 9th, I932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AFGHANISTANSubject to subsequent accession for FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

the colonies and territories under the intermediary of Poland) ALBANIAmandate. ALBANIA

GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- ARGENTINE REPUBLICTHERN IRELAND (April 20th, AUSTRALIAI932) BOLIVIADoes not include any colonies, pro- CANADA

tectorates or overseas territories or territories under suzeraintyHILEor mandate. CHINA

Southern Rhodesia (August COLOMBIA6th, I932 a) CUBA

NEWFOUNDLAND (January DOMINICAN REPUBLIC9 th, I933 a) ECUADOR

Ceylon ESTONIACyprus t ETHIOPIAGold Coast: H. FRANCE

Colony . GERMANYAshanti ~ c GUATEMALANorthern Territories l H HAITITogoland under Bri- \ e HONDURAS

tish mandate HUNGARY

1 This Convention entered into force on May 9th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXXXVIIIp. I49; Vol. CXLII, p. 393; Vol. CXLVII, p. 356; Vol. CLVI, p. 260; Vol. CLX, p. 418; Vol. CLXIV, p. 403; Vol. CLXXIIp. 426; Vol. CLXXXI, p. 397; Vol. CLXXXV, p. 407; and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 483.

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2. CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX(continued).

(Geneva, March 30th, 1931.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive The Convention is open

A ccessions. to Accession by:

Hong-Kong ) INDIAJamaica I IRANMalta JAPANWindward Islands: LIBERIA

Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent C,, LITHUANIAMEXICONigeria: MXCO

Colony, Protectorate, Cameroons under British ( MONNEW ZEALAND

L^^^~~~~~ ~mNICARAGUA

(Colony and Protectorate) NRPANAMA

Palestine PARAGUAY(excluding Trans-Jordan) (April 29th, I936 a) PERU

SALVADORStraits Settlements X e THAILANDFederated Malay States:URUGUAY URUGUAY

Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor a VENEZUELAUnfederated Malay States:

Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Trengganu Kenya (Colony and Protectorate)Uganda XNyasaland moTanganyika Territory > ~

ZanzibarNorthern Rhodesia

IRELAND (November 27th, 1933 a)BULGARIA (March 5th, I932 a)DENMARK (December 4th, 1931)Egypt (May 20th, 1939 a)FINLAND (May 23rd, I934 a)Greece (June 6th, I939 a)Iraq (September 20th, I938 a)ITALY (September 25th, I933)Latvia (January ioth, I939 a)LUXEMBURG (March 3Ist, I933)THE NETHERLANDS (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam

and Curacao) (January i6th, 1934)POLAND (June I5th, 1934)PORTUGAL (January 23rd, I932)

Does not assume any obligation as regards its Colonies.

ROUMANIA (June g9 th, 1935 a)SPAIN (June 3rd, 1933)SWEDEN (November 9 th, 1933)SWITZERLAND (October g9th, I934)TURKEY (September 25th, 1936)UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (July 23rd, I935 a)YUGOSLAVIA (May 9th, 1933 a)

3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE

IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS. 1

(Geneva, March 28th, 1931.)

In Force.Definitive Signatures . The Agreement is open

Defnitive SignatuSignatignature ad referendum o Signaure by

BELGIUM (March 28th, 193I ) YUGOSLAVIA ALBANIAGREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN FREE CITY OF DANZIG

IRELAND (March 28th, I93I) ESTONIAIRELAND (May 6th, I93I) FINLANDBULGARIA (February 27th, 1932) ICELANDCZECHO-SLOVAKIA (June 28th, I933) LATVIADENMARK (March 28th, I93I) LIECHTENSTEIN

1 This Agreement entered into force on June 26th, I93I. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXIX,

p. 47; Vol. CXXVI, p. 460; Vol. CXXXIV, p. 432; Vol. CLVI, p. 230; and Vol. CLX, p. 384.

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3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE

IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS (continued).

(Geneva, March 28th, I931.)

In Force.Definitive Signatures. The Agreement is open

to Signature by:

FRANCE (April I5th, I93I) LITHUANIAGERMANY (March 28th, I93I ) MONACOGREECE (August I8th, I93I) SAN MARINOHUNGARY (August I4th, 193I )ITALY (May 27th, 193I )LUXEMBURG (March 28th, 193I )THE NETHERLANDS (June iith, 1931)NORWAY (September27th,I932)POLAND (September 9 th, 1932)PORTUGAL (August 26th, I93I )ROUMANIA (June I9 th, 1935)SPAIN (July 8th, I93I)SWEDEN (February I2th, I932)SWITZERLAND (March 28th, I93I)TURKEY (May I5th, I932)UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICS (September 6th, I935)

XXXI. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY.

CONVENTION FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT

COMPANY, WITH CHARTER AND STATUTES. 1

(Geneva, May 2Ist, 1931.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is openRatification. to Accession by:

GREECE (August 3ISt, I93I) BELGIUM The European Members of theLATVIA (September 28th, I93). GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN League of Nations, within the

time-limit and under the condi-POLAND (April 22nd, I932) IRELAND tions provided for in Article I5,

ROUMANIA (February 4th, BULGARIA § a.I932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA 2. The non-European Members of the

SWITZERLAND (December 3ISt, DENMARK Leage of Nations, within theI),~~~~~~~~ ~time-limit and under the condi-I93I) The Danish Government reserves tions provided for in Article 15,

YUGOSLAVIA (January I6th, the right to make the entry into § b.I934) force of this Convention, as

regards Denmark, subject to itsbeing ratified and also put intoforce by Norway and Sweden.

ESTONIAFINLANDFRANCEGERMANYHUNGARYITALYLITHUANIALUXEMBURGTHE NETHERLANDS

(for the Kingdom in Europeonly)

PORTUGALSPAINSWEDEN 2

1 The present Convention shall come into force as soon as the amount of the contributions, whether obligatory orvoluntary, to the Special Reserve due from the Governments which have ratified the Convention attains the sum of twenty-five million francs. If this condition is not realised before December 31st, 1931, a Conference of the Governments whichhave ratified the Convention shall be called by the Council of the League of Nations. This Conference will determine newconditions for the coming into force of the Convention (Article 16).

2 On signing this Convention, the Swedish Plenipotentiary made the following declaration:

" The Swedish Government reserves the right to make its ratification of this Convention depend on theattitude which the Governments of Denmark and Norway shall adopt towards it."

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XXXII. TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS.4. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION

OF NARCOTIC DRUGS. 1(Geneva, July I3th, I93I.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open

Accessions. Ratification. to Accession by

AFGHANISTAN (June 2Ist,1935a) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ICELANDALBANIA (October gth, I937 a) BOLIVIA YUGOSLAVIAUNITED STATES OF AMERICA ETHIOPIA

(April z8th, I932) LIBERIAi. The Government of the United PARAGUAY

States of America reserves theright to impose, for purpose ofinternal control and control ofimport into, and export from,territory under its jurisdiction,of opium, coca leaves, all of theirderivatives and similar sub-stances produced by syntheticprocess, measures stricter thanthe provisions of the Convention.

2. The Government of the UnitedStates of America reserves theright to impose, for purposes ofcontrolling transit through itsterritories of raw opium, cocaleaves, all of their derivativesand similar substances producedby synthetic process, measuresby which the production of animport permit issued by thecountry of destination may bemade a condition precedent tothe granting of permission fortransit through its territory.

3. The Government of the UnitedStates of America finds it imprac-ticable to undertake to sendstatistics of import and exportto the Permanent Central OpiumBoard short of 60 days after theclose of the three months' periodto which such statistics refer.

4. The Government of the UnitedStates of America finds it im-practicable to undertake to stateseparately amounts of drugspurchased or imported for Go-vernment purposes.

5. Plenipotentiaries of the UnitedStates of America formally declarethat the signing of the Conventionfor limiting the Manufacture andregulating the Distribution ofNarcotic Drugs by them on thepart of the United States ofAmerica on this date is not to beconstrued to mean that theGovernment of the United Statesof America recognises a regimeor entity which signs or accedesto the Convention as the Govern-ment of a country when thatregime or entity is not recognisedby the Government of the UnitedStates of America as the Govern-ment of that country.

6. The plenipotentiaries of theUnited States of America furtherdeclare that the participation ofthe United States of America inthe Convention for limiting theManufacture and regulating theDistribution of Narcotic Drugs,signed on this date, does notinvolve any contractual obligationon the part of the United States ofAmerica to a country representedby a regime or entity which theGovernment of theUnited States ofAmerica does not recognise as theGovernment of that country untilsuch country has a Governmentrecognised by the Government ofthe United States of America.

1 The present Convention entered into force on July 9th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations,Vol. CXXXIX, p. 301; Vol. CXLVII, p. 361; Vol. CLII, p. 344; Vol. CLVI, p. 268; Vol. CLX, p. 419; Vol. CLXIV,p. 407; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 234; Vol. CLXXII, p. 426; Vol. CLXXXI, p. 398; Vol. CLXXXV, p. 411; and Vol. CLXXXIX,p. 483.

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4. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTIONOF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continuied).

(Geneva, July z3th, I93T.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive

A ccessions.

SA'UDI ARABIA (August I5th, I936)BELGIUM (April ioth, 1933)

This ratification does not include the Belgian Congo, nor the Territoryof Ruanda-Urundi under Belgian mandate.

BRAZIL (April 5th, I933)GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (April ist, 1933)

His Majesty does not assume any obligation in respect of any of His colonies,protectorates and overseas territories or territories under suzerainty orunder mandate exercised by His Government in the United Kingdom.

