711.59 a 12Anti-War/5
The Minister in Denmark (Dodge) to the Secretary of
State
Copenhagen, October 30,
1928.
[Received November 21.]
No. 647Sir: Referring to my despatch No. 622 of
the 7th instant92
stating that upon the date of the receipt of your Circular
Instruction, dated September 17th last, File No. —, namely on the
5th instant, I addressed a note to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
enclosing the two authenticated copies of the Multilateral Treaty
for the Renunciation of War for the Government of Iceland and
embodying the substance of your Instruction, I now have the honor to
enclose herewith a copy and translation of a note from the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, dated the 29th instant, which I have received
to-day in reply.
It will be observed that this note states that a formal declaration
of adhesion of Iceland to the Treaty, while reserving its
ratification, has been endorsed upon one of the authenticated copies
which was forwarded on the 29th instant to the Danish Minister in
Washington with instructions to transmit it to the Department for
deposit, in accordance with Article 3 of the said Treaty.93
I have [etc.]
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[Enclosure—Translation94]
The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Moltesen) to the American
Minister (Dodge)
Copenhagen, October 29, 1928.
Mr. Minister: Referring to your note
dated the 5th of this month relative to the multilateral treaty
to renounce war, I have the honor to inform you that in order to
conform to the desire expressed in your note, I have placed
today in the name of Iceland on one of the certified copies
which accompanied your note the following declaration:
“In the name of Iceland, the undersigned Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Denmark, who is charged with the
management of the foreign affairs of Iceland, in
accordance with the Danish-Icelandic Act of Union, while
reserving its ratification, has adhered to the treaty of
which a certified copy precedes.”
This act has been forwarded today to the Danish Minister in
Washington with instructions to transmit it to the Department of
State with a view to its deposit in conformity with article 3 of
the said treaty.
The Minister of Denmark has also been instructed to draw the
attention of the Department of State to the declaration of
permanent neutrality in article 19 of the Danish-Icelandic Act
of Union of November 30, 1918, of which the Government of the
United States was notified by the note of the Minister of
Denmark, dated December 10, 1918.95
Pray accept [etc.]
