560.M3/10
The Chargé in Switzerland (Moffat) to the Secretary of
State
Berne, April 13,
1928.
[Received April 28.]
No. 393
L. N. No. 1117
Sir: Referring to my telegram No. 35, 11 a.m.
of today’s date,13 I
have the honor to transmit herewith a communication addressed
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to you on April 11 by the
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations, announcing that the
International Conference for the Abolition of Import and Export
Prohibitions and Restrictions will reconvene under the Presidency of Mr.
Colijn on July 3, 1928, for the purpose of taking decisions with regard
to the requests for exceptions submitted in accordance with Article 6 of
the Convention of November 8, 1927, and the necessary conditions for
putting the Convention into force. The communication closes with the
request that as soon as convenient the composition of the American
delegation be transmitted to the Secretariat.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure]
The Deputy Secretary General of the League of
Nations (Dufour-Feronee) to the
Secretary of State
Geneva, April 11,
1928.
C. L. 68.1928.11
Sir: By the terms of Article 17 of the
International Convention for the Abolition of Import and Export
Prohibitions and Restrictions, of which I had the honour to forward
you a certified true copy in my letter of November 19th 1927, I have
to summon a meeting to be held between June 15th and July 15th 1928,
of the duly accredited representatives of the States on whose behalf
the Convention will have been signed by June 15th 1928. This meeting
will have to take decisions with regard to:
- a)
- the requests for exceptions submitted by certain States in
accordance with Article 6 of the Convention. Copies of these
requests were forwarded to you with my circular letter
27.1928.II. of February 13th 1928;14
- b)
- the necessary conditions for the putting into force of the
Convention.
In agreement with M. Colijn, President of the November 1927
Conference on prohibitions, who has been invited by the Council to
preside also over the proposed meeting, I have the honour to inform
you that I have fixed the date for July 3rd 1928, at Geneva.
I should be grateful if you would be good enough to let me know as
soon as convenient the composition of the delegation which your
Government will send to the meeting on July 3rd.
I have [etc.]