British HondurasBritish Solomon Islands ProtectorateCeylonCyprusFalkland Islands and DependenciesGambia (Colony and Protectorate)GibraltarGold Coast: (a) Colony

(b) Ashanti(c) Northern Territories(d) Togoland under British Mandate

Hong-KongKenya (Colony and Protectorate)Leeward Islands:

AntiguaDominica Montserrat H

St. Christopher and NevisVirgin Islands / 4

Mauritius Nigeria: (a) Colony

(b) Protectorate(c) Cameroons under British Mandate

North Borneo, State ofNorthern RhodesiaNyasaland ProtectorateSarawakSeychellesSierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate)Somaliland ProtectorateStraits SettlementsTanganyika TerritoryTongaTrinidad and TobagoUganda ProtectorateZanzibar ProtectorateSouthern Rhodesia (July I4th, I937 a)BarbadosBermudaBritish GuianaFijiMalay States:

(a) Federated Malay States:Negri SembilanPahangPerak Selangor

(b) Unfederated Malay States: ,KedahPerlis, andBrunei t

Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) bSt. Helena and Ascension ¢1Trans-JordanWindwards Islands:

GrenadaSt. VincentBurma 1

NEWFOUNDLAND (June 28th, 1937 a)CANADA (October I7th, 1932)

1 Burma, which participated in this Convention as a part of India, was separated from India on April Ist, I93and possesses the status of an overseas territory of His Majesty. Accordingly, the Convention is to be regarded aapplying to Burma as an overseas territory of His Majesty as from that date.

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OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued).

(Geneva, July 13th, I93I.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

AUSTRALIA (January 24th, 1934 a)This accession applies to Papua, Norfolk Island and the mandated territories

of New Guinea and Nauru.

NEW ZEALAND (June I7th, I935 a)UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (January 4th, 1938 a)IRELAND (April IIth, I933 a)INDIA (November I4th, I932)BULGARIA (March 20th, I933 a)CHILE (March 3Ist, 1933)CHINA (January ioth, 1934 a)COLOMBIA (January 29th, I934 a)COSTA RICA (April 5th, I933)CUBA (April 4th, 1933)CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (April I2th, I933)FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland)

(April I8th, I933 )DENMARK (June 5th, I936)DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (April 8th, I933)EGYPT (April ioth, 1933)ECUADOR (April I3th, I935 a)ESTONIA (July 5th, 1935 a)FINLAND (September 25th, 1936 a)FRANCE (April ioth, 1933)

The French Government makes every reservation, with regard to the Colonies,Protectorates and mandated Territories under its authority, as to thepossibility of regularly producing the quarterly statistics referred to inArticle 13 within the strict time-limit laid down.

GERMANY (April Ioth, 1933)GREECE (December 27th, 1934)GUATEMALA (May ist, 1933)HAITI (May 4th, 1933 a)HONDURAS (September 2Ist, 1934 a)HUNGARY (April Ioth, I933 a)IRAN (September 28th, I932)IRAQ (May 30th, I934 a)ITALY (March 2ISt, I933)JAPAN (June 3rd, I935)

The Japanese Government declare that, in view of the necessity of closeco-operation between the High Contracting Parties in order to carry outmost effectively the provisions of the Convention for limiting the Manu-facture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, signed at Genevaon July I3th, I93I, they understand that the present position of Japan,regardless of whether she be a Member of the League of Nations or not, isto be maintained in the matter of the composition of the organs and theappointment of the members thereof mentioned in the said Convention.'

LATVIA (August 3rd, I937 a)LIECHTENSTEIN 2

LITHUANIA (April Ioth, 1933)LUXEMBURG (May 30th, I936)MEXICO (March I3th, 1933)

The Government of the United States of Mexico reserves the right to imposein its territory-as it has already done-measures more severe than thoselaid down by the Convention itself, for the restriction of the cultivationor the preparation, use, possession, importation, exportation and consump-tion of the drugs to which the present Convention refers.

1 Before ratifying the Convention with the declaration here set out, the Japanese Government consulted theContracting Parties, through the intermediary of the Secretary-General. A summary of the correspondence whichtook place was published in the League of Nations Official Journal for September I935 (I6th Year, No. 9).

2 The Swiss Federal Political Department, by a letter dated July I5th, 1936, informed the Secretariat of thefollowing:

" Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtensteinand the Swiss Government in 1929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between thesetwo countries on March 29th, 1923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken bythe Federal authorities to give effect to the different international Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicableto the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the saidTreaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treatyremains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matterof narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately."

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OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued).

(Geneva, July 13th, I93I.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

MONACO (February I6th, I933)THE NETHERLANDS (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam

and Curasao) (May 22nd, I933)NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932 a)NORWAY (September I2th, I934 a)PANAMA (April I5th, I935)PERU (May 2oth, I932 a)POLAND (April IIth, I933)PORTUGAL (June I7th, 1932)

The Portuguese Government makes every reservation with regard to itscolonies as to the possibility of regularly producing the quarterly statisticsreferred to in Article I3 within the strict time-limit laid down.

ROUMANIA (April IIth, I933)SALVADOR (April 7th, I933 a)

(a) The Republic of Salvador does not agree to the provisions of Article 26,on the ground that there is no reason why the High Contracting Partiesshould be given the option of not applying the Convention to theircolonies, protectorates, and overseas mandated territories.

(b) The Republic of Salvador states that it disagrees with the reservationsembodied in Nos. 5 and 6 of the declarations made by the plenipotentiariesof the United States of America regarding Governments not recognised bythe Government of that country; in its opinion, those reservationsconstitute an infringement of the national sovereignty of Salvador,whose present Government, though not as yet recognised by the UnitedStates Government, has been recognised by the majority of the civilisedcountries of the world. Their recognition is due to their conviction thatthat Government is a perfectly constitutional one and affords a full andcomplete guarantee of the performance of its international duties,inasmuch as it enjoys the unanimous, decided and effective support ofall the inhabitants of the Republic, whether citizens of the country orforeigners resident therein.

As it respects the internal regimes of other nations, the Republic ofSalvador considers that the Convention in question, being of a strictlyhygienic and humanitarian character, does not offer a suitable occasionto formulate such political reservations as have called forth this comment.

SAN MARINO (June I2th, 1933)SPAIN (April 7th, I933)SUDAN (August 25th, 1932 a)SWEDEN (August I2th, I932)SWITZERLAND (April Ioth, I933)THAILAND (February 22nd, I934)

As its harmful-habit-forming drugs law goes beyond the provisionsof the Geneva Convention and the present Convention on certain points,the Thai Government reserves the right to apply its existing law.

TURKEY (April 3rd, I933 a)UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (October 3Ist, I935 a)URUGUAY (April 7th, I933)VENEZUELA (November I5th, 1933)

PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE.

(Geneva, July 13th, I931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Protocol is openAccessions. Ratification. to Accession by:

ALBANIA (October 9 th, I937a) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AFGHANISTANUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BOLIVIA BULGARIA

(April 28th, I932) ETHIOPIA CHINAGUATEMALA HAITI

.SA'UDI ARABIA (August I5th, PANAMA ICELAND1936) PARAGUAY IRAQ

BELGIUM (April Ioth, I933) LATVIABRAZIL (April 5th, I933) LIBERIA

SALVADORGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN UNION OF SOVIET SCIALI

IRELAND (April Ist, 1933) REPUBLICSSame reservation as for the Con-

vention. YUGOSLAVIA

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OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued).

PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued).

(Geneva, July I3th, I93I.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

British HondurasBritish Solomon Islands ProtectorateCeylonCyprusFalkland Islands and DependenciesGambia (Colony and Protectorate)GibraltarGold Coast:

(a) Colony(b) Ashanti(c) Northern Territories(d) Togoland under British Mandate

Hong-KongKenya (Colony and Protectorate)Leeward Islands:

AntiguaDominicaMontserratSt. Christopher and Nevis (May i8th, I936 a)Virgin Islands

MauritiusNigeria:

(a) Colony(b) Protectorate(c) Cameroons under British Mandate

North Borneo, State ofNorthern RhodesiaNyasaland ProtectorateSarawakSeychellesSierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate)Somaliland ProtectorateStraits SettlementsTanganyika TerritoryTongaTrinidad and TobagoUganda ProtectorateZanzibar ProtectorateSouthern Rhodesia (July I4th, I937 a)BarbadosBermudaBritish GuianaFijiMalay States:

(a) Federated Malay States:Negri SembilanPahangPerakSelangor

(b) Unfederated Malay States: (August 24th, 1938a)KedahPerlis, andBrunei

Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan)St. Helena and AscensionTrans-JordanWindward Islands:

GrenadaSt. VincentBurma 1

NEWFOUNDLAND (June 28th, 1937 a)

1 See note regarding the Convention.

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OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued).

PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued).

