UNIFICATION OF BUOYAGE AND LIGHTING OF COASTS.

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1 CONVENTION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (continuted). (Geneva, October 2nd, I930.) Not in Force. Signatures not yet perfected by Ratification. The Convention is open to Accession by: BULGARIA HAITI CUBA HONDURAS CZECHO-SLOVAKIA HUNGARY ESTONIA INDIA ETHIOPIA IRAQ FRANCE JAPAN GERMANY GREECE LUXEMBURG ITALY MEXICO LATVIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA THE NETHERLANDS, including PANAMA Netherlands Indies, Surinam PARAGUAY and Curacao. NORWAY SWITZERLAND PERU THAILAND POLAND TURKEY PORTUGAL UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST ROUMANIA REPUBLICS SPAIN SWEDEN In virtue of the constitutional laws of Sweden, loan operations are entrusted to a special authority (Riksgaldskontoret) appointed direct by Parliament. XXVI. UNIFICATION OF BUOYAGE AND LIGHTING OF COASTS. I. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS. 1 (Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930.) Definitive Signatures or Accessions and Ratifications. Signatures subject to Ratification. The Agreement is open to Accession by: BELGIUM (February Ioth, I932) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA Belgium cannot undertake, for the CUBA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA present, to apply the provisions ESTONIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC relating to "Warning of gale E A TRAA expected to affect the locality" GERMANY AUSTRALIA which form the first chapter of SWEDEN GREAT BRITAIN AND the Regulations of this Agree- NORTHERN IRELAND ment. BULGARIA Further, the ratification by Belgium of the provisions which are the ANADA object of Chapter II (Tide and CHILE depth signals), and Chapter III COLOMBIA (Signals concerning the move- COSTA RICA ment of vessels at the entrances of harbours or important channels), will only take effect when DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Germany, Denmark, France, EGYPT Great Britain, the Netherlands ECUADOR and Norway shall have them- GUATEMALA selves notified their effective GUATEMALA ratifications of the provisions HAITI contained in these two chapters. HONDURAS This ratification does not apply to INDIA the Belgian Congo. I BRAZIL (November 2Ist, I932 a) ICELAND CHINA (May 29th, I935) IRAN FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through IRA the intermediary of Poland) ITAY (October 2nd, 1933) IA FINLAND (June 12th, 1936) JA A FRANCE (July i3th, I93) French Colonies and Mandated ITHUANIA MEXICO Territories Territories as follows: (October 28th, I933 a) NEW ZEALAND French West Africa NI AA French Equatorial Africa 1 The present Agreement entered into force on November 22nd, I93r. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXXV, p. 95; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 453; Vol. CXLII, p. 379; Vol. CLVI, p. 241; Vol. CLX, p. 393; Vol. CLXIV, p. 390; and Vol. CLXXXI, p. 395.

2 I. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS (continued). (Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930 ) Definitive Signatures or Accessions The Agreement is open to and Ratifications. Accession by: Togoland NORWAY Cameroons PANAMA Madagascar PERU French Settlements in India c Indo-China ' TANGIER Reunion THAILAND French Coast of Somaliland G New Caledonia Oceania Martinique Guadeloupe Guiana St. Pierre and Miquelon GREECE (September I4th, I932) LATVIA (September I7th, 1935 a) MONACO (November 3rd, 1933) MOROCCO (September 3rd, I93I) THE NETHERLANDS (August 24th, 193I s) Including the Netherlands Indies. POLAND (October 2nd, 1933) PORTUGAL (October 23rd, 1930 s) ROUMANIA (June ist, 193I s) SPAIN (November 3rd, 1933) TUNIS (October 27th, 1931) TURKEY (June 27th, I936 a) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (April 27th, I93I s) (December IIth, I937) 2. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MANNED LIGHTSHIPS NOT ON THEIR STATIONS. 1 (Lisbon, October 23rd, I930.) Definitive Signatures or Accessions Signatures subject to Ratification. The Agreement is open to and Ratifications. Accession by: BELGIUM (February ioth, I932) CUBA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA This ratification does not apply to GERMANY ALBANIA the Belgian Congo. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BRAZIL (November 2ISt, I932 a) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA NORTHERN IRELAND BULGARIA (October 23rd, I930 s) CANADA Does not include any Colonies, Pro- CHILE tectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate of His Bri- COLOMBIA tannic Majesty. COSTA RICA Burma 2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDIA (October 23rd, I930 s) EGYPT Does not include any of the Indian ECUADOR States under British suzerainty. GUATEMALA CHINA (May 29th, I935) HAITI FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through HONDURAS the intermediary of Poland) ICELAND (October 2nd, 1933) 1 The present Agreement entered into force on January 2ist, I93I. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXII, p. 21: Vol. CXVII, p. 331; Vol. CXXX, p. 464; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 449; Vol. CXLII, p. 371; Vol. CXLVII, p. 350; Vol. CLVI, p. 226; Vol. CLX, p. 380; Vol. CLXIV, p. 387; and Vol. CLXXII, p Burma, which participated in this Agreement as a part of India, was separated from India on April ist, I937, and possesses the status of an overseas territory of His Majesty. Accordingly, the Agreement applies, as from that date, to Burma as an overseas possession of His Majesty.

