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PROMOTION OF PEACE

ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL
SETTLEMENT

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.

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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:

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Date of laying keel: December 11, 1933

Standard displacement: 8,500 tons (8,636 metric tons)
Length at water line: 190.50 meters

Extreme beam: 18.20 meters

Mean draft at standard displacement: 4.50 meters
Caliber of largest gun: 15.5 centimeters

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
Caliber of largest gun: 12.7 centimeters

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
Caliber of largest gun: 10 centimeters

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:

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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
Caliber of largest gun: 5 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.
See Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, p. 5.
See Bulletin No. 30, March 1932, p. 3.
6 See Bulletin No. 52, January 1934, p. 2.

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