(Geneva, July 13th, 193I.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

CANADA (October I7th, I932)AUSTRALIA (January 24th, I934 a)NEW ZEALAND (June I7th, I935 a)UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (January 4th, 1938 a)IRELAND (April IIth, I933 a)INDIA (November I4th, I932)CHILE (November 2oth, 1933)COLOMBIA (January 29 th, I934 a)COSTA RICA (April 5th, I933)CUBA (April 4th, I933)CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (April I2th, I933 a)FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland)

(April i8th, 1933)DENMARK (June 5th, 1936)DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (April 8th, I933)ECUADOR (April I3th, I935 a)EGYPT (April Ioth, 1933)ESTONIA (July 5th, I935 a)FINLAND (September 25th, 1936 a)FRANCE (April Ioth, 1933)GERMANY (April Ioth, 1933)GREECE (December 27th, I934)HONDURAS (September 2Ist, I934 a)HUNGARY (April Ioth, 1933 a)IRAN (September 28th, I932)ITALY (March 2Ist, 1933)JAPAN (June 3rd, I935)LIECHTENSTEIN 1LITHUANIA (April ioth, 1933)LUXEMBURG (May 30th, I936)MEXICO (March I3th, I933)MONACO (March 20th, I933)THE NETHERLANDS 2 (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam

and Curasao) (May 22nd, I933)NICARAGUA (March I6th, I932 a)NORWAY (September I2th, 1934 a)PERU (May 20th, 1932 a)POLAND (April IIth, I933)PORTUGAL (June I7th, I932)ROUMANIA (April IIth, I933)SAN MARINO (June I2th, 1933)SPAIN (April 7th, I933)SUDAN (January i8th, I933 a)SWEDEN (August I2th, I932)SWITZERLAND (April Ioth, 1933)THAILAND (February 22nd, I934)TURKEY (April 3rd, 1933 a)URUGUAY (April 7th, I933)VENEZUELA (September IIth, 1934)

1 Same note as for the Convention.2 The instrument of ratification specifies that the reservation relating to paragraph 2 of Article 22, as formulated

by the Netherlands representative at the time of signature of the Protocol, should be considered as withdrawn.

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XXXIII. WHALING.

CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING. 1

(Geneva, September 24 th, 1931.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet The Convention is openAccessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALBANIA AFGHANISTAN

(July 7th, 1932) AUSTRALIA SA'UDI ARABIABRAZIL (November 2Ist, I932 a) BELGIUM ARGENTINE REPUBLICGREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- COLOMBIA BOLIVIA

THERN IRELAND (Octo- GERMANY BULGARIAber I8th, I934) GREECE CHILEHis Majesty does not assume any INDIA CHINA

obligations in respect of any of ROUMANIA COSTA RICAHis colonies, protectorates, over- CUBAseas territories or territories undersuzerainty or under mandate FREE CITY OF DANZIGexercised by His Majesty's DOMINICAN REPUBLICGovernment in the United King- ESTONIAdom. ETHIOPIA

Bahamas GUATEMALABarbados HAITIBermuda HONDURASBritish Guiana HUNGARYBritish Honduras ICELANDBritish Solomon Islands IRAN

Protectorate IRAQCeylon JAPANCyprus LIBERIAFalkland Islands and De- LIECHTENSTEINLIECHTENSTEIN

pendencies LITHUANIAr1Fiji ,LUXEMBURGGambia (Colony and Pro- PANAMA

tectorate) PARAGUAYGibraltar PERUPERUGilbert and Ellice Islands PORTUGALPORTUGAL

Colony SALVADORGold Coast Colony SAN MARINOHong-Kong SWEDENJamaica (including Turks THAILAND

and Caicos Islands and H UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTCayman Islands) REPUBLICS

Kenya (Colony and Pro- ' URUGUAYtectorate) VENEZUELA

Leeward Islands: VAntiguaDominicaMontserrat [St. Christopher and

NevisVirgin Islands

Malay States:(a) Federated Malay

States:Negri SembilanPahangPerakSelangor

(b) Unfederated MalayStates:JohoreKedahKelantanPerlisTrengganu, andBrunei

1 This Convention came into force on January I6th, I935. See Treaty Series of the League of NatioVol. CLV, p. 349; Vol. CLXIV, p. 440; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 465; and Vol. CLXXXV, p. 420.

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CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING (continued)

(Geneva, September 24th, I93I.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive

A ccessions.

MaltaMauritiusNigeria:

(a) Colony(b) Protectorate(c) Cameroons under

British MandateNorth Borneo, State ofPalestine (excluding

Trans-Jordan) -St. Helena and Ascension HSarawakSeychelles Sierra Leone (Colony and H

Protectorate) ;

Somaliland Protectorate Straits Settlements Tanganyika Territory TongaTrinidad and TobagoWindward Islands:

GrenadaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent

Zanzibar ProtectorateNEWFOUNDLAND (February

I7th, I937 a)CANADA (December I2th, 1935)NEW ZEALAND (October I6th,

I935)UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

(January IIth, I933)IRELAND (April 9 th, I938 a)CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (October

20th, I933)DENMARK (including Green-

land) (June 26th, I934)ECUADOR (April I3th, I935 a)EGYPT (January 25th, I933 a)FINLAND (March 2Ist, I936)FRANCE (May I6th, 1935)ITALY (June I2th, 1933)

The accession of the Italian Govern-ment to this Convention can inno way constitute a precedentfor future agreements providingfor the limitation of fishing inextra-territorial sea.

LATVIA (September I7th,I935 a)

MEXICO (March I3th, I933)MONACO (June 7th, I932 a)THE NETHERLANDS (including

the Netherlands Indies, Su-rinam and Curagao) (May30th, 1933)

NICARAGUA (April 30th, 1932 a)NORWAY (July i8th, I932)POLAND (September 27th, 1933)SUDAN (April I3th, 1932 a)SPAIN (August 2nd, 1933)SWITZERLAND (February i6th,

1933)TURKEY (May 28th, 1934)YUGOSLAVIA (January I6th,

1934)

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XXXIV. MEANS OF PREVENTING WAR.

GENERAL CONVENTION TO IMPROVE THE MEANS OF PREVENTING WAR. 1

(Geneva, September 26th, I931.)

Not in Force.Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet The Convention is open

Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

THE NETHERLANDS (including AIBANIA AFGHANISTANthe Netherlands Indies, Su- BELGIUM UNION OF SOUTH AFRICArinam and Curasao) (May BULGARIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA30th, I933) COLOMBIA SA'UDI ARABIA

NICARAGUA (April Ist, I935 a) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ARGENTINE REPUBLICNORWAY (July i8th, I932) DENMARK AUSTRALIAPERU (March 29 th, I932) FRANCE BOLIVIA

Ratification cannot take place BRAZILuntil it has been possible for the GREAT BRITAIN ANDGovernment of the Republic to NORTHERN IRELANDascertain that the regulations CANADAprovided for in Article 4, andwhich must be elaborated in order CHILEto enter into force at the same CHINAtime as the Convention, ensure COSTA RICAthe guarantees of control which C Aare deemed necessary by the UBFrench Government. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

GERMANY ECUADOREGYPTGREECE EG T

LITHUANIA ESTONIALUXEMBURG ETHIOPIAPANAMA - FINLANDPANAMA

GUATEMALAThis signature does not affect in GAT AA

any way the provisions of the AITItreaties of conciliation and arbi- HONDURAStration concluded up to this HUNGARYdate by the Republic of Panama INDIAwith other Powers.

IRANPORTUGAL IRAQSPAIN IRELANDSWEDEN ITALYSWITZERLAND JAPANTHAILAND LATVIAURUGUAY LIBERIA

MEXICONEW ZEALANDPARAGUAYPOLANDROUMANIASALVADORTURKEYUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTVENEZUELA [REPUBLICSYUGOSLAVIA

XXXV. FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER.

CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONALCHARACTER. 2

(Geneva, October IIth, 1933.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open to

Accessions. by Ratification. Accession by:

BELGIUM (June 8th, I936) ALBANIA AFGHANISTANThe Belgian Government reserve UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

the right to take measures to Under the terms of Article XX BOIVIAprohibit or restrict importation BOLIVIAfor reasons based on the necessity of this Convention, the Govern- CANADAfor defending their market against ment of the United States ofinvasion by films of foreign America assume no obligation HINorigin. in respect of the Philippine COLOMBIA

1 A procs-verbal shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations as soon as ratifications oraccessions on behalf of ten Members of the League of Nations or non-member States have been deposited (Article 13, § I).

The present Convention shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations ninety days afterthe date of the proces-verbal mentioned in Article'I3. It will then enter into force as regards all Members of the Leagueof Nations or non-member States on whose behalf ratifications or accessions have been deposited on the date of theprocis-verbal (Article I4, § I).

2 This Convention came into force on January I5th, I935. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CLV,p. 331; Vol. CLXIV, p. 440; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 465; Vol. CLXXXI, p. 427; Vol. CLXXXV, p. 420; and Vol. CLXXXIX,p. 489.

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CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONALCHARACTER (continued).

(Geneva, October IIth, 1933.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open toAccessions. by Ratification. Accession by:

The Belgian Government de- Islands, the Virgin Islands, Ame- COSTA RICAdare that they do not assume rican Samoa and the Island of CZECHO-SLOVAKIAany obligation as regards the Guam. FREE CITY OF DANZIGBelgian Congo and the Territory FINLANDof Ruanda-Urundi. FRANCE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Brazil (June 8th, I939 a) Subject to the reservation men- CUADORGREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- tioned in Article IX, and declar- ETHIOPIA

THERN IRELAND (February ing that the signature of the GERMANY26th, 1936) Convention shall be effective only GUATEMALA

*~ ' . b~ '. . ~ as regards the home territory of HHis Majesty is not assuming any a rar rrr AITI

obligation in respect of all or any PANAMA HONDURASof his colonies, protectorates, TAPANoverseas territories or the terri- URUGUAY Jtories under his suzerainty, or LIBERIAterritories in respect of which LITHUANIAa mandate has been confided to LUXEMBURGhim and is being exercised by MEXICOHis Maiesty's Government in theUnited Kingdom. THENETHERLANDS

NEWFOUNDLAND (June 29th, NEW ZEALAND1936 a) PARAGUAY

AUSTRALIA (December 23rd, PERUI936 a) PORTUGALIncluding the Territories of Papua SALVADOR

and Norfolk Island and the SPAINMandated Territories of New THAILANDGuinea and Nauru.