3 AGREEMENT CONCERNING MANNED LIGHTSHIPS NOT ON THEIR STATIONS (continued). (Lisbon, October 23rd, I930.) Definitive Signatures or Accessions The Agreement is open to and Ratifications. Accession by: DENMARK (April 2 9 th, I93I s) IRAN ESTONIA (September I6th, IRELAND I936) ITALY FINLAND (May 23rd, 1934) JAPAN FRANCE (October 23rd, I930 S) French Colonies and Man- dated Territories as MEXICO follows: NEW ZEALAND French West Africa NICARAGUA French Equatorial NORWAY Africa PANAMA Togoland PERU Cameroons Madagascar H TANGIER French Settlements in, THAILAND India Indo-China Reunion French Coast of Somali- o land New Caledonia 2 Oceania Martinique Guadeloupe Guiana St. Pierre and Miquelon MoRocco (October 23rd, I930 s) TUNIS (October 23rd, I930 s) GREECE (October 23rd, 1930 s) IRAQ (October I5th, I935 a) LATVIA (September I7th, I935 a) MONACO (October 23rd, I930 s) THE NETHERLANDS (October 23rd, I930 s) Including the Netherlands Indies. POLAND (October 2nd, 1933) PORTUGAL (October 23rd, I930s) ROUMANIA (June Ist, 1931 s) SPAIN (November 3rd, I933) SWEDEN (February 3rd, I933) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (April 27th, I93I s) TURKEY (June 27th, I936 a) (January i6th, '934) XXVII. DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE POWERS WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION INSTITUTING THE DEFINITIVE STATUTE OF THE DANUBE. (Geneva, December 5th, I930.) Signatures. BELGIUM GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND BULGARIA FRANCE ITALY ROUMANIA Signatures ad referendum. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY

4 4 -- XXVIII. UNIFICATION OF RIVER LAW. I. CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES CONCERNING COLLISIONS IN INLAND NAVIGATION, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX.1 (Geneva, December gth, 1930.) Not in Force. Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet The Convention is open to Accessions. perfected by Ratification. Accession by: France (July I2th, I939) BELGIUM ALBANIA PORTUGAL (March ist, I932 a) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN AND Does not include the Portuguese FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through NORTHERN IRELAND Colonies. the intermediary of Poland). BULGARIA Subject to the reservation pro- DENMARK vided under III, ad Article 14 of ESTONIA the Protocol-Annex. GERMANY Subject to the reservation provided GREECE under III, ad Article 14 of the IRELAND Protocol-Annex. LATVIA HUNGARY Subject to the reservation pro- NORWAY vided under III, ad Article I4 S of the Protocol-Annex.PAIN ITALY SWEDEN LUXEMBURG TURKEY THE NETHERLANDS UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST Subject to the reservation pro- REPUBLICS vided under III, ad Article 14 of the Protocol-Annex. POLAND ROUMANIA SWITZERLAND Subject to the reservation provided under III, ad Article 14 of the Protocol-Annex. 2. CONVENTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS, RIGHTS in rem OVER SUCH VESSELS AND OTHER COGNATE QUESTIONS, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 2 (Geneva, December 9 th, I930.) Not in Force. Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to Accessions Ratification. Accession by: France (July 12th, I939) BELGIUM ALBANIA CZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN AND FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through NORTHERN IRELAND the intermediary of Poland) BULGARIA Subject to the reservation provided DENMARK under IX, ad Article 5 o, of the ESTONIA Protocol-Annex. GERMANY Subject to the reservation provided GREECE under IX, ad Article 50, of the IRELAND Protocol-Annex. LATVIA HUNGARY Subject to the reservation provided NORWAY under IX, ad Article 50, of the PORTUGAL Protocol-Annex. PORTUGAL ITALY ROUMANIA LUXEMBURG SPAIN SWEDEN 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article 17). 2 This Convention shall enter into force six months after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article 53).

5 CONVENTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS, RIGHTS in rem OVER SUCH VESSELS AND OTHER COGNATE QUESTIONS, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX (continued). (Geneva, December 9th, 1930.) Not in Force. Signatures not yet perfected by Ratification. The Convention is open to Accession by: THE NETHERLANDS TURKEY Subject to the reservation provided UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST under IX, ad Article 50, of the REPUBLICS Protocol-Annex. POLAND SWITZERLAND Subject to the reservation provided under IX, ad Article 50, of the Protocol-Annex. 3. CONVENTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR ATTESTING THE RIGHT OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS TO A FLAG, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 1 (Geneva, December gth, I930.) Not in Force. Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to Accessions Ratification. Accession by: BELGIUM ALBANIA CZECHO-SLOVAKIA GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE NORTHERN IRELAND HUNGARY BULGARIA Subject to the reservation provided DENMARK under IV, ad Article 8, of the FREE CITY OF DANZIG Protocol-Annex. ESTONIA ITALY ~~ITALY ~FINLAND LUXEMBURG GERMANY POLAND GREECEY GRELAN IRELAND LATVIA THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL ROUMANIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS XXIX. UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTES AND CHEQUES. I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL. 2 (Geneva, March g9th, I93J.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to A ccessions. Ratification. Accession by. *FREE CITY OF DANZIG BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN (through the intermediary of CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Poland) (June 24th, 1935) ECUADOR ALBANIA This ratification is given subject to HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the reservations mentioned in LUXEMBURG SA'UDI ARABIA Articles 6, 14, I5, i6, para MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLIC i8, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29 of AUSTRALI Annex II to this Convention. ROUMANIA AUSTRALIA 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article I I ). 2 The Convention and Protocol came into force on January Ist, I934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXLIII, p. 355; Vol. CLVI, p. 293; Vol. CLXIV, p. 4I3; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 239; and Vol. CLXXVII, p * All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification has the character of an accession.

