June, 1922 19 20 20 VENEZUELA. New constitution approved by the President. Text: FRANCE SPAIN. Commercial agreement signed at Madrid Text: J. O., July 12, 1922, p. 7258; Ga. de Madrid, July 13, 1922, p. 122. 21 to July 24 PALESTINE MANDATE. British House of Lords on June 21, 1922 voted against the mandate, 60 to 29. On July 4, House of Commons supported it by vote of 292 to 35. League of Nations Council approved it on July 24. Cur. Hist., Sept., 1922, v. 16: 983. Text of mandate: Times, July 26, 1922, p. 9; Cmd. 1708. COLOMBIA URUGUAY. Convention for academic interchange, signed Apr. 28, 1922, ratified by Uruguay. Text: D. O. (Uruguay), June 7, 1922, p. 391. 22 24 25 JAPAN SIBERIA. Decision to complete withdrawal of troops from Siberia by Oct. 30, 1922, announced by Japan. Cur. Hist., Aug., 1922, v. 16: 752, 1087. GUATEMALA-PORTUGAL. Guatemala Guatemalteco, June 28, 1922, p. 193. recognized by Portugal. 26(?) AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Commercial agreement signed at Budapest. 26 26 28 Temps, June 28, 1922, p. 1. FRENCH-HUNGARIAN MIXED ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL. Regulations BULGARIA-ESTHONIA. Bulgaria recognized by Esthonia. Temps, 28(?) ESTHONIA-GREECE. Esthonia recognized by Greece. Temps, June 29, 1922, p. 2. 29 30 BULGARIA-RUMANIA. Railway convention, based on the Stresa and Berne conventions, signed at Bucharest. Temps, July 1, 1922, p. 1. LITHUANIA. Council of ambassadors decided to recognize Lithuania. Wash. Post, July 1, 1922, p. 6. July, 1922 1 OIL POLLUTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS. H. J. Res. 297, for calling conference of maritime nations on subject of oil pollution approved by President Harding. Press notice, Aug. 5, 1922. GREAT BRITAIN-SOVIET RUSSIA. Arrangement concluded by exchange of notes by which Canada will have same commercial rela July, 1922 3 3-7 4 5 7 7 tions with Russia as exist between the United Kingdom and Russia NEW ZEALAND UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. Reciprocal customs GERMANY-SOVIET RUSSIA. Political treaty signed at Rapallo on LATVIA-POLAND. Sanitary convention signed at Warsaw. Temps, 9(?) CHINA-FRANCE. Agreement signed at Peking concerning the establishment of an industrial bank of China by means of the Boxer indemnity. Temps, July 11, 1922, p. 4. 10 11 11 11 13 15 BELGIUM-FRANCE. Convention signed Feb. 14, 1921 guaranteeing to nationals employed in mines the benefit of pension systems, promulgated in France. Text: J. O., July 12, 1922, p. 7255. AERIAL NAVIGATION COMMISSION, INTERNATIONAL. Held first session in Paris as provided by convention of Oct. 13, 1919. Temps, July 12, 1922, p. 6. BELGIUM-FRANCE. Convention concerning reparation regulations signed Oct. 25, 1921, promulgated in France. Text: J. O., July 12, 1922, p. 7256. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Secretary Hughes announced plan for withdrawal of American military forces and restoration of full governmental powers to the Dominican people. Extracts: Cur. Hist., Aug., 1922, v. 16: 742. JAPAN-UNITED STATES. Treaty relating to Island of Yap proclaimed by President Harding. U. S. Treaty ser., no. 664. GERMANY-GREAT BRITAIN-SIAM. Regulations relative to settlement of financial claims of Germans against Siamese in the British Empire and British in Siam, proclaimed in Germany. Deutsch. Reichs., July 19, 1922, p. 1. July, 1922 17-24 LEAGUE OF NATIONS COUNCIL. Held 19th session in London for discussion of various questions, including mandates. Confirmed class A-Palestine and Syria; class B-Kamerun, Togoland, Tanganyika, Ruanda and Urundi in Africa; class C-Yap Island and the former German Pacific Islands. Our world, Sept., 1922, p. 102; N. Y. Times, July 18, 1922, p. 17; Wash. Post, July 25, 1922, p. 3. 18/25 ECUADOR-VENEZUELA. Convention concerning diplomatic mails concluded by an exchange of notes. Gaceta oficial (Venezuela), July 29, 1922, p. 49028. 21 CHILE-PERU. Tacna-Arica conference closed with the signing of a protocol and supplementary act, providing for arbitration of unfulfilled clauses of the Ancon Treaty by the President of the United States. Texts: P. A. U., September, 1922, p. 217. 22 to Aug. 29 NORWAY-UNITED STATES. Hearings of Norwegian shipping case, before arbitral tribunal established under agreement of June 30, 1921, began at Hague Peace Palace on July 22. N. Y. Times, July 23, 1922, p. 16. Final session held on Aug. 29. Decision to be rendered in two months. N. Y. Times, Aug. 30, 1922, p. 17; Cur. Hist., Sept., 1922, v. 16: 1083. GERMANY-PORTUGAL. Commercial agreement of Dec. 6, 1921, denounced by Portugal. Commerce repts., Sept. 11, 1922, p. 741. 25(?) GUATEMALA SPAIN. Guatemalan government under General Orellana recognized by Spain. Guatemalteco, July 27, 1922, p. 321. 