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICAURKEY(January 4th, 1938 a) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

IRELAND (July 24th, I934 a)REPUBLINDIA (October I7th, I934) VENE LA

Under the terms of Article XX of YUGOSLAVIAthe Convention, this signatureis not binding as regards theenforcement of the provisions ofthe Convention in the territoriesin India of any Prince or Chiefunder the suzerainty of HisMajesty.

BULGARIA (July ioth, I934 a)CHILE (March 20th, 1935)

With reservation as to the rightprovided for in Article IX.

CUBA (June 25th, 1936 a)DENMARK (July ioth, I935)

In conformity with paragraph i ofArticle XX of the Convention,Denmark does not assume anyobligation as regards Greenland.

EGYPT (February 8th, I936)Estonia (September 2nd,

1938 a)Estonia reserves the right to take

measures to prohibit or restrictimportation for reasons based onthe necessity for defending itsmarket against invasion by filmsof foreign origin.

GREECE (January 27th, 1937)HUNGARY (May 9 th, 1936)

With reservation, for the HungarianGovernment, of the right pro-vided in Article IX to take mea-sures to prohibit or restrictimportation for reasons based onthe necessity for defending itsmarket against invasion by filmsof foreign origin.

IRAN (April I2th, 1935 a)IRAQ (February I8th, I936 a)ITALY (November 2Ist, 1934)LATVIA (October 2Ist, 1935)MONACO (September IIth, 1934)NICARAGUA (September 7th, 1935)

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CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONALCHARACTER (continued).

(Geneva, October iith, 1933.)

In Force.Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

NORWAY (June 26th, 1935)POLAND (September 25th,

I937)Subject to the reservation, provided

for in Article IX, of the right totake measures to prohibit orrestrict importation for reasonsbased on the necessity for defend-ing its market against invasionby films of foreign origin.

ROUMANIA (June I9th, I935)Subject to the reservation men-

tioned in Article IX.SWEDEN (December 27th, I936)SWITZERLAND (April 20th, I934)

XXXVI. TRAFFIC IN WOMEN.

2. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TRAFFIC IN WOMENOF FULL AGE. 1

(Geneva, October iith, 1933.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open toAccessions, by Ratification. Accession by:

AFGHANISTAN (April ioth, ALBANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICAI935 a) GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERN SA'UDI ARABIA

AUSTRALIA (September 2nd, IRELAND and all parts of the ARGENTINE REPUBLICI936) British Empire which are BOLIVIA(Including Papua and Norfolk not separate members of the CANADA

Island and the mandated territo- League of Nations. COLOMBIAries of New Guinea and Nauru.) C A

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (No- CHINA COSTA RICAvember 2oth, I935) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through DENMARK

BELGIUM (June IIth, I936) the intermediary of Poland) DOMINICAN REPUBLICWith reservation as regards FRANCEYPT

Article Io. GERMANY ECUADORBRAZIL (June 24th, I938 a) LITHUANIA ESTONIABULGARIA (December g9th, MONACO ETHIOPIA

I934) PANAMA GUATEMALACHILE (March 20th, I935) SPAIN HAITICUBA (June 25th, I936 a) YUGOSLAVIA HONDURASCZECHO-SLOVAKIA (July 27th, INDIA

I935) IRAQFINLAND (December 2Ist, ICELAND

I936 a) ITALYGREECE (August 20th, I937) JAPANHUNGARY (August I2th, I935) LIBERIAIRAN (April I2th, I935 a) LIECHTENSTEINIRELAND (May 25th, I938 a) LUXEMBURGLATVIA (September I7th, I935) NEW ZEALANDMEXICO (May 3rd, I938 a) PARAGUAYTHE NETHERLANDS (including PERU

the Netherlands Indies, SALVADORSurinam and Curasao) (Sep- SAN MARINOtember 20th, I935) THAILAND

NICARAGUA (December I2th, TURKEYI935 a) - UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

NORWAY (June 26th, I935) REPUBLICSPOLAND (December 8th, I937) URUGUAYPORTUGAL (January 7th, I937) VENEZUELAROUMANIA (June 6th, 1935 a)SUDAN (June I3th, 1934 a)SWEDEN (June 25th, 1934)SWITZERLAND (July i7th, 1934)

1 The Convention came into force on August 24 th, I934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CL, p. 431;Vol. CLX, p. 439; Vol. CLXIVXXII, p. 42;7; Vol. CLXXVIII, p. 329; Vol. CLXII, p. 427; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 464;Vol. CLXXXI, p. 423; and Vol. CLXXXV, p. 411.

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XXXVII. REFUGEES.

CONVENTION RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF REFUGEES. 1

(Geneva, October 28th, I933.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open toAccessions. by Ratification. Accession by:

BELGIUM (August 4th, I937) EGYPT AFGHANISTANSubject to the following reser- Article i: UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

vations: Apart from such modifications ALBANIA(I) Article 2, paragraph 3, or amplifications as each Con- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

relating to the right conferred on tracting Party may troduce in ARGENTINE REPUBLICconsuls to extend Nansen certifi- this definition, my Governmentconsuls to extend Nansen certif- reserves the right to extend or AUSTRALIAcates, cannot be accepted by the Belgian Government; limit the said definition in any BOLIVIA

way. BRAZIL(2) Article 9, in so far as it Ari. BRAZILconcerns the application of the Bearers of Nansen certificates CANADAprovisions of the domestic legis- may not be admitted into Egypt CHILElation relating to "unemploy- unless the said certificates con- CHINAment insurance ", cannot bement insurance", cannot be tain a visa for return to the COLOMBIAaccepted; countries by which they were

(3) Article Io, concerning so- issued. If these refugees are CUBAcial insurance laws, cannot be authorised to sojourn in Egypt, FREE CITY OF DANZIGfavourably received; the competent local authorities DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

(4) Article 14, which concerns reserve the right to issue to them ECUADORthe enjoyment of the rights and Egyptian travel papers. ESTONIAfavours accorded to foreigners, Article 3:subject to reciprocity, cannot be These authorities reserve the ETHIOPIAadmitted: right to expel such refugees at any FINLAND

(5) The Belgian Government moment for reasons of public GERMANYin accepting the present Conven- security. GREECEtion is not assuming any obliga- Article 4:tion as regards the colony of the Moreover, as regards the ac- GUATEMALACongo or the mandated territories quired rights referred to in HAITIof Ruanda-Urundi. paragraph 3 of Article 4 of the HONDURAS

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTH- draft Convention, it should be HUNGARYIRELAND (October stipulated that in order to ensureERN IRELAND (October 28th, respect for such rights due INDIAI936 a) account must be taken of inter- IRANSubject to the following reserva- national public order and of IRAQ

tions: internal public order as the latter IRELANDis conceived and applied in

I. Article I. His Majesty's Egyptian law. Further, in order JAPANGovernment in the United King- to dispel any misunderstanding, LATVIAdom regard the Convention as it should be stipulated that the LIBERIAapplicable only to Russian, Arme- rights in question are only those LIHTESTnian and assimilated refugees who relating to personal status. LI TENSTEINat the date of the present acces- Article I3: LITHUANIAsion no longer enjoy the protec- This article must not in any case LUXEMBURGtion of their country of origin. invalidate or impair our reserva- MEXICO

2. Article 3. The first para- tion relating to Egyptian travel MONACOgraph will not be applicable to papers together with the conse-refugees who have been admitted quences involved in the applica- THE NETHERLANDSto the United Kingdom for a tion of that reservation. NEW ZEALANDtemporary visit or purpose. The Article I4' NICARAGUAterm " public order" is deemed Our signature does not apply PANAMAto include matters relating to to this Article.crime and morals. Article 15: PARAGUAY

Paragraph 2 of Article 3 is not The Egyptian Government PERUaccepted. wishes it to be understood that POLAND

3. Article 7 will not be the committees referred to in PORTUGALapplicable to refugees who have Article will not be invested UMANIAbeen admitted to the United with the powers laid down inKingdom for a temporary visit paragraphs 2 and 3 of the said SALVADORor purpose. Article in the event of its desiring SPAIN

to reserve the said powers for the SWEDEN4. Article 12. Owing to the representatives of the local

special position of schools and authority. SWITZERLANDuniversities in the United King- * * THAILANDdom, this Article is not accepted. The Egyptian Government TURKEY

5. Article 14 is not accepted. reserves the right to substitute, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTHis Majesty does not assume should the case arise, and when- R

any obligation in respect of any ever it may think fit, assimila- EPUBLICSof His colonies, protectorates, tion to nationals, for the most URUGUAYoverseas territories, territories favourable treatment granted to VENEZUELAunder His suzerainty, or terri- nationals of a foreign country, YUGOSLAVIAtories administered under man- in all the provisions of thedate by His Majesty's Govern- Convention in which suchment in the United Kingdom. treatment is stipulated.

1 This Convention came into force on June I3th, I935. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CLIXp. I99; Vol. CLXXII, p. 432; and Vol. CLXXXI, p. 429.

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CONVENTION RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF REFUGEES (continued).

(Geneva, October 28th, I933.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

BULGARIA (December I9 th, I934)Subject to the following reservations:

I. Article I. - The Bulgarian Government maintains the reservationsmade by the Bulgarian delegate on signing the Arrangement of June 3oth,I928,1 concerning the extension to other categories of refugees of certainmeasures taken in favour of Russian and Armenian refugees.