6 -- Sb ~ I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL (continued). (Geneva, March z9th, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to Accessions. Ratification. Accession by: DENMARK (July 27th, I932) SPAIN BOLIVIA The undertaking of the Government TURKEY BRAZIL of the King to introduce in GREAT BRITAIN AND Denmark the Uniform Law form- NORTHERN IRELAND ing Annex I to this Convention is subject to the reservations BULGARIA referred to in Articles 4, 6, 9, I4, CANADA par. I, i6 (a), 18, 25,26,27 and 29of CHILE Annex II to the said Convention. CHINA The Government of the King, by its acceptance of this Convention, COLOMBIA does not intend to assume any COSTA RICA obligations as regards Greenland. CUBA FINLAND (August 3ISt, I932) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC This ratification is subject to the EGYPT reservations mentioned in Articles 4, 6, 9, 14, paragraph i, I6(a), I8 ESTONIA and 27 of Annex II to this ETHIOPIA Convention, and Finland has GUATEMALA availed itself of the right granted HAITI to the High Contracting Parties by Articles 25, 26 and 29 of thehonduras said Annex to legislate on the ICELAND matters referred to therein. INDIA FRANCE (April 27th, I936 a) IRAN Declares that Articles I, 2, 4, 5, 6, IRAQ 9, II, I2, 13, 15, I6, I8, I9, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, ** 28, 29, 30 IRELAND and 31 of Annex II to this Con- LATVIA vention are being applied. *GERMANY (October 3rd, I933) LIECHTENSTEIN This ratification is given subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 6,14, I5, I6, paragraph 2, EW ZEALAND 18, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29 of PANAMA Annex II to the Convention. PARAGUAY *GREECE (June Ist, I934) PERU Subject to the following conditions: A. The Hellenic Government does SAN MARINO not avail itself of the reservations provided in Articles I, 2, 5-8, Io-I4, SUDAN i6, paragraph I (a) and (b), I8, THAILAND paragraph I, 19-22, 24 and 26, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST paragraph 2, of Annex II. REPUBLICS B. The Hellenic Government avails itself of the following reser- vations provided in Annex II: (I) The reservation in Article 3, paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Uniform Law being replaced by the words: " A cheque which does not specify the place of payment shall be regarded as payable at the place where it was drawn". (2) The reservation in Article 4, the following paragraph being added to Article 3: " A cheque issued and payable in Greece shall not be valid as a cheque unless it is drawn on a banking Company or Greek legal person having the status of an institution of public law, engaging in banking business". (3) The reservation in Article 9, the following provision being added to paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Uniform Law: "But in such exceptional case the issue of the cheque to bearer is prohibited." * All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification has the character of an accession. * * The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic informed the Secretary-General, by a communication received at the Secretariat on October 2oth, I937, that, in consequence of certain changes introduced into French legislation regarding the maturity of commercial bills by the Decree-Law of August 3Ist, 1937, and in application of Article 27 of Annex II to the Convention and Article II of the Final Act of the Conference by which it was adopted, no payment whatsoever, in respect of a bill, draft cheque, current account, deposit of funds or securities or otherwise, may be demanded and no protest may be drawn up on Saturdays or Mondays, which, for these purposes only, are assimilated to legal holidays.

7 I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, WITH ANNEXES AND PROTOCOL (COnt). (Geneva, March i 9 th, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. (4) The reservation in Article I5, the following paragraph being added to Article 31 of the Uniform Law: "By presidential decree, promulgated at the instance of the Ministers of Justice and National Economy, it may be decided what institutions in Greece are to be regarded as clearing-houses." (5) The reservation in the second paragraph of Article i6, it being laid down that "provisions with regard to the loss or theft of cheques shall be embodied in Greek law." (6) The reservation in Article 17, the following paragraph being added at the end of Article 35: " In exceptional circumstances connected with the rate of exchange of Greek currency, the effects of the stipulation contained in paragraph 3 of the present Article may be abrogated in each case by special legislation as regards cheques payable in Greece. The above provision may also be applied as regards cheques issued in Greece." (7) The reservation in Article 23, the following being added to No. 2 in Article 45 of the Uniform Law: " which, however, in the case of cheques issued and payable in Greece, shall be calculated in each case at the legal rate of interest in force in Greece. " Similarly, the following is added to No. 2 of Article 46 of the Uniform Law: "except in the special case dealt with in No. 2 of the preceding Article." (8) The reservation in Article 25, the following Article being added to the National Law: " In the event of forfeiture of the bearer's rights or limitation of the right of action, proceedings may be taken against the drawer or endorser on the ground of his having made an inequitable gain. The right to take such proceedings lapses after three years from the date of the issue of the cheque." (9) The reservation in the first paragraph of Article 26, a provision being enacted to the following effect: " The causes of interruption or suspension of limitation of actions enacted in the present law shall be governed by the rules regarding limitation and short-term limitation of actions. " (Io) The reservation in Article 27, a separate Article being appended in the following terms: " Legal holidays within the meaning of the present law shall be all Sundays and all full days of rest observed by public offices." (ii) The reservation in Article 28 and the reservation in Article 29. (12) The reservation in Article 30. ITALY (August 3ISt, I933) In accordance with Article I of this Convention, the Royal Italian Government intends to avail itself of the rights provided in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, Io, 14, I6, para. 2, 19, 20, 2I, para. 2, 23, 25, 26, 29 and 30 of Annex II. In connection with Article I5 of Annex II to this Convention, the institutions referred to in the said article are, in Italy, solely the " Stanze di compensazione ". JAPAN (August 25th, I933) By application of Article i, paragraph 2, of the Convention, this ratification is subject to the benefit of the provisions mentioned in Annex II to this Convention. MONACO (February gth, I933) *THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (April 2nd, 1934) This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex II to the Convention. Netherlands Indies and CuraCao (September 3oth, I935 a) Subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex II to the Convention. Surinam (August 7th, 1936 a) Subject to the reservations mentioned in Annex II to the Convention. NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932 a) NORWAY (July 27th, I932) This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 4, 6, 9, I4, paragraph I, i6 (a) and I8 of Annex Ii to the Convention, and the Royal Norwegian Government reserves the right, at the same time, to avail itself of the right granted to each of the High Contracting Parties by Articles 25, 26, 27 and 29 of the said Annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. POLAND (December I 9 th, I936 a) This accession is given subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, paragraph I, I5, I6, paragraph i (a), i6, paragraph 2, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 of Annex II to the Convention. * PORTUGAL (June 8th, 1934) Subject to the reservation that the provisions of the Convention do not apply to the colonial territory of Portugal. SWEDEN (July 27th, I932) This ratification is subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 4, 6, 9, 14, paragraph I, 6(a) and I8 of Annex II to the Convention, and the Royal Swedish Government has availed itself of the right granted to the High Contracting Parties by Articles 25, 26 and 29 of the said Annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. SWITZERLAND (August 26th, 1932 ) 1 This ratification is given subject to the reservations mentioned in Articles 2, 4, 8, I5, i6, paragraph 2, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29 and 30 of Annex II. * All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification has the character of an accession. 1 According to a declaration made by the Swiss Government when depositing the instrument of ratification of this Convention, the latter was to take effect, in respect of Switzerland, only after the adoption of a law revising Sections XXIV to XXXIII of the Federal Code of Obligations or, if necessary, of a special law regarding bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques. The law above referred to having entered into force on July ist, I937, the Convention took effect, for Switzerland, as from that date.

