Length at water line: 330 feet Extreme beam: 28 feet 2 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 13 feet 10 inches Date of completion: April 12, 1935 By a note dated May 28, 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 particulars of two vessels which are to be constructed for His Majesty's Navy as follows: Date of laying keel: April 16, 1935 Standard displacement: 9,000 tons (9,144 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 61 feet 8 inches H.M.S. Hasty Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: April 15, 1935 Standard displacement: 1,350 tons (1,372 metric tons) Length at water line: 320 feet Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: United States 8 feet 6 inches The Secretary of the Navy informed the Secretary of State by a letter dated May 15, 1935, of the completion of the U. S. S. Aylwin. The following particulars of this vessel have been furnished, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, to the governments parties to the treaty: Classification: Destroyer Standard displacement: 1,375 tons (1,397 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 34 feet 2 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 8 feet 9 inches Date of completion: May 1, 1935 WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 (TREATY SERIES, No. 671) Great Britain By a note dated April 30, 1935, the British Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article XVI of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, of the particulars on completion of three coastal motor boats which have been constructed by Messrs. J. I. Thornycroft and Company for the Siamese Government." The particulars, which apply alike to all three vessels, are given as follows: Dates of completion: 1st boat: January 14, 1935 3d boat: March 16, 1935 Standard displacement: 13.5 tons (13.71 metric tons) Length at water line: Extreme beam: 11 feet 53 feet 9 inches Mean draft at standard displacement (at step): 2 feet 11⁄2 inches ORGANIZATION PAN AMERICAN UNION CONVENTION Ecuador The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State by a letter dated May 15, 1935, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of deposit of the instrument of ratification by Ecuador of the convention relating to the organization of the Pan American Union, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. The deposit took place on May 10, 1935. The countries which have deposited ratifications of this convention are: United States of America, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The convention will enter into force when the 21 American Republics have deposited ratifications with the Pan American Union. RENUNCIATION OF WAR ANTI-WAR TREATY OF NONAGGRESSION AND CONCILIATION 4 Nicaragua According to a despatch dated May 11, 1935, from the American Legation at Managua, the Nicaraguan Senate and House of Deputies approved on January 30, 1935, the anti-war treaty of nonaggression and conciliation signed at Rio de Janeiro October 10, 1933. The treaty was proclaimed by the President of Nicaragua on February 15, 1935, and was published in the Gaceta Oficial of May 8, 1935. RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND THE SICK OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD (TREATY SERIES, No. 847)5 Latvia By a note dated May 22, 1935, the Latvian Consul General at New York informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and the sick of armies in the field, signed at Geneva July 27, 1929, that the Society of the Red Cross of Latvia (Latvijas Sarkanais Krusts) has been authorized to lend its assistance to the official sanitary service of the Latvian Army in case of war. B See Bulletin No. 67, April 1935, p. 9. HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION CONVENTION FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER 1 Iran (Persia) By a communication dated April 27, 1935, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of accession of Iran to the convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of an educational character, signed at Geneva October 11, 1933, was deposited with the Secretariat on April 12, 1935. The convention has not yet come into force. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The Secretary General of the League of Nations transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated May 11, 1935, a circular letter which he addressed on that day to the states parties to the convention for facilitating the international circulation of films of an educational character, signed at Geneva October 11, 1933. The text of the circular letter, which concerns a reservation which the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics desires to make in regard to its accession to the convention, is as follows: "I have the honour to draw your attention to the following letter, dated March 28th last, which I have received from the People's Commissary for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: (Translation) "I have the honour to inform you that, in accordance with Article XVI of the Convention for facilitating the International Circulation of Films of an Educational Character, concluded at Geneva on October 11th, 1933, the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics proposes to accede to the said Convention, subject to reservation of Article XI. 66 "I should be grateful if, on receipt of the present communication, you would take such steps as are appropriate.' 1 1See Bulletin No. 67, April 1935, p. 10. 141420-35-2 5 แ "The text of the Article referred to in the above letter is as follows: 666 Disputes as to the interpretation or application of the present Convention, except the clauses of Articles V, VIII and IX, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of International Justice. "If the High Contracting Parties between which a dispute has arisen, or any one of them, are not parties to the Protocol dated December 16th, 1920, relating to the Permanent Court of International Justice, the dispute shall, if they so desire, be submitted, in accordance with the constitutional rules of each of them, either to the Permanent Court of International Justice or to an arbitral tribunal established in conformity with the Convention of October 18th, 1907, for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, or to any other arbitral tribunal.' "As your Government is a party to the above-mentioned Convention, I have the honour to request you, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Council in its resolution of June 17th, 1927, to be good enough to inform me at your earliest convenience whether it accepts the above-mentioned reservation. "Your reply will be duly transmitted to the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.' EXTRADITION SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ESTONIA (TREATY SERIES, No. 888) 2 The American Minister at Tallinn reported by a telegram dated May 7, 1935, that the instruments of ratification of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Estonia signed October 10, 1934, were exchanged on May 7, 1935. The treaty entered into force upon the exchange of the instruments of ratification. SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SWITZERLAND (TREATY SERIES, No. 889) 3 On May 16, 1935, ratifications of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Switzerland signed January 10, 1935, were exchanged at Washington. This treaty, which adds fraudulent bankruptcy and intentional violation of laws relating to narcotics to the list of crimes and offenses for which extradition may be granted under the extradition treaty of May 14, 1900 (Treaty Series, No. 354), entered into force upon the exchange of ratifications. |