POLITICAL ALLIANCE TREATY OF UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA The American Legation at Riga reported by a despatch dated September 21, 1934, that a treaty of understanding and collaboration between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania was signed at Geneva September 12, 1934. The treaty provides for periodical conferences of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the three countries, the object of which will be to harmonize the points of view on all foreign political questions which are of mutual importance. A provision is included in the treaty to the effect that the coordination of the foreign policy of the three states shall not include questions in which one of the states may have a special interest. Contact between the diplomatic and consular representatives of the states is provided for, and the governments obligate themselves mutually to report to each other the texts of agreements entered into with one or several other states. Other countries may adhere to the treaty if common consent is granted by the three signatories. A declaration was drawn up at the time of the signing of the treaty in which the three states obligate themselves to further the spirit of understanding and friendship in their countries and to aid all such measures and initiative. A translation of the text of the treaty prepared by the American Legation will be found in the section of this Bulletin entitled "Texts of Treaties and Agreements". PROTECTORATES CONVENTION REVISING THE GENERAL ACT OF BERLIN OF FEBRUARY 26, 1885, AND THE GENERAL ACT AND DECLARATION OF BRUSSELS OF JULY 2, 18901 United States The American Embassy in Paris reported in a telegram dated September 18, 1934, the receipt of a note from the French Foreign 'See Bulletin No. 24, September 1931, p. 12. Office stating that the governments signatory to the convention revising the general act of Berlin of February 26, 1885, and the general act and declaration of Brussels of July 2, 1890, signed at SaintGermain-en-Laye on September 10, 1919, had notified the French Government of their acceptance of the reservations made by the United States. The Ambassador to France, in view of the receipt of this information, has been instructed to deposit with the French Government the instrument of ratification by the United States. 91080-34 HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION SECOND INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION The Second Inter-American Conference on Education was held at Santiago, Chile, from September 9 to 16, 1934. The first conference, which was called for the purpose of organization, was held in Atlanta, Ga., in 1929, under the auspices of the National Educational Association of the United States, and was participated in by unofficial representatives from 10 countries. The conference at Santiago was the first to be held under official auspices. The United States was represented by the following delegation: Dr. John C. Wright, Chairman of the Delegation, Assistant Dr. William Frederick Notz, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Dr. Harold Benjamin, Assistant Dean of Education, University Miss Faith Hunter Dodge (author and journalist), instructor of EXTRADITION SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA 1 The American Minister to Austria reported by a telegram dated September 5, 1934, that the ratifications of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Austria signed May 19, 1934, were exchanged at Vienna on September 5. The treaty became effective on the exchange of the ratifications. Argentina HEALTH PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONVENTION 2 The American Ambassador to Argentina reported by a despatch dated September 7, 1934, that by presidential decree published in the Boletin Oficial no. 12065, of August 31, 1934, the Pan American sanitary convention signed at Habana November 14, 1924, and the additional protocol amending the convention of 1924, signed at Lima October 19, 1927, were made effective in Argentina as of June 30, 1934. Chile NATIONALITY CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF WOMEN 3 The Director General of the Pan American Union transmitted to the Secretary of State with a letter dated September 22, 1934, a certified copy of the procès-verbal of deposit of the instrument of ratification by Chile of the convention on the nationality of women, signed at the Seventh International Conference of American States at Montevideo, December 26, 1933. The deposit took place on August 29, 1934. OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS 3 Greece The American Ambassador to Greece transmitted to the Department of State with a despatch dated August 18, 1934, a copy of the Official Gazette, vol. I, no. 216, for July 11, 1934, which publishes the ratification by Greece of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931. The Greek law ratifying the convention was dated July 4, 1934. Honduras The American consul at Geneva informed the Secretary of State by a telegram dated September 21, 1934, that the instrument of ratification by Honduras of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva July 13, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations on September 21, 1934. Honduras INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION 4 By a telegram dated September 21, 1934, the American consul at Geneva reported that the instrument of adherence by Honduras to the international opium convention signed at Geneva February 19, 1925, was deposited with the League of Nations on September 21, 1934. ECONOMIC AVIATION CONVENTION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AERIAL NAVIGATION ' Liechtenstein-Switzerland The American Embassy at Paris reported by a despatch dated August 28, 1934, that the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy of the adherence of Switzerland and of the Principality of Liechtenstein, effective October 1, 1934, to the convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation signed at Paris October 13, 1919, and modified by protocols of October 27, 1922. June 30, 1923, June 15, 1929, and December 11, 1929. ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN FOR RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR IMPORTED AIRCRAFT By a note dated September 11, 1934, from the British Ambassador to the Secretary of State, the reply thereto of the Secretary of State, September 17, 1934, and a further note of the British Ambassador of September 17, 1934, the United States and Great Britain entered into an arrangement providing for the validation by each country of certificates of airworthiness for civil aircraft issued by the other country. United States certificates issued in respect of aircraft subsequently registered in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be validated by the competent United Kingdom authorities and will thereupon have the same effect as if they had been issued under the regulations in force in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the arrangement the term "United States certificate" means a certificate of airworthiness for export issued by the competent authorities of the Government of the United States in respect of a civil aircraft constructed in, and under the regulations in force in, continental United States of America, excluding Alaska. United Kingdom certificates issued in respect of aircraft subsequently registered in continental United States, excluding Alaska, |