8 88 2. CONVENTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, March igth, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to A ccessions. Ratification. Accession by: *FREE CITY OF DANZIG BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN (through the intermediary of CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Poland) (June 24th, I935) ECUADOR ALBANIA DENMARK (July 27th, I932) HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Government of the King, by its LUXEMBURG SA'UDI ARABIA acceptance of this Convention, MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLIC does not intend to assume any ROUMANIA AUSTRALIA obligations as regards Greenland. SPAIN BOLIVIA FINLAND (August 3Ist, 1932) TURKEY BRAZIL FRANCE (April 27th, 1936 a) GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN *GERMANY (October 3rd, 1933) IRELAND *GREECE (June Ist, 1934) BULGARIA ITALY (August 3Ist, 1933) CANADA JAPAN (August 25th, I933) CHILE MONACO (February 9th, I933) CHINA *THE NETHERLANDS (for the COLOMBIA Kingdom in Europe) (April COSTA RICA 2nd, I934) CUBA Netherlands Indies and Cura- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC cao (September 30th, I935a) EGYPT Surinam (August 7th, 1936 a) ESTONIA NICARAGUA (March I6th, ETHIOPIA I932 a) GUATEMALA NORWAY (July 27th, I932) HAITI POLAND (December 9th, HONDURAS 1936 a) ICELAND *PORTUGAL (June 8th, I934) INDIA Subject to the reservation that the IRAN provisions of the Convention do not apply to the colonial territory IRAQ of Portugal. IRELAND SWEDEN (July 27th, I932) LATVIA SWITZERLAND (August 26th, I932) LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU SAN MARINO SUDAN THAILAND UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS 1 The Convention and Protocol came into force on January ISt, See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXLIII, p. 407; Vol. CLVI, p. 293; Vol. CLXIV, p. 413; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 239; and Vol. CLXXVII, p * All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification has the character of an accession.

9 CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, March I9th, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open to Accessions. Ratification. Accession by: GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN IRELAND (January I3th, 932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA This ratification does not include ECUADOR ALBANIA any British Colony or Protector- HUNGARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ate or any mandated territory in LUXEMBURG SA UDI ARABIA respect of which the mandate is LUXEMBURG exercised by His Majesty's Go- MEXICO ARGENTINE REPUBLIC vernment in the United Kingdom. ROUMANIA BOLIVIA Barbados SPAIN BRAZIL Basutoland TURKEY BULGARIA Bechuanaland Protecto- CANADA rate CHILE Bermuda CHINA British Guiana COLOMBIA British Honduras COSTA RICA Ceylon CUBA Cyprus DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Fiji EGYPT Gambia (Colony and ESTONIA Protectorate) ETHIOPIA Gibraltar GUATEMALA Gold Coast: HAITI (a) Colony HONDURAS (b) Ashanti ICELAND (c) Northern Territo- INDIA ries IRAN (d) Togoland under IRAQ British Mandate LATVIA Kenya (Colony and Pro- tectorate) LIECHTENSTEIN Malay States: (a) Federated Malay NEW ZEALAND States: PANAMA Negri Sembilan H PARAGUAY Pahang PERU Perak I Selangor SAN MARINO (b) Unfederated I SUDAN Malay States: 1 THAILAND Johore UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST Kedah REPUBLICS Kelantan Perlis Trengganu, and Brunei Malta Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Protectorate Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) Seychelles Sierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate) Straits Settlements Swaziland Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Protectorate Windward Islands: Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent 1 The Convention and Protocol came into force on November 29th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXLIII, p. 7; Vol. CLVI, p. 292; Vol. CLXIV, p. 412; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 235; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 426; and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 484.

