Economic and financial section > Draft convention for the purpose of facilitating commercial propaganda

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DECLARATION.
In compliance with the invitation addressed to them by the Secretary-General of the League
of Nations on April 8th, 1935, the Governments of the following countries:
Austria
Belgium
United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America
appointed as delegates:
Austria:
Belgium:
United Kingdom:
Czechoslovakia:
Denmark:
France:
Italy:
Japan:
Netherlands:
Poland:
Sweden:
Switzerland:
United States:
M. P. E. Atteslander, Consul at Geneva (Observer);
M. le Comte L. d’Ursel, Minister at Berne;
M. Loridan, Consular Attache;
M. A. J. Dedman, Assistant Secretary to the Board of Customs
and Excise;
Dr. Ladislas RadimskY, Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs;
M. William Borberg, Permanent Delegate of Denmark to the
League of Nations, Geneva;
M. Lecuyer, Administrator at the General Directorate of Customs,
Ministry of Finance;
Dr. I. Bagli, Director-General of Customs and Indirect Taxation
Rome;
Dr. E. Simoni, Ministry of Corporations, Rome;
M. M. Yokoyama, Consul-General of Japan at Geneva;
M. Nishimura, Secretary of Embassy and Consul at Geneva;
M. W. H. van den Berge, Inspector of Direct Taxes, Customs
and Excise at The Hague;
Dr. W. Kulski, Counsellor of the Polish Delegation to the League
of Nations;
Dr. W. Rasinski, former Director of the Department of Customs
at the Ministry of Finance;
M. Westman, Swedish Minister at Berne, Permanent Delegate, to
the League of Nations;
M. Alexandre Berner, Director of the Third Customs District
Coire;
Mr. Erwin E. May, Treasury, Attache at Berlin;
Mr. Douglas P. Miller, Acting Commercial Attache at the
American Embassy in Berlin;
to take part in a meeting which was held at Geneva from July 1st to 4th, 1935.
I.
The delegates proceeded to re-examine the draft International Agreement for the Purpose
of facilitating Commercial Propaganda previously drawn up by the Economic Committee of the
League of Nations, taking into account the observations submitted by the Governments to which
the draft in question had been communicated and the discussions to which it gave rise. The
delegates drew up the attached text in the firm belief that the putting into force of this Convention
would help to facilitate international trade.
They have agreed accordingly to recommend the adoption of the draft Convention to their
respective Governments.
Mr. Dedman (United Kingdom) associated himself with the above recommendations except
as regards the following points, concerning which he wished to consult his Government, for the
reasons shown in parentheses:
Article 1.
(Because of the omission of the reference to excise duties which was in the draft.)