HUMANITARIAN ASYLUM CONVENTION FIXING THE RULES FOR THE GRANTING OF ASYLUM Uruguay By a telegram dated April 27, 1933, the American Minister to Uruguay informed the Secretary of State that the President of Uruguay "in the exercise of his extraordinary powers has approved the ratification" of the convention fixing the rules for the granting of asylum, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. HEALTH SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MILITARY MEDICINE AND PHARMACY-SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SANITARY AVIATION At the courteous invitation of the Spanish Government, the United States will be represented by the following delegates at the Seventh International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy, which will meet at Madrid from May 29 to June 4 next: Medical Director John McMullen, United States Public Health Col. Harold D. Corbusier, Medical Reserve, United States Lt. Col. Francis E. Fronczak, Medical Reserve, United States Comdr. W. S. Bainbridge, Medical Reserve, United States Navy, Maj. E. E. Hume, Medical Corps, United States Army, Army Lt. Comdr. Julius F. Neuberger, Medical Corps, United States Medical Director McMullen and Lieutenant Commander Neuberger will also represent the United States at the Second International Congress on Sanitary Aviation, which will likewise be held at Madrid during the same period. 1 See Bulletin No. 40, January 1933, p. 12. LIQUOR CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA MODIFYING THE CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS, SIGNED AT WASHINGTON JUNE 6, 1924 2 The American Minister to Panama transmitted to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated March 25, 1933, the instrument of ratification by Panama and the protocol of the exchange of ratifications of the convention signed March 14, 1932, between the United States and Panama modifying the convention for the prevention of smuggling of intoxicating liquors, signed June 6, 1924. The exchange of ratifications took place on March 25, 1933, and the convention entered into force on that day. It was proclaimed by the President of the United States on April 7, 1933, and will be printed as Treaty Series No. 861. OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS 3 Information has been received by the Department of State to the effect that as of April 10, 1933, there had been deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations the ratifications by 20 governments of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed July 13, 1931, and that, as of the same date, the accessions of 9 governments to the convention had been deposited. Under the terms of the convention, it is to come into force 90 days after the Secretary General of the League of Nations has received the ratifications or accessions of 25 states which must include at least 4 of 8 specified manufacturing nations. The convention will, therefore, go into force July 10, 1933, in respect of the 29 nations which are listed below. The manufacturing nations which ratified or acceded are the following: United States of America- Germany Turkey The other countries which have ratified or acceded are the follow The Department has been informed that subsequent to April 10, instruments of ratification or accession were deposited by Switzerland (a manufacturing nation), Czechoslovakia, Irish Free State, Poland, and Rumania. The convention will enter into force for these five countries 90 days from the date on which the instruments of ratification or accession were received by the Secretary General of the League of Nations. Mexico A communication dated March 28, 1933, from the League of Nations contains the information that the instrument of ratification by Mexico of the convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, of July 13, 1931, was deposited with the Secretariat on March 13, 1933, and was accompanied by the following declaration:* "The Government of the United States of Mexico reserves the right to impose in its territory-as it has already done-measures more severe than those laid down by the Convention itself, for the restriction of the cultivation or the preparation, use, possession, importation, exportation and consumption of the drugs to which the present convention refers." SAFETY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 5 China The British Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by a note dated April 11, 1933, that the accession of China to the international convention for the safety of life at sea, signed at London May 31, 1929, was notified to the British Government on February 14, 1933. In accordance with article 64 of the convention the accession will become effective on May 14, 1933. TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE STATUS OF ALIENS Uruguay By a telegram dated April 27, 1933, the American Minister to Uruguay informed the Secretary of State that the President of Uruguay "in the exercise of his extraordinary powers has approved the ratification" 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. 4 Official translation of the League of Nations. 5 See Bulletin No. 42, March 1933, p. 10. See Bulletin No. 40, January 1933, p. 15. WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION for the SupPRESSION OF THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN Persia According to a communication dated April 7, 1933, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification by Persia of the convention for the suppression of the traffic in women and children, signed at Geneva September 30, 1921, was deposited with the Secretariat on March 28, 1933. Haiti ECONOMIC AVIATION COMMERCIAL AVIATION CONVENTION 1 By a note dated April 13, 1933, the Cuban Ambassador at Washington transmitted to the Secretary of State a communication addressed to him by the Secretary of State of Cuba, by which the latter advised the Government of the United States of the deposit on March 25, 1933, of the instrument of ratification by Haiti of the convention on commercial aviation, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. The convention will become effective for Haiti 40 days from the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification. Honduras The American Legation at Tegucigalpa reported by a despatch dated March 23, 1933, that the Honduran Government approved by Decree No. 96, of January 27, 1933, the convention concerning commercial aviation, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Habana, February 20, 1928. AIR NAVIGATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS2 GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMITTANCE OF AMERICAN AIRCRAFT INTO THE NETHERLANDS The following translation of Order No. 473 of the Netherland Ministry of Public Works, dated February 23, 1933, concerning the admittance of American aircraft into the Netherlands, was transmitted to the Secretary of State by the Netherland Minister at Washington with a note dated March 29, 1933: AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE. The Minister of Public Works, considering that it is desirable, as long as the Air Navigation Agreement concluded on November 16, 1932, between Holland and the United States of America shall not have come into effect as a result of approval by the States General, to effect a general regulation 1 See Bulletin No. 40, January 1933, p. 18. 2 See Bulletin No. 39, December 1932, p. 9. |