10 CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL (continued). (Geneva, March i 9 th, I931.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. Bahamas British Solomon Islands Protectorate Falkland Islands and Dependencies c Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony Mauritius Saint Helena and Ascension Tanganyika Territory Tonga Trans-Jordan Zanzibar Jamaica, including the Turks and Caicos (August 3rd,) Islands and the Cayman Islands 93 Somaliland Protectorate a) Australia (September 3rd, 1938 a) Including the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and the Mandated Territories of New Guinea and Nauru. IRELAND (July IOth, 1936 a) *FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) (June 24th, I935) DENMARK (July 27th, I932) The Government of the King, by its acceptance of this Convention, does not intend to assume any obligations as regards Greenland. FINLAND (August 3ISt, I932) FRANCE (April 27th, 1936 a) *GERMANY (October 3rd, 1933) *GREECE (June Ist, I934) ITALY (August 3Ist, I933) JAPAN (August 25th, I933) MONACO (February 9th, I933) *THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (April 2nd, 1934) Netherlands Indies and Curagao (September 30th, I935 a) Surinam (August 7th, 1936 a) NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932a) NORWAY (July 27th, 1932) New Hebrides (March I6th, I939 a). POLAND (December Igth, I936 a) *PORTUGAL (June 8th, I934) Subject to the reservation that the provisions of the Convention do not apply to the colonial territory of Portugal. SWEDEN (July 27th, I932) SWITZERLAND (August 26th, I932) 1 XXX. ROAD TRAFFIC. I. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OF ROAD SIGNALS. 2 (Geneva, March 30th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open A ccessions. Ratification. to Accession by: FRANCE (October iith, I934) BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN Does not assume any obligation in regard to Algeria, colonies, pro- Subject to subsequent accession for the colonies and territories under UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA A AA tectorates and territories under mandate. its mandate. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Algeria (July 22nd, 935 a) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through AUSTRALIA HUNGARY (January 8th, 1937) the intermediary of Poland) BOLIVIA ITALY (September 25th, I933) DENMARK GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERN Latvia (January Ioth, I939 a) GERMANY IRELAND LUXEMBURG (April 9 th, I936) BULGARIA MONACO (January Ig 9 th, I932a) CANADA * All the parties to this Convention have agreed to consider the instrument of ratification deposited by this country, after the date stipulated in the Convention, as valid. The Japanese Government, however, is of opinion that this ratification has the character of an accession. 1 According to a declaration made by the Swiss Government when depositing the instrument of ratification of this Convention, the latter was to take effect, in respect of Switzerland, only after the adoption of a law revising Sections XXIV to XXXIII of the Federal Code of Obligations or, if necessary, of a special law regarding bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques. The law above referred to having entered into force on July Ist, 1937, the Convention took effect, for Switzerland, as from that date. 2 This Convention came into force on July I6th, I934. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CL, p. 247; Vol. CLX, p. 439; Vol. CLXIV, p. 421; Vol. CLXXII, p. 426; Vol. CLXXVII, p. 462; and Vol. CLXXXV, p. 4II.

11 - 91 I. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OF ROAD SIGNALS (continued). (Geneva, March 30th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive The Convention is open Accessions. to Accession by: THE NETHERLANDS (for the CHILE Kingdom in Europe, Suri- CHINA nam and Curasao) (January COLOMBIA I6th, 1934) CUBA POLAND (April 5th, I934) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PORTUGAL (April I8th, 1932 a) ECUADOR Does not include the Portuguese EGYPT Colonies. ESTONIA ROUMANIA (June I9th, I935 a) ETHIOPIA SPAIN (July I8th, I933) FINLAND SWEDEN (February 25th, GREECE I938 a) GUATEMALA SWITZERLAND (October I9th, HAITI 1934) HONDURAS TURKEY (October I5th, 1936) INDIA UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST IRAN REPUBLICS (July 23rd, IRAQ 1935 a) IRELAND JAPAN MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU THAILAND 2. CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 1 (Geneva, March 30th, I931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open Accessions. Ratification. to Accession by: BELGIUM (November 9th, I932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AFGHANISTAN Subject to subsequent accession for FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA the colonies and territories under the intermediary of Poland) ALBANIA mandate. ALBANIA GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- ARGENTINE REPUBLIC THERN IRELAND (April 20th, AUSTRALIA I932) Does not include any colonies, pro- BOLIVIA CANADA tectorates or overseas territories or territories under suzeraintyhile or mandate. CHINA Southern Rhodesia (August COLOMBIA 6th, I932 a) CUBA NEWFOUNDLAND (January DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 9 th, I933 a) ECUADOR Ceylon ESTONIA Cyprus t ETHIOPIA Gold Coast: H. FRANCE Colony. GERMANY Ashanti ~ c GUATEMALA Northern Territories l H HAITI Togoland under Bri- \ e HONDURAS tish mandate HUNGARY 1 This Convention entered into force on May 9th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXXXVIII p. I49; Vol. CXLII, p. 393; Vol. CXLVII, p. 356; Vol. CLVI, p. 260; Vol. CLX, p. 418; Vol. CLXIV, p. 403; Vol. CLXXII p. 426; Vol. CLXXXI, p. 397; Vol. CLXXXV, p. 407; and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 483.

