Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

500.A15A4 General Committee/965: Telegram

The Chairman of the American Delegation (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, June 7, 1934—3 p.m.
[Received June 7—9:45 a.m.]

883. Your 425, June 5, 8 p.m., is helpful in preparing our studies concerning proposals for the regulation of arms traffic and manufacture. It would create a most favorable atmosphere for the presentation of specific American proposals if I could announce at the same time that the United States has ratified the Arms Traffic Convention of 1925. Is there any possibility that the Senate will consent to the ratification of this treaty during the present session?¹² I cannot urge too strongly the advisability of this particularly as I consider it would be useful to propose that the Conference adopt a resolution expressing the importance of securing ratification by as many Governments as possible.

Davis

12. For correspondence concerning efforts to secure ratification of the treaty by the United States, see pp. 449 ff.