CONTENTS PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL Settlement ARMAMENT REDUCTION Conference on naval armaments . London naval treaty of 1930 (Treaty Series, No. 830). Page 1 1 3 5 5 Sale of arms and munitions of war to Bolivia and Paraguay. Convention and protocols adopted at the Conference for the Codi- RESTRICTION OF WAR 7 Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded 8 HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION Convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of EXTRADITION Extradition treaty between the United States and Albania (Treaty HEALTH International sanitary convention for air navigation (Treaty Series, 10 ECONOMIC AVIATION Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to interna- International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada. Convention for the regulation of whaling (Treaty Series, No. 880). Agreement concerning manned lightships not on their stations. 17 Universal postal convention of 1934 18 ECONOMIC-Continued. TELECOMMUNICATIONS International telecommunication convention (Treaty Series, No. Regional arrangement concerning radiotelephone service on ships MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTION OF NATURE Convention for the preservation of flora and fauna in their natural Page 19 20 21 DOCUMENTS OF THE TENTH SESSION OF THE C. I. T. E. J. A., THE 22 Preliminary draft convention for the unification of certain rules sea.. Preliminary draft of convention for the unification of certain rules Draft of letter forwarding to the French Government the opinion of RECENT PUBLICATIONS CONTENTS PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Conference on naval armaments London naval treaty of 1930 (Treaty Series, No. 830) Washington naval treaty of 1922 (Treaty Series, No. 671) ARMS TRAFFIC Sale of arms and munitions of war to Bolivia and Paraguay . INTERNATIONAL LAW Convention and protocols adopted at the Conference for the Codification of International Law, The Hague, 1930. RESTRICTION OF WAR Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded HUMANITARIAN · EDUCATION Convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of EXTRADITION Extradition treaty between the United States and Albania (Treaty HEALTH International sanitary convention for air navigation (Treaty Series, ECONOMIC AVIATION Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to interna- 11 Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada. Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Brazil FISHERIES 13 16 . Convention for the regulation of whaling (Treaty Series, No. 880) . 16 LABOR Conventions of the International Labor Conference. NAVIGATION 16 Agreement concerning manned lightships not on their stations . POSTAL 17 Universal postal convention of 1934 18 which would take the place of the two Naval Treaties expiring at the end of 1936. It is hoped that, once agreement is in sight between the representatives of the signatory Powers, an extension of the scope of the Conference may be possible so as to include representatives of the other naval Powers. "2. I should be grateful if Your Excellency would be so good as to inform me as soon as possible whether the United States Government are prepared to be represented at the proposed Conference." The invitation was accepted by this Government, and the delegation to the conference, which is to convene on December 9 instead of December 2 as originally suggested, is composed as follows: Delegates: The Honorable Norman H. Davis, Chairman of the Delega- The Honorable William Phillips, Under Secretary of State Advisers: For the Department of State: Mr. Ray Atherton, Counselor of the American Embassy at London Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of Technical assistants: For the Department of State: Mr. Noel H. Field, Division of Western European Affairs, Department of State Mr. Samuel Reber, Secretary of the American Legation at Bern, For the Navy Department: Captain Royale E. Ingersoll Press officer: Mr. David McK. Key, Assistant Chief, Division of Current Information, Department of State Secretary of the delegation: Mr. R. Allen Haden, Foreign Service officer LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 (TREATY SERIES, No. 830) Australia By a note dated November 5, 1935, the British Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, of the particulars on completion of H. M. A. S. Sydney (late H. M. S. Phaeton). The particulars of the vessel follow: Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: July 8, 1933 Standard displacement: 6,830 tons (6,939 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 56 feet 8 inches Date of completion: September 24, 1935 H. M. S. Phaeton was purchased while under construction by His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and renamed "H. M. A. S. Sydney". Japan In accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, the Japanese Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by five notes, each dated November 13, 1935, of the construction of vessels for the Japanese Navy. The particulars of the vessels are given as follows: Asashio and Arashio Classification: Destroyers Date of laying keel: Asashio: September 7, 1935 Arashio: October 1, 1935 Standard displacement: 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) Length at water line: 108.55 meters Extreme beam: 10.15 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 2.745 meters Mikuma Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: December 24, 1931 Date of completion: August 29, 1935 Standard displacement: 8,500 tons (8,636 metric tons) Extreme beam: 18.20 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 4.50 meters 3 See Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 2. |