12 CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX (continued). (Geneva, March 30th, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive The Convention is open A ccessions. to Accession by: Hong-Kong ) INDIA Jamaica I IRAN Malta JAPAN Windward Islands: Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent C,, Nigeria: MEXICO MXCO Colony, Protectorate, Cameroons under British ( MON NEW ZEALAND ~ L^^^~~~~~ mnicaragua (Colony and Protectorate) NRPANAMA Palestine PARAGUAY (excluding Trans-Jordan) (April 29th, I936 a) PERU Straits Settlements X e THAILAND Federated Malay States: Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor a Unfederated Malay States: Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Trengganu Kenya (Colony and Protectorate) Uganda X Nyasaland mo Tanganyika Territory > ~ Zanzibar Northern Rhodesia IRELAND (November 27th, 1933 a) BULGARIA (March 5th, I932 a) DENMARK (December 4th, 1931) Egypt (May 20th, 1939 a) FINLAND (May 23rd, I934 a) Greece (June 6th, I939 a) Iraq (September 20th, I938 a) ITALY (September 25th, I933) Latvia (January ioth, I939 a) LUXEMBURG (March 3Ist, I933) THE NETHERLANDS (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao) (January i6th, 1934) POLAND (June I5th, 1934) PORTUGAL (January 23rd, I932) Does not assume any obligation as regards its Colonies. ROUMANIA (June g 9 th, 1935 a) SPAIN (June 3rd, 1933) SWEDEN (November 9 th, 1933) SWITZERLAND (October g9th, I934) TURKEY (September 25th, 1936) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (July 23rd, I935 a) (May 9th, 1933 a) 3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS. 1 (Geneva, March 28th, 1931.) Definitive Signatures. The Agreement is open Defnitive SignatuSignatignature ad referendum o Signaure by BELGIUM (March 28th, 193I ) ALBANIA GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN FREE CITY OF DANZIG IRELAND (March 28th, I93I) ESTONIA IRELAND (May 6th, I93I) FINLAND BULGARIA (February 27th, 1932) ICELAND CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (June 28th, I933) LATVIA DENMARK (March 28th, I93I) LIECHTENSTEIN 1 This Agreement entered into force on June 26th, I93 See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXIX, p. 47; Vol. CXXVI, p. 460; Vol. CXXXIV, p. 432; Vol. CLVI, p. 230; and Vol. CLX, p I.

13 AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS (continued). (Geneva, March 28th, I931.) Definitive Signatures. FRANCE (April I5th, I93I) GERMANY (March 28th, I93I ) GREECE (August I8th, I93I) HUNGARY (August I4th, 193I ) ITALY (May 27th, 193I ) LUXEMBURG (March 28th, 193I ) THE NETHERLANDS (June iith, 1931) NORWAY (September27th,I932) POLAND (September 9 th, 1932) PORTUGAL (August 26th, I93I ) ROUMANIA (June I 9 th, 1935) SPAIN (July 8th, I93I ) SWEDEN (February I2th, I932) SWITZERLAND (March 28th, I93I) TURKEY (May I5th, I932) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (September 6th, I935) The Agreement is open to Signature by: MONACO SAN MARINO XXXI. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY. CONVENTION FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY, WITH CHARTER AND STATUTES. 1 (Geneva, May 2Ist, 1931.) Not in Force. Ratifications Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open Ratification. to Accession by: GREECE (August 3ISt, I93I) BELGIUM The European Members of the LATVIA (September 28th, I93). GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN League of Nations, within the time-limit and under the condi- POLAND (April 22nd, I932) IRELAND tions provided for in Article I5, ROUMANIA (February 4th, BULGARIA a. I932) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA 2. The non-european Members of the SWITZERLAND (December 3ISt, DENMARK Leage of Nations, within the I),~~~~~~~~ ~time-limit and under the condi- I93I) The Danish Government reserves tions provided for in Article 15, (January I6th, the right to make the entry into b. I934) force of this Convention, as regards Denmark, subject to its being ratified and also put into force by Norway and Sweden. ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY ITALY LUXEMBURG THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe only) PORTUGAL SPAIN SWEDEN 2 1 The present Convention shall come into force as soon as the amount of the contributions, whether obligatory or voluntary, to the Special Reserve due from the Governments which have ratified the Convention attains the sum of twentyfive million francs. If this condition is not realised before December 31st, 1931, a Conference of the Governments which have ratified the Convention shall be called by the Council of the League of Nations. This Conference will determine new conditions for the coming into force of the Convention (Article 16). 2 On signing this Convention, the Swedish Plenipotentiary made the following declaration: " The Swedish Government reserves the right to make its ratification of this Convention depend on the attitude which the Governments of Denmark and Norway shall adopt towards it."

14 - 94 XXXII. TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS. 4. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS. 1 (Geneva, July I3th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open Accessions. Ratification. to Accession by AFGHANISTAN (June 2Ist,1935a) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ICELAND ALBANIA (October gth, I937 a) BOLIVIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ETHIOPIA (April z8th, I932) i. The Government of the United PARAGUAY States of America reserves the right to impose, for purpose of internal control and control of import into, and export from, territory under its jurisdiction, of opium, coca leaves, all of their derivatives and similar substances produced by synthetic process, measures stricter than the provisions of the Convention. 2. The Government of the United States of America reserves the right to impose, for purposes of controlling transit through its territories of raw opium, coca leaves, all of their derivatives and similar substances produced by synthetic process, measures by which the production of an import permit issued by the country of destination may be made a condition precedent to the granting of permission for transit through its territory. 3. The Government of the United States of America finds it impracticable to undertake to send statistics of import and export to the Permanent Central Opium Board short of 60 days after the close of the three months' period to which such statistics refer. 4. The Government of the United States of America finds it impracticable to undertake to state separately amounts of drugs purchased or imported for Government purposes. 5. Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America formally declare that the signing of the Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs by them on the part of the United States of America on this date is not to be construed to mean that the Government of the United States of America recognises a regime or entity which signs or accedes to the Convention as the Government of a country when that regime or entity is not recognised by the Government of the United States of America as the Government of that country. 6. The plenipotentiaries of the United States of America further declare that the participation of the United States of America in the Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, signed on this date, does not involve any contractual obligation on the part of the United States of America to a country represented by a regime or entity which the Government of theunited States of America does not recognise as the Government of that country until such country has a Government recognised by the Government of the United States of America. 1 The present Convention entered into force on July 9th, I933. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXXXIX, p. 301; Vol. CXLVII, p. 361; Vol. CLII, p. 344; Vol. CLVI, p. 268; Vol. CLX, p. 419; Vol. CLXIV, p. 407; Vol. CLXVIII, p. 234; Vol. CLXXII, p. 426; Vol. CLXXXI, p. 398; Vol. CLXXXV, p. 411; and Vol. CLXXXIX, p. 483.