II. Article 2. - The departure from the country of refugees inpossession of Nansen certificates (passports) shall be governed by thegeneral regulations in force in this respect. Bulgarian consuls will beempowered in cases of force majeure to extend Nansen certificates issuedin Bulgaria for a period of three months. The cost of visas for Nansencertificates shall be fixed in accordance with the tariff applicable to thenationals of the country by which the certificate was issued.

III. Article 6. - Exemption from cautio judicatum solvi shall be atthe discretion of the courts in each individual case.

IV. Article 7. - The Bulgarian Government cannot accept points (a)and (d).

V. Articles 8 and io (formerly 7 and 9). - Disability and old-agepensions shall be paid (regard being had to the possibilities of the fundconcerned) to the persons entitled, their heirs and assigns, providedalways that such persons are resident in the country.

VI. Article I3. - The Bulgarian Government cannot accept the firstparagraph, as refugees resident in Bulgaria are subject to the same treat-ment in fiscal matters as other foreign nationals resident in the country.

VII. Article I5. - The Bulgarian Government cannot accept para-graphs 2 and 3.

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (May I4th, 1935 a)Subject to the following reservations:

" A. The Czecho-Slovak Government will regard as refugees within themeaning of Article I only such persons as formerly actually possessedRussian or Turkish nationality, lost it before January ist, I923, and havenot acquired any other nationality.

" B. The accession of the Czecho-Slovak Republic does not apply to:" (a) Paragraph 3 of Article 2, whereby consuls are qualified to

extend Nansen certificates;" (b) Paragraph 3 of Article 3, so far as it limits the power of the

national authorities to expel persons who constitute a danger to thesafety of the State and public order; nor, of course, do the provisionsof Article 3 in any way affect expulsions by order of the courts, orobligations deriving from extradition treaties or from the Czecho-Slovaklaws regarding the extradition of aliens;

" (c) The whole of Article 7, which exempts refugees from theapplication of the provisions of laws and decrees for the protection ofthe national labour market;

" (d) The whole of Article 14, which waives the condition of reci-procity;

" (e) The whole of Article 15, which deals with the creation oflocal committees." C. Articles 4 and 5, dealing with the juridical condition of refugees,

and Articles 8, 9, io and II, dealing with industrial accidents and welfareand relief, will be applied in Czecho-Slovakia only so far as the laws ofthe country permit."

DENMARK (December 2ISt, 1935 a)With reservation as regards Articles 7 and 14 of the Convention.This accession does not include Greenland.

FRANCE (November 3rd, I936)Subject to the following reservations:

(I) Article 7 shall not preclude the application of the laws and regula-tions fixing the proportion of wage-earning foreigners that employers areauthorised to employ in France;

(2) The organisation, in France, of committees such as are providedfor in Article 15 shall not, if it takes place, confer on them powers incom-patible with the existing laws in the matter of finding employment;

(3) The French Government, by its acceptance of the present Con-vention, is not assuming any obligation in regard to the whole of itscolonies, protectorates, overseas territories, territories placed under itssuzerainty or territories in respect of which a mandate has been confidedto it.

ITALY (January I6th, I936 a)i. Article 3 of the Convention cannot limit the right of the Italian autho-

rities to apply measures of expulsion to refugees for reasons of nationalsecurity and public order.

2. In acceding to the Convention, the Italian Government assumes noobligations in regard to its colonies and possessions.

NORWAY (June 26th, 1935)With reservation as regards the provisions of Article 2, para.3, and Article 14.

1 This reservation was worded as follows;

"On the understanding that the present Arrangement applies only to such refugees as are at the Edate on Bulgarian territory."

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XXXVIII. VETERINARY QUESTIONS.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

OF ANIMALS, WITH DECLARATION ATTACHED. 1

(Geneva, February 2oth, I935.)

In Force.

Ratifications Signatures or accessions not yet The Convention is open

or definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (July 2ISt, I937) CHILE a) AFGHANISTANThe Belgian Government does not CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

regard the mere fact that in FRANCE ALBANIABelgium the inspection of meat, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAwhile carried out by Government GREveterinary surgeons or by vete- ITALY ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

rinary surgeons approved by the THE NETHERLANDS AUSTRALIAGovernment, is placed under the (for the Kingdom in Europe) BOLIVIAsupervision of the Minister of the BRAZILInterior (Inspection of Foodstuffs), SPAIN BRAZILas being contrary to the provisions SWITZERLAND GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERN

of Article 3, paragraph 5, of the TURKEY IRELANDpresent Convention; particularly since CANADAall the requirements of the said CHINAArticle are observed in Belgium.

BULGARIA (August 28th, I936) CUBAIRAQ (December 24th, I937 a) FREE CITY OF DANZIGLATVIA (May 4th, I937) DENMARKPoland (January 3rd, I939) DOMINICAN REPUBLICROUMANIA (December 23rd, ECUADOR

I937) EGYPTUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST ESTONIA

REPUBLICS (September 20th, ETHIOPIA

I937) FINLANDGERMANYGUATEMALAHAITIHONDURASHUNGARYICELANDINDIAIRANIRELANDJAPANLIBERIALITHUANIALUXEMBURGMEXICONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPANAMAPARAGUAYPERUPORTUGALSALVADORSWEDENTHAILANDURUGUAYVENEZUELAYUGOSLAVIA

1 The Convention came into force on March 23rd, 1938, in accordance with its Article 14. See Treaty Series o

the League of Nations, Vol. CLXXXVI, p. 173; and Vol. CXCIII, p. 314.

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2. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CONCERNING THE TRANSIT OF ANIMALS, MEATAND OTHER PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, WITH ANNEX. 1

(Geneva, February 20th, I935.)

In Force.

Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is openRatiications perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (July 2ISt, I937) CHILE a) AFGHANISTANBulgaria (September 7th, I938) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICALATVIA (May 4th, I937) TheCzecho-Slovak Government does ALBANIAROUMANIA (December 23rd not consider that it can waive the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

right to make the transit of1937) animals across its territory ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST subject to a previous autho- AUSTRALIAREPUBLICS (September 20th, risation. It intends, in prac- BOLIVIAI937) tice, to exercise the right so BRAZIL

reserved in as liberal a spirit aspossible, in conformity with the GREAT BRITAIN AND NORprinciples which are at the basis THERN IRELANDof the present Convention, the CANADAobject of which is to facilitate the CHINAtransit of animals and of animalproducts. COLOMBIA

FRANCE CUBAGREECE FREE CITY OF DANZIGITALY DENMARKTHE NETHERLANDS (for the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Kingdom in Europe) ECUADORPOLAND EGYPTSPAIN ESTONIASWITZERLAND ETHIOPIATURKEY FINLAND

GERMANYGUATEMALAHAITIHONDURASHUNGARYICELANDINDIAIRANIRAQIRELANDJAPANLIBERIALITHUANIALUXEMBURGMEXICONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPANAMAPARAGUAYPERUPORTUGALSALVADORSWEDENTHAILANDURUGUAYVENEZUELAYUGOSLAVIA

1 The Convention came into force on December 6th, 1938, in accordance with its Article 2I. See Treaty Seriesf/ the League of Nations, Vol. CXCIII, p. 37.

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3. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CONCERNING THE EXPORT AND IMPORT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS

(OTHER THAN MEAT, MEAT PREPARATIONS, FRESH ANIMAL PRODUCTS,

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS), WITH ANNEX. 1

(Geneva, February 20th, 1935.)

In Force.

Ratifications Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is openperfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (July 2ISt, I937) CHILE a) AFGHANISTANBulgaria (September 7th, 1938) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICALATVIA (May 4th, I937) FRANCE ALBANIAROUMANIA (December 23rd, GREECE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

I937) ITALY ARGENTINE REPUBLICUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST THE NETHERLANDS AUSTRALIA

REPUBLICS (September 20th, (for the Kingdom in Europe) BOLIVIAI937) POLAND BRAZIL

SPAIN GREAT BRITAIN ANDSWITZERLAND NORTHERN IRELANDTURKEY CANADA

CHINACOLOMBIACUBAFREE CITY OF DANZIGDENMARKDOMINICAN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTESTONIAETHIOPIAFINLANDGERMANYGUATEMALAHAITIHONDURASHUNGARYICELANDINDIAIRANIRAQIRELANDJAPANLIBERIALITHUANIALUXEMBURGMEXICONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPANAMAPARAGUAYPERUPORTUGALSALVADORSWEDENTHAILANDURUGUAYVENEZUELAYUGOSLAVIA

1 The Convention came into force on December 6th, I938, in accordance with its Article 15. See Treaty Seriesof the League of Nations, Vol. CXCIII, p. 59.

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XXXIX. UNIFICATION OF BUOYAGE AND LIGHTING OF COASTS.

3. AGREEMENT FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF MARITIME BUOYAGE, AND RULES ANNEXED THERETO.

(Geneva, May I3th, I936.)

Not in Force.