25-29 BULGARIAN REPARATIONS. On July 25, Reparation commission ordered Bulgaria to pay about $7,720,000 due to Allies. On July 29, Bulgaria replied with a request for a three years' moratorium. N. Y. Times, July 30, 1922, p. 3. 25 27 27 ALBANIA-UNITED STATES. Albanian government recognized by 27(?) GERMANY-POLAND. Convention granting amnesty for plebiscite regions ratified by Polish Diet. Temps, July 29, 1922, p. 1. ESTHONIA-UNITED STATES. Esthonia recognized by the United States. Wash. Post, July 28, 1922, p. 2; Press notice, July 27, 1922. FRANCE GERMANY. France refused to grant Germany's request of July 16 for a reduction of 75 per cent in payments on private claims. N. Y. Times, July 28, 1922, p. 15. 27 LATVIA-UNITED STATES. Latvia recognized by the United States. LITHUANIA-UNITED STATES. Lithuania recognized by the United July, 1922 28 28 29 FRANCE GUATEMALA. Commercial agreement signed. Commerce reports, Sept. 11, 1922, p. 741; Guatemalteco, Aug. 4, 1922, p. 353. GREAT BRITAIN-ICELAND. Ratifications exchanged at London of convention signed May 1, 1922, renewing for five years the arbitration convention of Oct. 25, 1905. Text: G. B. Treaty ser., 1922, no. 13. BRAZIL-GREAT BRITAIN. Treaty governing dual nationality in connection with military service signed at Rio de Janeiro. Times, Aug. 1, 1922, p. 9. 29 to Aug. 25 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS. Second conference held at Williamstown, Mass. N. Y. Times, July 30-Aug. 26, 1922; Our world, Sept., 1922, p. 9. 30 SMYRNA. High-Commissioner of Greece proclaimed autonomy of Smyrna. Temps, July 31, 1922, p. 4; N. Y. Times, Aug. 1, 1922, p. 21. 31(?) RHODESIA, SOUTHERN. Terms of entrance into Union of South Africa made public. Times, Aug. 2, 1922, p. 7. August, 1922 1 BELGIUM-SWITZERLAND. Ratifications exchanged of the provisional air traffic convention of June 13, 1922. Text: E. G., Aug. 23, 1922, p. 495. 1 INTER-ALLIED DEBTS. The Earl of Balfour dispatched note on subject of war debts to representatives in London of France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Rumania and Serb, Croat, Slovene State. Text: Times, Aug. 2, 1922, p. 8; G. B. Misc. ser., 1922, no. 5. 1-11 LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MANDATES COMMISSION. Held sessions at Geneva to examine labor conditions, liquor traffic, public health, fiscal systems, etc., in mandated territories of various countries. Temps, Aug. 1-13, 1922. 2 5 PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE. Council of ambassadors decided to lay Kiel dispute before the Court for settlement. N. Y. Times, Aug. 3, 1922, p. 1. POLAND SWITZERLAND. Ratifications exchanged of the commercial agreement signed at Warsaw, June 26, 1922. German text: E. G., Aug. 16, 1922, p. 481. 7-14 LONDON CONFERENCE ON REPARATIONS. Premiers of France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Belgium, met on Aug. 7 to discuss allied policy. Times, Aug. 8, 1922, p. 6; Europe, Aug. 19, 1922, p. 1046. Adjourned on Aug. 14 without definite results, except agreement to allow next payment of two million pounds from Germany to be made within next four weeks. Times, Aug. 15, 1922, p. 8; Temps, Aug. 16, 1922, p. 1. August, 1922 10 10 GERMANY-UNITED STATES. Agreement signed at Berlin providing for a claims commission to determine amount of the claims against Germany. Text: Wash. Post, Aug. 11, 1922, p. 1, 4; U. S. Treaty series, no. 665. WASHINGTON ARMS CONFERENCE TREATIES. Ratified copy signed by King George, and dispatched to Washington for exchange of ratifications. Wash. Post, Aug. 11, 1922, p. 3. 11(?) CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC-EGYPT. Government of Egypt recognized by Czechoslovakia. Temps, Aug. 13, 1922, p. 1. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AERIAL NAVIGATION. Paris, Oct. 13, 1919. Protocol, Paris, May 1, 1920. Adhesion: Persia. Apr. 9, 1920. G. B. Treaty ser., 1922, no. 11. Cmd. 1741. Ratifications deposited: June 1, 1922. G. B. Treaty ser., 1922, no. 11. Cmd. 1741. Text: J. O., July 14, 1922, p. 7378; G. B. Treaty ser., 1922, no. 11. ALAND ISLANDS. Geneva, Oct. 20, 1921. Ratifications exchanged: Apr. 6, 1922. Denmark, Esthonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Poland and Sweden. G. B. Treaty ser., 1922, no. 6. Cmd. 1680. ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS TRADE. Saint Germain-en-Laye, Sept. 10, 1919. Promulgation: Brazil. May 10, 1922. P. A. U., Aug., 1922, p. 190. Ratification deposited: Greece. Aug. 25, 1920. L. N. O. J., July, 1922, p. 715. CHEMISTRY BUREAU. Paris, Oct. 16, 1912. Ratification: France. May 11, 1922. J. O., May 12, 1922, p. 4886. CHINESE CUSTOMS TARIFF. Washington, Feb. 6, 1922. Ratification: Australia. July 27, 1922. Temps, Aug. 4, 1922, p. 1; Cur. Hist., Japan. Aug. 5, 1922. Wash. Post, Aug. 6, 1922, p. 9; Cur. Hist., Sept., South Africa. July 19, 1922. N. Y. Times, July 20, 1922, p. 19; Cur. |