15 CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continuied). (Geneva, July z3th, I93T.) Ratifications or definitive A ccessions. SA'UDI ARABIA (August I5th, I936) BELGIUM (April ioth, 1933) This ratification does not include the Belgian Congo, nor the Territory of Ruanda-Urundi under Belgian mandate. BRAZIL (April 5th, I933) GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (April ist, 1933) His Majesty does not assume any obligation in respect of any of His colonies, protectorates and overseas territories or territories under suzerainty or under mandate exercised by His Government in the United Kingdom. British Honduras British Solomon Islands Protectorate Ceylon Cyprus Falkland Islands and Dependencies Gambia (Colony and Protectorate) Gibraltar Gold Coast: (a) Colony (b) Ashanti (c) Northern Territories (d) Togoland under British Mandate Hong-Kong Kenya (Colony and Protectorate) Leeward Islands: Antigua Dominica Montserrat St. Christopher and Nevis Virgin Islands / 4 Mauritius Nigeria: (a) Colony (b) Protectorate (c) Cameroons under British Mandate North Borneo, State of Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Protectorate Sarawak Seychelles Sierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate) Somaliland Protectorate Straits Settlements Tanganyika Territory Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Protectorate Zanzibar Protectorate Southern Rhodesia (July I4th, I937 a) Barbados Bermuda British Guiana Fiji Malay States: (a) Federated Malay States: Negri Sembilan Pahang Perak Selangor (b) Unfederated Malay States:, Kedah Perlis, and Brunei t Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) b St. Helena and Ascension 1 Trans-Jordan Windwards Islands: Grenada St. Vincent Burma 1 NEWFOUNDLAND (June 28th, 1937 a) CANADA (October I7th, 1932) 1 Burma, which participated in this Convention as a part of India, was separated from India on April Ist, I93 and possesses the status of an overseas territory of His Majesty. Accordingly, the Convention is to be regarded a applying to Burma as an overseas territory of His Majesty as from that date. H

16 90-4. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTIO N OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued). Ratifications or definitive Accessions. (Geneva, July 13th, I93I.) AUSTRALIA (January 24th, 1934 a) This accession applies to Papua, Norfolk Island and the mandated territories of New Guinea and Nauru. NEW ZEALAND (June I7th, I935 a) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (January 4th, 1938 a) IRELAND (April IIth, I933 a) INDIA (November I4th, I932) BULGARIA (March 20th, I933 a) CHILE (March 3Ist, 1933) CHINA (January ioth, 1934 a) COLOMBIA (January 29th, I934 a) COSTA RICA (April 5th, I933) CUBA (April 4th, 1933) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (April I2th, I933) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) (April I8th, I93 3 ) DENMARK (June 5th, I936) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (April 8th, I933) EGYPT (April ioth, 1933) ECUADOR (April I3th, I935 a) ESTONIA (July 5th, 1935 a) FINLAND (September 25th, 1936 a) FRANCE (April ioth, 1933) The French Government makes every reservation, with regard to the Colonies, Protectorates and mandated Territories under its authority, as to the possibility of regularly producing the quarterly statistics referred to in Article 13 within the strict time-limit laid down. GERMANY (April Ioth, 1933) GREECE (December 27th, 1934) GUATEMALA (May ist, 1933) HAITI (May 4th, 1933 a) HONDURAS (September 2Ist, 1934 a) HUNGARY (April Ioth, I933 a) IRAN (September 28th, I932) IRAQ (May 30th, I934 a) ITALY (March 2ISt, I933) JAPAN (June 3rd, I935) The Japanese Government declare that, in view of the necessity of close co-operation between the High Contracting Parties in order to carry out most effectively the provisions of the Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, signed at Geneva on July I3th, I93I, they understand that the present position of Japan, regardless of whether she be a Member of the League of Nations or not, is to be maintained in the matter of the composition of the organs and the appointment of the members thereof mentioned in the said Convention.' LATVIA (August 3rd, I937 a) LIECHTENSTEIN 2 (April Ioth, 1933) LUXEMBURG (May 30th, I936) MEXICO (March I3th, 1933) 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. 1 Before ratifying the Convention with the declaration here set out, the Japanese Government consulted the Contracting Parties, through the intermediary of the Secretary-General. A summary of the correspondence which took place was published in the League of Nations Official Journal for September I935 (I6th Year, No. 9). 2 The Swiss Federal Political Department, by a letter dated July I5th, 1936, informed the Secretariat of the following: " Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Government in 1929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between these two countries on March 29th, 1923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken by the Federal authorities to give effect to the different international Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicable to the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the said Treaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treaty remains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matter of narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately."