Definitive Signatures or Accessions Signatures subject to Ratification. The Agreement is openand Ratifications. to Accession by:

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (in- CHINA ALBANIA

eluding the Mandated Terri- The acceptance of this Agreement UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

tory of South West Africa) by the Chinese Government is ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,(December I th, I937 a) conditional on the acceptance or AUSTRALIA

(December I5t, I937 a) on the application of this Agree- AUSTRALIA

BELGIUM (May 12th, I937 ) ment by Germany, the United BRAZILThe Belgian Government declares Kingdom of Great Britain and BULGARIA

that its acceptance of the present Northern Ireland, Denmark, CANADAAgreement and the application France, Italy, Norway, the Ne- CHILEthereof to the Belgian Congo are therlands and Sweden to the saidthereof to the Belgian Congo are Agreement COLOMBIAconditional on the acceptance or Ag t. the application of the said ESTONIA COSTA RICAAgreement by Germany, Great The acceptance of this Agreement CUBABritain, France and the Nether- by the Government of Estonia DENMARKlands. will be conditional on its accep- FREE CITY OF DANZIG

GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- tance or on its application by DOMINICAN REPUBLIC( Fe r Finland, the Union of Soviet

THERN IRELAND (February Socialist Republics and Latvia. ECUADOR23rd, 1938) GERMANYThe acceptance of this Agreement FRANCE GREECE

by the Government of the Valid for France and her overseasUnited Kingdom will be condi- possessions, except Indo-China, in GUATEMALAtional on its acceptance or on its regard to which the present acces- HAITIapplication by Belgium, Den- sion shall take effect only in so HONDURASmark, France, Germany, Nether- far as China shall herself have IELANDlands, Norway and Sweden. acquiesced in the Agreement. RAN

His Majesty's Government do not MOROCCO (French Protector- IRAassume any obligation in respect ate)IRof Newfoundland, Southern Rho- IRELANDdesia and the Aden Protectorate. MONACO ITALY

SWEDEN 2EGYPT (April 7th, 1938 a) TUNIS (Regency of) JAPAN

FINLAND (May iith, 1937 s) TURKEY LIBERIAThe Finnish Government reserves LITHUANIA

the right to make the putting in- UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST MEXICOto force of this Agreement in REPUBLICS THE NETHERLANDSrespect of Finland conditional on The acceptance of this Agreementits entry into force or simulta- by the Government of the NEW ZEALANDneous application by all the other Union of Soviet Socialist Repu- NICARAGUAcountries bordering upon the blics will be conditional on its NORWAYBaltic Sea and Norway. acceptance or on its application PANAMA

India (November 23rd, 1938) by Germany, Estonia, Finland,India (November 23rd, I938 France, the United Kingdom of PERUThe acceptance of this Agreement Great rtan and Northern. POLANDGreat Britain and Northern, POLAND

by the Government of India will Ireland, Japan, Norway and PORTUGALbe conditional on its acceptance Turkey. ROUMANAby the Government of the United ROUMANIAKingdom of Great Britain and SALVADORNorthern Ireland and its appli- SPAINcation to Burma.

This signature is not binding in TANGIERrespect of the territories in India THAILANDof any prince or chief under the URUGUAYsuzerainty of His Majesty. VENEZUELA

LATVIA (May 8th, I937s) YUGOSLAVIA

1 The Agreement shall enter into force the ninetieth day following its final acceptance by ten Governments(Article 5).

2 By a letter dated May iIth, 1937, the Permanent Delegate of Sweden to the League of Nations informed theSecretariat that the ratification of this Agreement by the Swedish Government is subject to the acceptance or applicationthereof by the Governments of Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia,, Norway, the Netherlandsand the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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XL. SUPPRESSION OF THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN DANGEROUS DRUGS.

5. CONVENTION OF 1936 FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN DANGEROUS DRUGS

(Geneva, June 26th, I936.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications Signatures not yet The Convention is open

or definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (November 27th, GREAT BRITAIN AND AFGHANISTANI937) NORTHERN IRELAND UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Belgium does not assume any BULGARIA ALBANIAobligation as regards the Belgian COLOMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICACongo and the Territories of CUBA SA'UDI ARABIARuanda-Urundi in respect of

hich a mandate is being exer- CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

cised by her on behalf of the DENMARK AUSTRALIALeague of Nations. ECUADOR BOLIVIA

BRAZIL (July 2nd, 1938) EGYPT CHILECanada (September 27th, I938) ESTONIA COSTA RICACHINA (October 2ISt, I937) FRANCE FREE CITY OF DANZIG

GREECE (February I6th, 1938) HONDURAS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

GUATEMALA (August 2nd, HUNGARY ETHIOPIA

I938 a) JAPAN FINLAND

Haiti (November 30th, I938 a) MEXICO GERMANYINDIA (August 4th, I937) MONACO ICELAND

ROUMANIA (June 28th, 1938) THE NETHERLANDS IRANTurkey (July 28th, I939 a) PANAMA IRAQ

POLAND IRELAND

PORTUGAL ITALY

SPAIN LATVIA

SWITZERLAND LIBERIA

UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST LIECHTENSTEIN

REPUBLICS LITHUANIA

URUGUAY LUXEMBURG

VENEZUELA NEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPARAGUAYPERUSALVADORSAN MARINOSUDANSWEDENTHAILANDYUGOSLAVIA

PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE.

(Geneva, June 26th, 1936.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications Signatures not yet The Protocol is openor definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

BELGIUM (November 27th, GREAT BRITAIN AND AFGHANISTAN1937) NORTHERN IRELAND UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

BRAZIL (July 2nd, 1938) BULGARIA ALBANIACanada (September 27th, 1938) COLOMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHINA (October 2Ist, 1937) CUBA SA'UDI ARABIAGREECE (February I6th, 1938) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ARGENTINE REPUBLICGUATEMALA (August 2nd, DENMARK AUSTRALIA

1938 a) ECUADOR BOLIVIAHaiti (November 30th, I938 a) EGYPT CHILEINDIA (August 4th, 1937) ESTONIA COSTA RICAROUMANIA (June 28th, 1938 a) FRANCE FREE CITY OF DANZIG

Turkey (July 28th, I939 a)

1 The Convention shall come into force on October 26th, I939, in accordance with its Article 22.

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PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued).

(Geneva, June 26th, 1936.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications Signatures not yet The Protocol is openor definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by:

HONDURAS DOMINICAN REPUBLICHUNGARY ETHIOPIAJAPAN FINLANDMEXICO GERMANYMONACO ICELANDTHE NETHERLANDS IRANPANAMA IRAQPOLAND IRELANDPORTUGAL ITALYSPAIN LATVIASWITZERLAND LIBERIAUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST LIECHTENSTEIN

REPUBLICS LITHUANIAURUGUAY LUXEMBURGVENEZUELA NEW ZEALAND

NICARAGUANORWAYPARAGUAYPERUSALVADORSAN MARINOSUDANSWEDENTHAILANDYUGOSLAVIA

XLI. TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS.

6. PROCES-VERBAL 1

TO ALTER THE LATEST DATE OF ISSUE OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED WORLDREQUIREMENTS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, DRAWN UP BY THE SUPERVISORY BODY, AS PROVIDEDFOR BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF JULY I3TH, I93I, FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE

AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS.

(Geneva, June 26th, I936.)

Not in Force.The Proces-verbal is open

Definitive Signatures. o Signature by :

AFGHANISTAN DENMARK ITALYUNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAN MARINOAlbania ECUADORUNITED STATES OF AMERICA EGYPTSa'udi Arabia ESTONIAAUSTRALIA FINLANDBELGIUM FRANCEBRAZIL Germany 2GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE

NORTHERN IRELAND GUATEMALABULGARIA HAITICANADA HONDURASCHILE HUNGARYCHINA INDIACOLOMBIA IRAN

COSTA RICA IRAQCUBA IRELANDCZECHO-SLOVAKIA JAPANFREE CITY OF DANZIG LATVIA

(Through the intermediaryof Poland)

1 The present Proces-verbal will come into force as soon as it shall have been signed in the name of all Governmentsparties to the Convention of July I3th, 1931 (§ 2).

2 The German Government having informed the Secretary-General, by a communication dated August 25th, 1938,that it had no objection to the application of the provisions of this Proces-verbal, the signatory States, after beingconsulted, have agreed to the German Government's communication being regarded, in this particular case, as takingthe place of signature of the said Act.

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6. PROCES-VERBAL

TO ALTER THE LATEST DATE OF ISSUE OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED WORLDREQUIREMENTS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, DRAWN UP BY THE SUPERVISORY BODY, AS PROVIDEDFOR BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF JULY I3TH, 193I, FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE

AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued).

(Geneva, June 26th, 1936.)

Not in Force.Definitive Signatures.

LIECHTENSTEIN 1 ROUMANIALithuania SALVADORLUXEMBURG SPAINMEXICO SUDANMONACO SWEDENTHE NETHERLANDS SWITZERLANDNEW ZEALAND THAILANDNicaragua TURKEYNORWAY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTPANAMA REPUBLICSPERU URUGUAYPOLAND VENEZUELAPORTUGAL

XLII. REFUGEES.

PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENT CONCERNING THE STATUS OF REFUGEES COMING FROM GERMANY.

(Geneva, July 4th, 1936.)In Force.

The Arrangement is openDefinitive Signatures. Signature ad referendum. to Signature by:

BELGIUM (October 7th, I936) THE NETHERLANDS AFGHANISTANIn application of paragraph I of UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Article 12, the Belgian Govern- ALBANIAment, by its acceptance of the ARGENTINE REPUBLICpresent Arrangement, is notassuming any obligation as re- AUSTgards the Colony of the Congo, BOLIVIAthe mandated territories of BULGARIARuanda-Urundi, or any other CANADAterritory provided in paragraph CHIEof Article 12.

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTH- CHINAERN IRELAND (September COLOMBIA25th, I936) CUBAArticle 4. - Refugees who are the CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

subject of extradition proceedings DOMINICAN REPUBLICcommenced in the United King- ECUADORdom will not be regarded as being EGYPTentitled to claim the protectionotherwise afforded to them under ESTONIAthis Article. ETHIOPIA

Paragraph 2 of Article 4 will not be FINLANDapplicable to refugees who have been admitted to the United GREECEKingdom for a temporary visit or GUATEMALApurpose. The term "public HAITIorder" is deemed to include HONDURASmatters relating to crime and HUNGARYmorals.

