PROMOTION OF PEACE ARBITRATION, CONCILIATION, AND JUDICIAL PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE 1 Venezuela The American Consul at Geneva reported by a telegram dated August 10, 1933, that the instrument of ratification by Venezuela of the protocol concerning the revision of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, signed September 14, 1929, was deposited with the Secretariat on August 4, 1933. ARTICLE 36 OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE Germany According to a circular letter dated July 24, 1933, from the League of Nations, the instrument of ratification of the declaration of acceptance by Germany of the optional clause provided in the protocol of signature concerning the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, signed December 16, 1920, was deposited with the Secretariat on July 5, 1933. Great Britain ARMAMENT REDUCTION LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 By a note dated July 25, 1933, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Secretary of State of the laying down of the keel of H.M.S. Amphion. By a note dated August 3, 1933, the Acting Secretary of State was informed by the British Embassy at Washington of the laying down of the keels of H.M.S. Phaeton, Fame, and Firedrake. 'See Bulletin No. 44, May 1933, p. 2. 1 The particulars of the vessels furnished in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the London naval treaty are given as follows: Amphion Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: June 26, 1933 Standard displacement: 7,000 tons (7,112 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 56 feet 8 inches Phaeton Classification: Cruiser Date of laying keel: July 8, 1933 Standard displacement: 7,000 tons (7,112 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 56 feet 8 inches Fame Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: July 5, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,375 tons (1,397 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet 3 inches Firedrake Classification: Destroyer Date of laying keel: July 5, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,375 tons (1,397 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 33 feet 3 inches Great Britain WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY OF 1922 The British Ambassador at Washington communicated to the Acting Secretary of State, by a note dated July 25, 1933, the particulars of two 55-foot coastal motor boats under construction for the Chinese Government by Messrs. J. I. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd., Smith Square, London, S.W.1. The particulars furnished in accordance with the provisions of article XVI of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, are given as follows: Date of signing contract: February 17, 1932 Date of laying keel: May 8, 1933 Standard displacement: 13.5 tons (13.71 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 11 feet Mean draft at standard displacement: 2 feet 12 inches at step By a note dated August 9, 1933, the British Embassy 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 of three submarines which are being constructed for the Portuguese Government by Messrs. Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd., at Barrow-in-Furness. The particulars are given as follows: Date of signing contract: March 9, 1933 Standard displacement: 776 tons (788.6 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 21 feet 91/2 inches By a note dated August 16, 1933, the British Embassy 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 of the training ship Almirante Saldanha, which is being constructed for the Brazilian Government by Messrs. VickersArmstrong, Ltd., Naval Construction Works, Barrow-in-Furness. The particulars are as follows: Date of signing contract: February 7, 1933 Standard displacement: 2,713 tons (2,753 metric tons) Extreme beam at or below water line: 52 feet 2 inches By a note dated August 28, 1933, the British Embassy at Washington informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article XVI of the Washington naval treaty of 1922, of the completion of the destroyer Vouga, constructed for the Portuguese Government by Messrs. Yarrow & Co., Ltd., Scotstown, Glasgow. The particulars are as follows: 2 Date of completion: June 24, 1933 Standard displacement: 1,282 tons (1,305 metric tons) Extreme beam: 30 feet 11⁄2 inches Mean draft at standard displacement: 9 feet 11 inches See Bulletin No. 26, November 1931, p. 4. INTERNATIONAL LAW PROTOCOLS ADOPTED AT THE CONFERENCE FOR THE CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE HAGUE, 1930.3 Sweden By a communication dated July 19, 1933, the Secretary General of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State of the deposit on July 6, 1933, of the instrument of ratification by Sweden of the convention on certain questions relating to the conflict of nationality laws and the protocol relating to military obligations in certain cases of double nationality, signed at The Hague on April 12, 1930. The ratification of the convention is given subject to the reservation made by Sweden at the time of signature: 66 The Swedish Government declares that it does not accept the provisions of the second sentence of Article 11, as binding upon it in the case where the wife, as referred to in the article, after recovering the nationality of her country of origin, fails to establish her ordinary residence in that country. 394 CONVENTION AND CODE OF INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW 5 According to information received from the Director General of the Pan American Union the following countries not hitherto reported in the bulletin have deposited their instruments of ratification of the convention and code of international private law: Brazil, August 3, 1929 Cuba, April 20, 1928 Dominican Republic, March 12, 1929 El Salvador, November 13, 1931 Panama, October 26, 1928 MUTUAL GUARANTEES CONVENTIONS DEFINING AGGRESSION On July 3, 1933, a convention defining aggression was signed in London by the plenipotentiaries of Afghanistan, Estonia, Latvia, Persia, Poland, Rumania, Russia, and Turkey. The convention is in substance identical with the definition of aggression adopted by the security committee of the General Disarmament Conference which was based on the proposal of the Soviet delegation and reported on May 24, 1933, to the General Committee by Mr. Politis, of Greece, Chairman of the Committee. The text of the convention in French with translation is printed in the section of this bulletin headed "Texts of Treaties and Agreements." A second convention defining aggression was signed in London on July 4, 1933, between Czechoslovakia, Rumania, and Yugoslavia, countries of the Little Entente, Russia, and Turkey. This convention is understood to be identical with the convention signed on July 3, 1933, with the exception of the provisions of article IV, which provides that the convention remain open for adherence by all other countries. The Department of State is not yet in receipt of an official copy of this convention. The American Legation at Kansas reported by a despatch dated July 21, 1933, that a convention defining aggression was signed by the representatives of Lithuania and Russia in London on July 5, 1933. This convention is similar to the two conventions signed on July 3 and 4, 1933. The American Legation at Helsingfors reported by a despatch dated July 25, 1933, that the Finnish Representative at Moscow signed on July 22 a protocol of adherence to the convention defining aggression, or the so-called "Pact of the East". RESTRICTION OF WAR CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND SICK OF ARMIES IN THE FIELD-CONVENTION RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR Belgium By a note dated July 27, 1933, the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of Belgium informed the Secretary of State, in conformity with paragraph 2, article 10, of the Geneva convention of July 27, 1929, for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and the sick of armies in the field, that the Red Cross of Belgium is authorized to lend its assistance to the Medical Corps of the Belgian Army in case of war. Egypt The Secretary of State was informed by the Swiss Minister at Washington in a communication dated August 10, 1933, of the de |