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[Distributed to the Council, the Official No.; A. 17. 1930. VI.
Members of the League and the
Delegates at the Assembly.]
Geneva, August nth, 1930.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
SLAVERY
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REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL,
PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSEMBLY
RESOLUTION OF SEPTEMBER 21st, 1929.
On September 21st, 1929, the Assembly adopted the following resolution :
“ The Assembly,
“ Being extremely anxious to achieve the complete and final abolition of slavery
and of the slave trade ;
“ Considering the importance, in order to attain these results, of the general
ratification of the Convention on Slavery ;
“ Having considered the British Government’s proposal for the creation of a new
Temporary Commission on Slavery ;
“ Being of opinion that an urgent appeal should first be addressed to the States
which have not already done so to ratify or accede to the Convention on Slavery, and
that it is necessary above all to collect information on the present position of the question ;
“ Postpones, therefore, further consideration of the British Government’s proposal;
“ Urgently requests the States which have not already done so to ratify or accede
to the Convention of September 25th, 1926, relative to slavery ;
“ Instructs the Secretary-General to collect from the States Members of the League,
and from those non-Member States which are parties to the Convention, all possible
information on the present position of slavery, and to report to the next Assembly.”
On November 1st, 1929, Circular Letter 292,1929^1 was despatched to all States
Members of the League and to those non-Member States which are parties to the Slavery
Convention of 1926. In this letter, the Secretary-General quoted the Assembly resolution,
forwarded a copy of the Sixth Committee’s report to the Assembly on the question (document
A.71.1929.VI) and called attention to the fact that the discussions in the Sixth Committee
showed that the Assembly would welcome, not only official information, but also any
information from private sources that the different Governments might think fit to forward.
The Secretary-General also expressed the hope that any information furnished by the
various Governments might reach the Secretariat before the end of May 1930. A letter of
reminder (C.L.132.1930.VI) was sent out on June 30th, 1930.
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