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Official No.: A. 85. I930.V.
Geneva, October 3rd, 1930.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
AMENDMENT OF THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS WITH A VIEW TO BRINGING IT INTO
HARMONY WITH THE PACT OF PARIS.
REPORT OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE.
Rapporteurs: M. Cassin (France) and M. Wu (China).
The First Committee, after considering the report drawn up by the Sub-Committee which
it had appointed, has approved this report and unanimously decided to submit to the Assembly
the draft resolution proposed by the Sub-Committee.
REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE.
The Tenth Assembly of the League of Nations adopted, on September 24th, 1929, the following
resolution:
" The Assembly:
“ Taking note of the resolution submitted to it on September 6th on behalf of various
delegations to the effect that, in view of the large measure of acceptance obtained by the
Pact signed at Paris on August 27th, 1928, whereby the parties renounced war as an instrument
of national policy in their relations with one another, it is desirable that Articles 12 and 15
of the Covenant of the League of Nations should be re-examined in order to determine whether
it is necessary to make any modifications therein;
“ Taking note also of the resolution proposed by the Peruvian delegation on September
10th recommending that a report should be obtained as to the alterations which were neces¬
sary in the Covenant of the League in order to give effect to the prohibitions contained in the
Pact of Paris:
“ Declares that it is desirable that the terms of the Covenant of the League should not
accord any longer to Members of the League a right to have recourse to war in cases in which
that right has been renounced by the provisions of the Pact of Paris referred to above;
“ Instructs the Secretary-General to communicate to all the Members of the League a
copy of the amendments to the Covenant of the League which have been proposed for this
purpose by the British Government, together with such further papers as may be necessary;
“ Invites the Council to appoint a Committee of eleven persons to frame a report as to
the amendments in the Covenant of the League which are necessary to bring it into harmony
with the Pact of Paris. This Committee should meet in the first three months of 1930, and
in the course of its work should take into account any replies or observations which have been
received from the Members of the League by that date. The report of the Committee will
be submitted to the Members of the League in order that such action as may be deemed
appropriate may be taken during the meeting of the eleventh ordinary session of the Assembly
in 1930. ”
A Committee of eleven jurists, appointed by the Council at its session in January 1930, in
execution of this resolution, met at Geneva from February 25th to March 5th, 1930, with M.
Scialoja in the chair.
Series of League of Nations Publications
V. LEGAL
1930. V. 26.
S.d.N. 2.015 (F.) 1.625 (A.) 10/30. Imp. Kundig.