Classification: Flotilla leader Date of laying keel: July 31, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,475 tons (1,499 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet 9 inches By a note dated September 12, 1933, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, of the laying down of the keels of two vessels, the particulars of which are given as follows: H.M.S. Apollo Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: August 15, 1933 Standard displacement: 7,000 tons (7,112 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 55 feet 8 inches H.M.S. Foxhound Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: August 15, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,375 tons (1,397 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet 3 inches By a note dated August 30, 1933, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State of the laying down of the keels of H.M.S. Fearless, Foresight, and Fortune. The particulars of the three vessels, furnished in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty, are given as follows: Classification: Destroyer Fearless, July 17, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,375 tons (1,397 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet 3 inches WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 By a note dated September 12, 1933, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Department of State, in accordance with the provisions of article XVI of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, of the particulars on completion of the Goncalves Zarco, a sloop constructed for the Portuguese Government. The particulars are as follows: Date of completion: August 17, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,048 tons (1,065 metric tons) Extreme beam: 35 feet 71% inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 9 feet GENERAL DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE ® The President has designated Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh as naval adviser to the American delegation to the General Disarmament Conference. Admiral Leigh will succeed Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, former naval adviser to the delegation. The General Commission of the Conference will reconvene at Geneva on October 16, 1933. INTERNATIONAL LAW CONVENTION DEFINING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF AMERICAN STATES IN THE EVENT OF CIVIL STRIFE * Uruguay The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated September 16, 1933, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Uruguay of the convention defining the rights and duties of American states in the event of civil strife, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of the instrument of ratification. The deposit took place on September 16, 1933. Chile CONVENTION AND CODE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 4 The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated September 7, 1933, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Chile of the convention on private international law, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of 2 3 See Bulletin No. 26, November 1931, p. 4. See Bulletins No. 31, April 1932, p. 3, and No. 28, January 1932, p. 5. the instrument of ratification. The deposit took place on September 6, 1933. MUTUAL GUARANTEES CONVENTIONS DEFINING AGGRESSION ERRATUM In line 14 of page 5 of Bulletin No. 47, August 1933, the word "Kansas" should read "Kaunas." ORGANIZATION PAN AMERICAN UNION CONVENTION 6 Uruguay The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated September 16, 1933, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Uruguay 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, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of the instrument of ratification. The deposit took place on September 16, 1933. RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND SICK OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD 7 Denmark In accordance with article 10 of the convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick of armies in the field, signed July 27, 1929, which provides that each high contracting party shall notify to the other contracting parties the names of the volunteer aid societies which it has authorized under its responsibility to render assistance to the regular medical service of the armed forces, the Danish Minister at Washington notified the Secretary of State by a note dated September 25, 1933, that the society called "The Danish Red Cross" has been so authorized by his Government. POLITICAL BOUNDARIES CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND RECTIFICATION OF THE RIO GRANDE CHANNEL 1 1 The American Ambassador to Mexico informed the Secretary of State by a despatch dated September 8, 1933, that an exchange of notes regarding the convention between the United States and Mexico for flood control and the rectification of the Rio Grande channel, signed February 1, 1933, had taken place on that day. Both Governments declare, with respect to the question of rights and use of the waters of the Rio Grande along the stretch covered by the convention of February 1, 1933, that the spirit and terms of this convention do not alter the provisions of conventions now in force as regards the utilization of water from the Rio Grande, and that consequently these matters remain unaffected and in exactly the same status as existed before the conclusion of the convention of February 1, 1933. 'See Bulletin No. 41, February 1933, p. 6. 6 HUMANITARIAN ASYLUM CONVENTION FIXING THE RULES FOR THE GRANTING OF ASYLUM1 Uruguay The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a communication dated September 16, 1933, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification by Uruguay of the convention fixing the rules for the granting of asylum, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928, together with a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of the instrument of ratification. The deposit took place on September 16, 1933. TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE STATUS OF ALIENS IN AMERICAN STATES 2 Uruguay By a communication dated September 16, 1933, the Director General of the Pan American Union informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on that day of the instrument of ratification by Uruguay of the convention for the purpose of determining the status of aliens, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. In compliance with the provisions of the convention, a certified copy of the instrument of ratification and a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit were transmitted with the above-mentioned note. Colombia HEALTH PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONVENTION 3 The Cuban Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State with a note dated September 18, |