Armament > National supervision of the manufacture of and trade in arms

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The Irish Government is satisfied that adequate control is provided by the Explosives Act,
1875, and the Fire-arms Act, 1925, and the Regulations made thereunder.
The import of fire-arms, ammunition and explosives is permitted only under licence, and only
one firm is at present licensed to manufacture ammunition. Shot-gun cartridges are the only
type of ammunition manufactured by that firm. I have to add that no export trade in armaments
is carried on.
(Signed) F. T. Cremins,
Permanent Delegate
accredited to the League of Nations.
NORWAY.
[Translation] Geneva, November 24th, 1937.
In reply to your circular letter of October 23rd, 1937, (Conf.D'./CX.t7^), concerning the
resolution adopted by the Assembly on September 30th last, I have the honour, with regard to its
second recommendation, to refer you to the Memorandum and Annex 1 transmitted by my note
verbale of August 3rd, 1937, containing information on the national supervision of the manufacture
of and trade in arms in Norway. I would add the following :
The Ministry of Defence of Norway states that there are at present no proposals for amending
the law or administrative regulations in force in Norway with regard to the supervision of the
manufacture of and trade in arms, ammunition and implements of war.
(Signed) Einar Maseng,
Permanent Delegate of Norway.
NEW ZEALAND.
Wellington, December 1st, 1937.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Conf.D.fC.L.iy(a), of October
23rd, forwarding to me a copy of the resolution, with reference to armaments, adopted by the
Assembly on September 30th last.
In accordance with the request contained in the third paragraph of your communication,
I have to say that the manufacture of arms, ammunition and implements of war in New Zealand
is confined to a small production of ammunition which is already under full supervision.
(Signed) M. J. Savage,
Prime Minister.
SWEDEN.
[Translation] Stockholm, November 9th, 1937.
In a circular letter (Conf.D./C.L.i^aJ), dated October 23rd, 1937, you communicated to me
the resolution adopted by the Assembly of -the League of Nations on September 30th last with
regard to the work of the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, and asked
me to inform you of the action taken on the second recommendation contained in this resolution,
which relates to the consideration by each of the States Members of the League of Nations — in
so far as this has not already been done — of internal measures with a view to the effective
supervision of the manufacture of and trade in arms, ammunition and implements of war.
In reply to this request, I have the honour to send you herewith a memorandum relating
to the supervision of the manufacture of and trade in arms and implements of war in Sweden.
In the Swedish Government’s opinion, the provisions in force are such that it is able to exercise
effective supervision in this connection.
For the Minister :
' ; (Signed) H. Beck Friis,
■ ■ ■ ' .. Director of Political Affairs.
1 Note by the Secretariat: The above-mentioned texts will be analysed and the relevant extracts reproduced
in document Conf.D.184, which gives the results of the enquiry carried out by the Secretariat in conformity
with the resolution adopted by the Bureau on May 31st, 1957. - v j :