will be validated by the competent United States authorities and will thereupon have the same effect as if they had been aircraft licenses issued under the regulations in force in continental United States. For the purposes of the arrangement the term "United Kingdom certificate" means a certificate of airworthiness issued by the competent authorities of the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of a civil aircraft constructed in, and under the regulations in force in, the United Kingdom.

The validation by each country of certificates of airworthiness of the other country is subject to certain conditions as stipulated in the exchange of notes. With a view to obtaining satisfactory information as to airworthiness, it is contemplated that the Government of each country shall be furnished with full information in regard to the conditions under which aircraft for which certificates are to be validated by it have been constructed in the other country, and provision is made for a full exchange of information on the subject between the competent authorities of the two Governments.

The arrangement will become effective on October 17, 1934, and will shortly be printed as no. 69 of the Executive Agreement Series.

COMMERCE

CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS 2

Malta

The American consul at Valletta transmitted to the Department with a despatch dated August 16, 1934, a copy of the Malta Government Gazette of August 13, 1934, which publishes an ordinance by the Governor of Malta giving effect to the convention on the execution of foreign arbitral awards signed at Geneva September 26, 1927.

AGREEMENT TO REFRAIN FROM INVOKING THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MOST-FAVORED-NATION CLAUSE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS 3

United States

On September 20, 1934, the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, signed ad referendum on behalf of the United States the agreement to refrain from invoking the obligations of the most-favored-nation clause in respect of certain multilateral conventions, which was opened for signature at the Pan American Union on July 15, 1934.

The purpose of the agreement is to encourage the use of multilateral conventions as instruments of international economic progress. by reserving their advantages for countries which are willing to support them through becoming parties to them and assuming their obligations; in other words, by denying such advantages to countries that, refusing such support, rely for the benefits upon most-favorednation clauses in bilateral treaties with countries that are parties.

The multilateral economic conventions contemplated, as stated in article I of the agreement, "are those of general applicability. which include a trade area of substantial size, which have as their objective the liberalization and promotion of international trade or other international economic intercourse, and which are open to adoption by all countries". Any High Contracting Party may, however, under article II, " demand, from a state with which it maintains a treaty containing the most-favored-nation clause, the fulfillment of that clause insofar as such High Contracting Party accords in fact to such State the benefits which it claims ". Under article III any state may sign the agreement ad referendum, in which case the agreement shall not take effect with respect to such state until after its deposit of an instrument of ratification with the Pan American Union. In the case of any signing party which does not sign the agreement ad referendum, the agreement shall take effect on the date of signature by such party.

The United States was the first country to sign the agreement.

Panama

According to information received from the Pan American Union, the agreement to refrain from invoking the obligations of the mostfavored-nation clause in respect of certain multilateral conventions. which was opened for signature on July 15, 1934, was signed ad referendum on behalf of Panama by Sr. Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro, the Panamanian Minister at Washington, on September 29, 1934.

FOREIGN TRADE AGREEMENTS 4

PUBLIC NOTICES AND PRESENTATION OF VIEWS IN CONNECTION WITH FOREIGN TRADE AGREEMENTS

Pursuant to section 4 of an act of Congress approved June 12, 1934, entitled "An Act to Amend the Tariff Act of 1930" and Executive Order No. 6750, of June 27, 1934, public notices of intention to negotiate foreign trade agreements with Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,

'See Bulletin No. 58, July 1934, pp. 15–18.

Nicaragua, Spain, and Sweden have been issued on behalf of this Government. A table showing the dates of the issuance of the notices and the dates on which written statements and oral presentation of views may be made to the United States Tariff Commission by persons interested in the proposed agreements is given below:

Reciprocal copyright relations between the United States and Argentina were established on August 23, 1934, by Proclamation No. 2095 issued by the President of the United States. Pursuant to the provisions of the copyright law in force in Argentina, the benefits of the copyright laws of Argentina were extended to citizens of the United States simultaneously with the issuance of the President's proclamation in the United States declaring that citizens of Argentina are entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909, and acts amendatory thereof, relating to copyright.

Poland

FINANCE

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF

COUNTERFEITING CURRENCY 5

By a circular letter dated August 22, 1934, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the members of the League and nonmember states which may become parties to the international convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency signed at Geneva April 20, 1929, of the reservation which the Polish Gov*See Bulletins No. 58, July 1934, p. 19, and No. 59, August 1934, p. 11.

ernment, on behalf of the Free City of Danzig, desires to make to its ratification of the convention. A translation of the reservation as contained in the above-mentioned circular letter reads as follows:

"The procedure provided by Article 19 of the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency, signed at Geneva on April 20th, 1929, for the settlement of any disputes which might arise between the High Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or the application of the said Convention, shall not be applied in the case of a dispute between Poland and the Free City of Danzig."

Bulgaria-Netherlands

According to a circular letter dated September 8, 1934, from the League of Nations, the Governments of Bulgaria and the Netherlands have notified the Secretary General that they have no objections to the reservation which the Polish Government, on behalf of the Free City of Danzig, wishes to make in regard to its ratification of the international convention for the suppression of counterfeiting currency, signed at Geneva April 20, 1929.

LABOR

CONVENTION CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE WEEKLY REST IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

China

According to a communication from the League of Nations dated June 15, 1934, the instrument of ratification by China of the convention concerning the application of the weekly rest in industrial undertakings, adopted by the International Labor Conference, was registered with the Secretariat on May 17, 1934.

POSTAL

POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN 6

Colombia

By a note dated September 6, 1934, the Spanish Ambassador at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State a certificate of the act of deposit of the instrument of ratification by Colombia of the convention of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, the agreement concerning parcels post, and the postal money-order agreement, signed at Madrid November 10, 1931. The deposit took place on July 27, 1934.

"See Bulletin No. 56, May 1934, p. 26.

MONEY-ORDER CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LITHUANIA

An agreement modifying the money-order convention between the United States and Lithuania of April 10 and July 30, 1923, was signed at Kaunas on June 11, 1934, and at Washington on June 28, 1934. The agreement modifies articles IV, V, VI, IX, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, and XIX of the earlier convention. By the terms of the agreement its provisions became effective on July 1, 1934.

Persia

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION?

By a note dated September 5, 1934, the Spanish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State that the instrument of ratification by Persia of the international telecommunication convention signed December 9, 1932, was deposited with the Ministry of State at Madrid on July 1, 1934.

Spanish Territories of the Gulf of Guinea

The Spanish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by a note dated September 5, 1934, that the adherence by Spain on behalf of the Spanish colonies to the international telecommunication convention signed at Madrid December 9, 1932, included, in regard to the Spanish territories of the Gulf of Guinea, the general radio regulations, the additional radio regulations, and the final radio protocol.

Switzerland

The Spanish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by a note dated September 5, 1934, that the instrument of ratification by Switzerland of the international telecommunication convention signed at Madrid December 9, 1934, was deposited with the Ministry of State on August 1, 1934. The approval was also given by the Swiss Federal Council to the telegraph regulations, the telephone regulations, and the general and additional radio regulations.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHILE CONCERNING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AMATEUR STATIONS ON BEHALF OF THIRD PARTIES

By an exchange of notes dated August 2 and 17, 1934, an agreement concerning radio communications between amateur stations

7 See Bulletin No. 59, August 1934, p. 15.

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