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understanding that such licences shall be issued only by the authorities of the exporting countries.
Such authorities must satisfy themselves in advance that the arms or ammunition for whic
an export licence is requested are not intended for export to any destination or for disposal m
any way contrary to the provisions of this Convention.
Article 7.
Shipments to be effected under contracts entered into before the coming into force of the
present Convention shall be governed by its provisions.
Article 8.
The High Contracting Parties undertake to grant no export licences covering either Category I
or Category II for delivery to any country which, after having been placed under the tutelage
of any Power, may endeavour to obtain from any other Power any of the arms or munitions o
war in Category I or of the fire-arms or ammunition in Category II.
Article 9.
A central international body shall be established by the Council of the League of Nations
for the purpose of collecting and preserving documents of all kinds exchanged by the High Con¬
tracting Parties with regard to the trade in and distribution of the arms and ammunition m
Category I and Category II specified in the present Convention, as well as the texts of all laws,
orders and regulations made for the carrying-out of the present Convention.
Each of the High Contracting Parties shall publish an annual report showing the export
licences which it may have granted in respect of arms and munitions in Category I or Category I ,
together with the quantities and destination of the arms and munitions to which the export
licences refer. A copy of this report shall be sent to the Central International Body.
Movements of arms and munitions made by a Power within territories placed under its
sovereignty or authority, and for the use of its own military forces, will not be included in this
report.
Article 10.
The High Contracting Parties undertake, each as far as the territory under its jurisdiction
is concerned, to prohibit the importation of arms and munitions of war in Category I and of
fire-arms and ammunition in Category II into the following territorial areas, and also to prevent
their exportation to, importation and transportation in the maritime zone denned below.
Note: The Commission is of opinion, in view of the new circumstances which have
arisen since the Convention of St. Germain was drawn up, that the territories to be
included in the restricted areas should form the subject of a fresh examination by the
Council of the League of Nations.
Special licences for the import of arms and ammunition in Category I or Category II into
the areas defined above may be issued. In the African area they shall be subject to the regula¬
tions specified in Articles n and 12 or to any local regulations of a stricter nature which may
be in force. In the other areas specified in the present article, these licences shall be subject to
similar regulations put into effect by the Governments exercising authority there.
Articles 11-25.
(Identical with Articles 7-21 of the Convention of St. Germain.)
Note: These articles are referred to the Permanent Advisory Commission for technical
examination.
Article 26.
The High Contracting Parties which exercise authority over territories within the prohibited
areas and zone specified in Article 10 agree to take, so far as each may be concerned, the measures
required for the enforcement of the present Convention, and, in particular, for the prosecution
and repression of offences against the provisions contained therein.
They shall communicate these measures to the Central International Body and shall inform
it of the competent authorities referred to in the preceding articles. Such of them as are Member^
of the League of Nations shall at the same time transmit this information to the Secretary-
General of the League.
Article 27.
The High Contracting Parties will use their best endeavours to secure the accession to the
present Convention of other States, whether Members of the League of Nations or not.
This accession shall be notified through the diplomatic channel to the Government of the
French Republic, and, by it, to all the signatory or adhering States. The accession will come
into force from the date of such notification to the French Government.
Any State may, with the consent of the High Contracting Parties, notify its partial or con¬
ditional adherence to the provisions of the present Convention, provided that such conditions
or partial adherence do not affect the effectiveness of the supervision of trade in arms and ammuni¬
tion.
Note: The drafting of this last paragraph is specially referred to the Legal Section.