ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Bilateral treaties of arbitration and conciliation General treaty of inter-American arbitration . Treaty to avoid or prevent conflicts between American states. Convention as to boundaries, suppression of slave trade, and extradi- tion between the United States and Great Britain, August 9, 1842 Extradition treaty between the United States and Albania Extradition treaty between the United States and Turkey Convention as to boundaries, suppression of slave trade, and extradi- tion between the United States and Great Britain, August 9, 1842-Supplementary extradition convention of July 12, 1889. Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, December 4, OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS Convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribu- International Agricultural Mortgage Credit Company 44829-34-—1 Treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Decision of the Supreme Court of Washington, January 22, 1934 Load line convention between the United States and Canada Agreement concerning manned lightships not on their stations International convention for the unification of certain rules concern- ing the limitation of the liability of owners of seagoing vessels International convention for the unification of certain rules relating PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL BILATERAL TREATIES OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION United States-Greece 1 The Honorable Sir Philip Whistler Street, K.C.M.G., of Australia, has accepted appointment as the American nonnational member of the Commission of Inquiry provided for by the treaty of conciliation between the United States and Greece, which was signed at Washington June 19, 1930, and entered into effect upon the exchange of ratifications September 23, 1932. GENERAL TREATY OF INTER-AMERICAN ARBITRATION 2 Honduras The American Legation at Tegucigalpa reported by a despatch dated February 14, 1934, that the Honduran National Congress had approved on February 12, 1934, the general treaty of inter-American arbitration signed at Washington January 5, 1929. The approval was given subject to the reservations made by the Honduran delegates at the time of signing the treaty regarding the noninclusion in the treaty of pending international questions or controversies or those which may come up before the date of ratification. TREATY TO AVOID OR PREVENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN AMERICAN STATES Corrigendum On page 4 of Bulletin No. 52, January 1934, the first paragraph should read: According to the information of the Department, Argentina and Bolivia are the only states which have not yet completed their ratification of the treaty to avoid or prevent conflicts between American states. 1 See Bulletin No. 41, February 1933, p. 1. 'See Bulletin No. 43; April 1933, p. 1. 1 Japan ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 By a note dated February 17, 1934, the Japanese Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State of the laying of the keels of three vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. In accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, particulars of the vessels were furnished by the Ambassador as follows: Date of laying keel: December 11, 1933 Standard displacement: 8,500 tons (8,636 metric tons) Extreme beam: 18.20 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 4.50 meters Shigure Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: December 9, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,368 tons (1,930 metric tons) Length at water line: 102.50 meters Extreme beam: 10.34 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 2.63 meters No. A-72 Classification: Submarine Date of laying keel: December 16, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,400 tons (1,423 metric tons) Length at water line: 101.00 meters Extreme beam: 8.20 meters Mean draft at standard displacement: 3.95 meters United States By a note dated February 24, 1934, the Acting Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State of the laying of the keel of the U.S.S. Dale on February 10, 1934. The particulars with respect to this vessel, which were furnished in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, were transmitted as follows to the other governments parties to the treaty: Standard displacement (estimated): 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) Length at water line: 334 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 34 feet 3 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 9 feet 3 inches Estonia MUTUAL GUARANTEES CONVENTION DEFINING AGGRESSION 3 The American Legation at Tallinn reported by a despatch dated January 12, 1934, that the Estonian State Advertiser (Rügi Teataja), no. 106 of December 22, 1933, publishes the announcement of the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Estonia of the convention defining aggression signed at London July 3, 1933. The deposit took place at Moscow December 4, 1933, and the convention entered into force for Estonia on that day. The countries which have deposited ratifications of this convention are Afghanistan, Estonia, Latvia, Persia, Poland, Rumania, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Finland The American Legation at Helsingfors reported by a despatch dated December 22, 1933, that the Finnish Diet ratified on November 17, 1933, the convention defining aggression signed at London July 3, 1933. The convention will enter into effect for Finland upon the deposit of its ratification at Moscow. CONVENTION DEFINING AGGRESSION BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS * The American Legation at Riga reported by a despatch dated December 27, 1933, that an announcement appeared in the Moscow Pravda, no. 344 of December 15, 1933, stating that the instruments of ratification of the convention defining aggression between Lithuania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, signed at London July 5, 1933, were exchanged at Moscow December 14, 1933. The convention entered into effect on that date. Brazil RENUNCIATION OF WAR TREATY FOR THE RENUNCIATION OF WAR 5 By a note dated February 20, 1934, the Brazilian Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State that in conformity with the decision notified by his Government to the International Conference of American States at Montevideo, Brazil "gives its adherence to the Kellogg Pact, subject to ratification by means of the proper instrument" See Bulletin No. 52, January 1934, p. 10. 6 |