His Majesty's Government in the INDIAUnited Kingdom does not assume IRANany obligations in respect of any IRAQof its colonies, protectorates, IRLAoverseas territories, territoriesunder suzerainty or territories ITALYadministered under mandate. LATVIA

DENMARK (July 4th, I936) LIBERIA

1 The Swiss Federal Political Department, by a letter dated July I5th, I936, informed the Secretariat of thefollowing:

" Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtensteinand the Swiss Government in I929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between thesetwo countries on March 29th, I923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken bythe Federal authorities to give effect to the different international Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicableto the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the saidTreaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treatyremains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matterof narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately."2 The Arrangement came into force on August 4 th, 1936. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol.

CLXXI, p. 75; and Vol. CLXXXI, p. 464.

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PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENT CONCERNING THE STATUS OF REFUGEES COMING FROM GERMANY(continued).

(Geneva, July 4th, 1936.)

In Force.The Arrangement is open

Definitive Signatures. to Signature by:

FRANCE (July 4th, I936) LITHUANIAThe French Government, by its ac- LUXEMBURG

ceptance of the present Arrange- MEXICOment, is not assuming any NEW ZEALANDobligation in regard to the wholeof its colonies, protectorates, NICARAGUAoverseas territories, territories PANAMAplaced under its suzerainty or PARAGUAYterritories in respect of which a PERUmandate has been confided to it.

NORWAY (September 2Ist, POLANDI^~~~~~~~~~93~6) PORTUGAL

SPAIN (January 27th, 1937) ROUMANIA

SWITZERLAND (August 3oth, SALVADOR

I937) SWEDEN-I937)^^~~~~~ ~THAILAND

TURKEYUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICSURUGUAYVENEZUELAYUGOSLAVIA

XLIII. BROADCASTING.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CONCERNING THE USE OF BROADCASTING IN THE CAUSE OF PEACE.1

(Geneva, September 23rd, I936.)

In Force.Ratifications Signatures or Accessionsnotyet perfected The Convention is open

or definitive Accessions. by Ratification, to Accession by:

BRAZIL (February IIth, I938) ALBANIA AFGHANISTANGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTH- ARGENTINE REPUBLIC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ERN IRELAND (August I8th, BELGIUM BOLIVIAI937) Under reservation of the declara- BULGARIABurma (October I3th, I937 a) tions mentioned in the proc8s- CANADASouthern Rhodesia (Novem- verbal of the final meeting of the C

Conference.ber Ist, 1937 a) CHILE COSTA RICA

Aden Colony COLOMBA CUBABahamas FREE CITY OF DANZIGBarbados ECUADORBarbados DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CUBasutoland GREECE ETHIOPIABechuanaland Protectorate ITHUANA GERMANYBermuda MEXICO HAITIBritish Guiana OM IHONDURASBritish HondurasSP AIN HUNGARYBritish Solomon) Islands SPAINICELANDritish Solomon ' Isnds Under reservation of the declaration ICELAND

Protectorate mentioned in the proces-verbal IRANCeylon c of the final meeting of the IRAQ

Cyprus Conference. ITALYFalkland Islands and De- H TURKEY JAPAN

pendencies UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST LIBERIAFiji -I REPUBLICS NICARAGUAGambia (Colony and Pro- T Under reservation of the declara- PANAMA

- J. tions mentioned in the proces- PARAGUAYtectorate) m PARAGUAY~~~tector~te)~ 2 verbal of the final meeting of theGibraltar Conference. PERUGilbert and Ellice Islands URUGUAY POLAND

Colony PORTUGALGold Coast: THAILAND

(a) Colony VENEZUELA(b) Ashanti YUGOSLAVIA(c) NorthernTerritories(d) Togoland under

British MandateHong-Kong -

1 The Convention came into force on April 2nd, I938. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CLXXXVI,p. 301; and Vol. CXCIII, p. 316.

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CONCERNING THE USE OF BROADCASTING IN THE CAUSE OF PI

(continued).

(Geneva, September 23rd, I936.)

In Force.

Ratifications or definitive Accessions.

Jamaica (including Turks and Caicos Islands and theCayman Islands)

Kenya (Colony and Protectorate)Leeward Islands:

AntiguaDominicaMontserratSt. Christopher and NevisVirgin Islands

Malay States:(a) Federated Malay States:

Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor(b) Unfederated Malay States:

Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Trengganu,and Brunei

MaltaMauritius Nigeria:

(a) Colony (b) Protectorate(c) Cameroons under British Mandate .

North Borneo, State of tNorthern Rhodesia Nyasaland Protectorate Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) St. Helena and AscensionSarawakSeychellesSierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate)Somaliland ProtectorateStraits SettlementsSwazilandTanganyika TerritoryTongaTrans-JordanTrinidad and TobagoUganda ProtectorateWindward Islands:

Grenada, St. Lucia, St. VincentZanzibar Protectorate

AUSTRALIA (June 25th, I937 a)Including the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and the Mandated

Territories of New Guinea and Nauru.NEW ZEALAND (January 27th, 1938)UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (including the Mandated Territory

of South West Africa) (February Ist, I938 a)IRELAND (May 25th, I938 a)INDIA (August iith, I937)DENMARK (October iith, I937)EGYPT (July 29th, 1938)ESTONIA (August I8th, I938)Finland (November 29th, I938 a)FRANCE (March 8th, I938)

French Colonies and Protectorates and Territories under Frenchmandate (January I4th, I939 a)

Guatemala (November I8th, I938 a)Latvia (April 25th, I939 a)LUXEMBURG (February 8th, 1938)The Netherlands (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and

Curacao (February I5th, 1939)New Hebrides (July I4th, 1939 a)

NORWAY (May 5th, 1938)SALVADOR (August i8th, I938 a)SWEDEN (June 22nd, 1938 a)Switzerland (December 30th, I938)

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XLIV. TEACHING OF HISTORY.

DECLARATION REGARDING THE TEACHING OF HISTORY. 1

(Revision of School Text-Books.)

(Geneva, October 2nd, I937.)

In Force.

Definitive Signatures. The Declaration is opento Signature by:

AFGHANISTAN (February 24th, ALBANIA1938 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA BOLIVIA(January 24th, I938) GREAT BRITAIN AND

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (July NORTHERN IRELAND

20th, 1938) BULGARIAAustralia (June 24th, I939) CANADA

BELGIUM (November 24th, CHINAI937) COSTA RICA

CHILE (January 6th, 1938) CUBACOLOMBIA (June 2nd, 1938) CZECHO-SLOVAKIADenmark (February 4th, I939) FREE CITY OF DANZIGDOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Novem- ECUADOR

ber 5th, I937) ETHIOPIAEGYPT (March ISt, 1938) FRANCEESTONIA (March 8th, I938) GUATEMALAFinland (September I6th, HAITI

I938) HONDURASGREECE 2 (April 6th, 1938) HUNGARYIceland (February 4th, I939) INDIAIRAN (April 27th, 1938) IRAQTHE NETHERLANDS (including IRELAND

the Netherlands Indies, Suri- ITALYnam and Curasao) (January LATVIA25th, I938) LIBERIA

NORWAY (February 5th, 1938) LIECHTENSTEINSWEDEN (February 25th, 1938) LITHUANIA

LUXEMBURGMEXICOMONACONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUAPANAMAPERUPOLANDPORTUGALROUMANIASALVADORSPAINSWITZERLANDTHAILANDTURKEYUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST

REPUBLICSURUGUAYVENEZUELAYUGOSLAVIA

1 The Declaration came into force on November 24 th, I937. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol.

CLXXXII, page 263; and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 507.2 When signing this Declaration, the Permanent Delegate of Greece handed to the Secretary-General a commu-

nication informing him, on behalf of his Government, that instead of setting up a new Committee such as that referredto in Paragraph 3 of the Declaration, the Royal Government intends to entrust the duties of the above-mentionedCommittee to the Supreme Council of Education, a permanent body which meets at the Ministry of Public Worshipand National Education. The Royal Government is of opinion that disadvantages would be entailed by the creationof a new Committee which, as it would duplicate this Council, would be detrimental to the unity that is desirable in thematter of education.

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XLV. TERRORISM.

I. CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF TERRORISM. 1

(Geneva, November i6th, 1937.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toA ccessions. Ratification. Accession by:

India (September 7th, I938) ALBANIA AFGHANISTANIn accordance with Article 25, pa- ARGENTINE REPUBLIC UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

ragraph I, of this Convention, BELGIUM UNITED STATES OF AMERICAHis Majesty does not assume BULGARIA AUSTRALIAany obligations as regards theenforcement of the provisions of CUBA BOLIVIAthe Convention in the territories CZECHO-SLOVAKIA BRAZILin India of any Ruler under DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GREAT BRITAIN ANDHis suzerainty. ECUADOR NORTHERN IRELAND

EGYPT CANADA

ESTONIA CHILEFRANCE CHINA

With reference to Article 25 of the COLOMBIAConvention, the French Govern- COSTA RICAment does not assume any obli-gation as regards the whole of its FREE CITY OF DANZIGColonies and Protectorates or DENMARKthe territories for which a man- ETHIOPIAdate has been entrusted to it. FINLAND

GREECE GERMANYHAITI ^~HAITI ~GUATEMALAMONACO HONDURASTHE NETHERLANDS HUNGARY

NORWAY ICELANDPERUPERU IRANROUMANIA IRAQSPAIN IRELANDIRELANDTURKEY ITALYUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST JAPAN

JAPANREPUBLICS

The Government of the Union of LATVIASoviet Socialist Republics will LIBERIAonly be able to ratify the present LIECHTENSTEINConvention subject to the fol- LITHUANIAlowing reservation: LUXEMBURG

"With regard to the settlementof disputes relating to the inter- MEXICOpretation or application of the NEW ZEALANDpresent Convention, the Govern- NICARAGUAment of the Union of Soviet PANAMASocialist Republics assumes onlysuch obligations as are incumbent POLANDupon it as a Member of the League PORTUGALof Nations." 2 SALVADOR

VENEZUELA SAN MARINOYUGOSLAVIA SWEDEN

SWITZERLANDTHAILANDURUGUAY

1 The present Convention shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article I8 of the Covenant, be registered bythe Secretary-General of the League of Nations on the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Secretary-General of thethird instrument of ratification or accession.

