500.A15/1113: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Gibson)
Washington, November 17, 1930—5
p.m.
6. Your 23, November 15, 8 p.m. Department approves of your text with suggestion of two possible changes:
- (1)
- It would seem preferable to omit the words “denounce” and “denunciation” wherever they occur since they seem to imply a wider latitude with respect to changes in the proposed convention than the escape clause is intended to cover. In other words, there will be separate provisions for the denunciation of the treaty and changes in any articles thereof would come under the head of modification.
- (2)
- Add after Paragraph B of the draft the following sentence “thereupon the other High Contracting Parties shall promptly advise with each other as to the situation thus presented”.
You will note that this is a modification of the phrase used in the London Naval Treaty82 on this point, which in turn was modified from the Washington Treaty. All reference to the channels for advising in accordance with the terms of the article has been omitted.
Stimson