17 CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued). (Geneva, July 13th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. MONACO (February I6th, I933) THE NETHERLANDS (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curasao) (May 22nd, I933) NICARAGUA (March I6th, 1932 a) NORWAY (September I2th, I934 a) PANAMA (April I5th, I935) PERU (May 2oth, I932 a) POLAND (April IIth, I933) PORTUGAL (June I7th, 1932) The Portuguese Government makes every reservation with regard to its colonies as to the possibility of regularly producing the quarterly statistics referred to in Article I3 within the strict time-limit laid down. ROUMANIA (April IIth, I933) (April 7th, I933 a) (a) The Republic of Salvador does not agree to the provisions of Article 26, on the ground that there is no reason why the High Contracting Parties should be given the option of not applying the Convention to their colonies, protectorates, and overseas mandated territories. (b) The Republic of Salvador states that it disagrees with the reservations embodied in Nos. 5 and 6 of the declarations made by the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America regarding Governments not recognised by the Government of that country; in its opinion, those reservations constitute an infringement of the national sovereignty of Salvador, whose present Government, though not as yet recognised by the United States Government, has been recognised by the majority of the civilised countries of the world. Their recognition is due to their conviction that that Government is a perfectly constitutional one and affords a full and complete guarantee of the performance of its international duties, inasmuch as it enjoys the unanimous, decided and effective support of all the inhabitants of the Republic, whether citizens of the country or foreigners resident therein. As it respects the internal regimes of other nations, the Republic of Salvador considers that the Convention in question, being of a strictly hygienic and humanitarian character, does not offer a suitable occasion to formulate such political reservations as have called forth this comment. SAN MARINO (June I2th, 1933) SPAIN (April 7th, I933) SUDAN (August 25th, 1932 a) SWEDEN (August I2th, I932) SWITZERLAND (April Ioth, I933) THAILAND (February 22nd, I934) As its harmful-habit-forming drugs law goes beyond the provisions of the Geneva Convention and the present Convention on certain points, the Thai Government reserves the right to apply its existing law. TURKEY (April 3rd, I933 a) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (October 3Ist, I935 a) (April 7th, I933) (November I5th, 1933) PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE. (Geneva, July 13th, I931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures not yet perfected by The Protocol is open Accessions. Ratification. to Accession by: ALBANIA (October 9 th, I937a) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AFGHANISTAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BOLIVIA BULGARIA (April 28th, I932) ETHIOPIA CHINA GUATEMALA HAITI.SA'UDI ARABIA (August I5th, PANAMA ICELAND 1936) PARAGUAY IRAQ BELGIUM (April Ioth, I933) LATVIA BRAZIL (April 5th, I933) GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN UNION OF SOVIET SCIALI IRELAND (April Ist, 1933) REPUBLICS Same reservation as for the Convention.

18 CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTI OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued). PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued). (Geneva, July I3th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. British Honduras British Solomon Islands Protectorate Ceylon Cyprus Falkland Islands and Dependencies Gambia (Colony and Protectorate) Gibraltar Gold Coast: (a) Colony (b) Ashanti (c) Northern Territories (d) Togoland under British Mandate Hong-Kong Kenya (Colony and Protectorate) Leeward Islands: Antigua Dominica Montserrat St. Christopher and Nevis (May i8th, I936 a) Virgin Islands Mauritius Nigeria: (a) Colony (b) Protectorate (c) Cameroons under British Mandate North Borneo, State of Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Protectorate Sarawak Seychelles Sierra Leone (Colony and Protectorate) Somaliland Protectorate Straits Settlements Tanganyika Territory Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Protectorate Zanzibar Protectorate Southern Rhodesia (July I4th, I937 a) Barbados Bermuda British Guiana Fiji Malay States: (a) Federated Malay States: Negri Sembilan Pahang Perak Selangor (b) Unfederated Malay States: (August 24th, 1938a) Kedah Perlis, and Brunei Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) St. Helena and Ascension Trans-Jordan Windward Islands: Grenada St. Vincent Burma 1 NEWFOUNDLAND (June 28th, 1937 a) 1 See note regarding the Convention.

19 CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued). PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued). (Geneva, July 13th, 193I.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. CANADA (October I7th, I932) AUSTRALIA (January 24th, I934 a) NEW ZEALAND (June I7th, I935 a) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (January 4th, 1938 a) IRELAND (April IIth, I933 a) INDIA (November I4th, I932) CHILE (November 2oth, 1933) COLOMBIA (January 2 9 th, I934 a) COSTA RICA (April 5th, I933) CUBA (April 4th, I933) CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (April I2th, I933 a) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) (April i8th, 1933) DENMARK (June 5th, 1936) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (April 8th, I933) ECUADOR (April I3th, I935 a) EGYPT (April Ioth, 1933) ESTONIA (July 5th, I935 a) FINLAND (September 25th, 1936 a) FRANCE (April Ioth, 1933) GERMANY (April Ioth, 1933) GREECE (December 27th, I934) HONDURAS (September 2Ist, I934 a) HUNGARY (April Ioth, 1933 a) IRAN (September 28th, I932) ITALY (March 2Ist, 1933) JAPAN (June 3rd, I935) LIECHTENSTEIN 1 (April ioth, 1933) LUXEMBURG (May 30th, I936) MEXICO (March I3th, I933) MONACO (March 20th, I933) THE NETHERLANDS 2 (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curasao) (May 22nd, I933) NICARAGUA (March I6th, I932 a) NORWAY (September I2th, 1934 a) PERU (May 20th, 1932 a) POLAND (April IIth, I933) PORTUGAL (June I7th, I932) ROUMANIA (April IIth, I933) SAN MARINO (June I2th, 1933) SPAIN (April 7th, I933) SUDAN (January i8th, I933 a) SWEDEN (August I2th, I932) SWITZERLAND (April Ioth, 1933) THAILAND (February 22nd, I934) TURKEY (April 3rd, 1933 a) (April 7th, I933) (September IIth, 1934) 1 Same note as for the Convention. 2 The instrument of ratification specifies that the reservation relating to paragraph 2 of Article 22, as formulated by the Netherlands representative at the time of signature of the Protocol, should be considered as withdrawn.