The Convention shall come into force on the date of such registration (Article 26).2 As this reservation has not given rise to any objection on the part of the States to which it was communicated

in accordance with Article 23, it may be considered as accepted.

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2. CONVENTION FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.1

(Geneva, November i6th, 1937.)

Not in Force.

Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toA ccessions. Ratification. Accession by:

BELGIUM AFGHANISTANBULGARIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICACUBA ALBANIACZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICAFRANCE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

With reference to Article 52 of the AUSTRALIAConvention, the French Govern- BOLIVIAment does not assume any obli- BRAgation as regards the whole of its RZIColonies and Protectorates or GREAT BRITAIN ANDthe territories for which a man- NORTHERN IRELANDdate has been entrusted to it. CANADA

GREECE CHILEMONACO CHINATHE NETHERLANDS COLOMBIA

ROUMANIA COSTA RICASPAIN FREE CITY OF DANZIGTURKEY DENMARKUNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REPUBLICS ECUADORThe Government of the Union of E T

Soviet Socialist Republics willonly be able to ratify the present ESTONIAConvention subject to the fol- ETHIOPIAlowing reservation: FINLAND

" With regard to the settlement GERMANYof disputes relating to the inter- G MApretation or application of the GUATEMALApresent Convention, the Govern- HAITIment of the Union of Soviet HONDURASSocialist Republics assumes only HUNGARYsuch obligations as are incum-bent upon it as a Member of the ICELANDLeague of Nations." 2 INDIA

YUGOSLAVIA IRAN

IRAQIRELANDITALYJAPANLATVIALIBERIALIECHTENSTEINLITHUANIALUXEMBURGMEXICONEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANORWAYPANAMAPERUPOLANDPORTUGALSALVADORSAN MARINOSWEDENSWITZERLANDTHAILANDURUGUAYVENEZUELA

1 The Government of the Netherlands is requested to convene a meeting of representatives of the States whichratify or accede to the present Convention. The meeting is to take place within one year after the receipt of the seventhinstrument of ratification or accession by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations and has for object to fix the dateat which the present Convention shall be put into force.

The entry into force of the present Convention shall, however, be subject to the entry into force of the Conventionfor the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism (Article 53).

2 The reservation to which this signature is subject has been submitted to the signatory States for acceptance.

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XLVI. REFUGEES.

3. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE STATUS OF REFUGEES COMING FROM GERMANY. 1

(Geneva, February Ioth, 1938.)

In Force.

Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open toRatifications. Ratification. Accession by:

BELGIUM (September Ist, I938) DENMARK AFGHANISTANArticle 9. - The Belgian Govern- Articles 9 and 17 are excluded from UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

ment specifies that the meaning the undertaking given by Den- ALBANIAgiven in the Convention, with mark.special reference to Article 9 (a), The Convention will not apply to UNITED STATES OF AMERICAto the concept of residence is that Greenland. SA'UDI ARABIAwhich it possesses under the FRANCE ARGENTINE REPUBLIClaws and internal regulations of The French Government, by its AUSTRALIABelgium.

Article g. - Article i in so far acceptance of the present Con- BOLIVIAA'icle . -Atil i r vention, renews the reservationsas it concerns the application of r s BRAZIL

made by it on signing the Con-the provisions of the domestic mde by it on s g the Cn- BULGARIAlegislation relating to "unem- ventinsof October 28th, 1933,

ployment insurae ", c t and the Provisional Arrangement CANADAployment insurance ", cannot beaccepted. of July 4 th, I936, and declares, CHILE~~~accepted. ~in particular, that it is not IAArticle 12. - Article 12, concerning paria at is not CHINAsocial insurance laws, cannot be assuming any obligation in regard COLOMBIAfavourabl received, to the whole of its colonies, pro- L IAfavourably recetictied . , tectorates, overseas territories, COSTA RICAArticle 17. — Article 17, which . . „ . 2Atconcerns the enjoyment of th territories placed under its suzer- CUBAconcerns the enjoyment of thes i n respect ofrights and favours accorded to inty or territories respect of CZECHO-SLOVAKIAwhich a mandate has been con- foreigners, subject to reciprocity, fided to it. FREE CITY OF DANZIGcannot be admitted. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Article 24. - In application of THE NETHERLANDS OMINICAN REPUBLICparagraph I of Article 24, the For the Kingdom in Europe, and ECUADORBelgian Government, by its with reservation as regards Ar- EGYPTacceptance of the present Con- tide 5, paragraph 3, and Article 9. ESTONIAvention, is not assuming any NORWAY ETHIOPIAobligation as regards the Colonyof the Congo, the mandated With the following reservation: FINLANDof the Congo, the mandatedterritories of Ruanda-Urundi, or Paragraph 2 (d) of Article 3 and GREECE

Article 17 will not be applicable.any other territory provided in GUATEMALAparagraph I of Article 24. SPAIN HAITI

Great Britain and Northern With the following reservations: Ireland (September 26th, The Spanish Government, by its HONDURAS

signature of the present Con- HUNGARYI938) vention, is not assuming any ICELANDArticle i. - His Majesty's Govern- obligations in regard to the whole IIA

ment in the United Kingdom of its protectorates and colonies. Nregards the definition as appli- It likewise declares that Articles IRANcable only to refugees coming 9 to 12 will not preclude the IRAQfrom Germany as defined, who application of the provisions IRELANDat the date of ratification no relating to labour and social ITALYlonger enjoy the protection of insurance.the German Government. LATVIA

Article 5. - Refugees who are the LIBERIAsubject of extradition proceedings LIECHTENSTEINbegun in the United Kingdomwill not be regarded as being LITHUANIAentitled to claim the protection LUXEMBURGotherwise afforded to them under MEXICOthis Article. MONACO

Paragraph 2 of this Article NA Lwill not be applicable to refugees NEW ZEALANDwho have been admitted to the NICARAGUAUnited Kingdom for a temporary PANAMAvisit or purpose. The term PARAGUAY"public order" is deemed toinclude matters relating to crime PERUand morals. POLAND

Article 9. - The provisions of this PORTUGALArticle will not be applicable to ROUMANIArefugees who have been admittedto the United Kingdom for a SALVADORtemporary visit or purpose. SAN MARINO

Article 14 cannot be accepted, SVEDENowing to the special position of SWITZERLANDschools and universities in theUnited Kingdom. THAILAND

Article 24. - His Majesty's Go- TURKEYvernment in the United Kingdom UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALISTdeclares that it does not assume REPUBLICSany obligations in respect of anyof its colonies, protectorates, URUGUAYoverseas territories, territories VENEZUELAunder suzerainty, or territories YUGOSLAVIAadministered under mandate.

Article I7 is not accepted.

1 The Convention came into force on October 26th, 1938, in accordance with its Article 22. See Treaty Seriesof the League of Nations, Vol. CXCII, p. 59.

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XLVII. FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER.

2. PROCES-VERBAL CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLES IV, T, VI, VII, IX, XII AND

XIII OF THE CONVENTION OF OCTOBER IITH, I933, FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL

CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER. 1

(Geneva, September 12th, 1938.)

In Force.

Signatures not yet The Proces-Verbal is openDefinitive Signatures definitive to Signature by:

Union of South Africa (De- United States of America ALBANIAcember 28th, 1938) Under the terms of paragraph IV AUSTRALIA

Brazil (July i 9th, I939) of this Procbs-Verbal, the Go- BELGIUMBeml (July ith, 939) vernment of the United States NDenmark (January 3rd, I939) of America assumes no obligation AT BRITAIN AND NOR

In conformity with paragraph I of in respect of the Philippine Is- THERN IRELANDArticle IV of this Proces-Verbal, lands, the Virgin Islands, Ameri- BULGARIADenmark does not assume any can Samoa and the Island of CUBAobligation as regards Greenland. Guam. ESTONIA

Egypt (March 24th, I939) FINLANDGreece (December 6th, I938) France HUNGARYIndre (SDeember 2th, I938) Subject to the reservation set forth HUNIxrdia (September 28th, I938) in Article IV, and on the specific IRAQ

The Government of India does not condition that the signature of IRANassume any obligations in respect the Procis-Verbal shall be bind- ITALYof the territories in India of any ing only in respect of the home NIAPrince or Chief under the suzer- territories of France.ICARAGUAainty of His Majesty. PANAMA

Ireland (March 8th, I939) ROUMANIALatvia (June 2oth, 1939) URUMonaco (July 5th, 1939) (and all other States which mayNorway (January 3Ist, I939)Norway (JAnuary 37th, I939) accede to the Convention ofPoland (August 7th, I939) October iith, I933)Sweden (November I5th, 1938)Switzerland (November I7th,

1938)

1 The Proces-Verbal came into force on August 28th, I939, in accordance with its Article III.