effect the resolutions of the Geneva Congress and of agreeing upon rules of procedure to be submitted for approval to the respective governments. As finally agreed upon, the plan calls not for resurveying but for new compilation and printing of a complete, published, international map of the world, the scale being 1:1,000,000, standardized in its conventional signs and printed on common sheet-lines, the actual work being done for each adhering country by the respective governments in accordance with the standardized plan. The purpose of the map is to show the essential features as they may exist on any part of the earth's surface in their correct relative positions and in the manner agreed upon. These features may be either natural features relating to the form or the nature of the earth's surface or the work of man upon it. It will be valuable not only for military and naval purposes but for purposes of commerce and aviation and for geological and historical studies. The Bureau's work consists of the publication of an annual report of the progress made by each of the 54 adhering countries in the compilation and publication of sheets conforming to the specifications of the International Map of the World, and provides a service for the exchange of information which is valuable to the adhering countries. The sheets of the International Map of the World which cover the United States and its possessions are being compiled and published by the United States Geological Survey in accordance with the specifications agreed upon. The "Chesapeake Bay" sheet is in process of being engraved and published. An act of Congress approved June 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 825) authorized an annual contribution toward the expenses of the Bureau, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940 Congress appropriated the sum of $50 for this contribution (54 Stat. 188). CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FOR COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN AFRICA (Established in 1892; reestablished in 1919) Offices: Brussels, Belgium. The convention relating to the liquor traffic in Africa (Treaty Series 779; 46 Stat. 2199), which is a revision of articles XC-XCV of the General Act of Brussels of 1890 (Treaty Series 883; 27 Stat.. 886), to which the United States was a signatory power, was signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 10, 1919 (Treaty Series 877; 49 Stat. 3027) and came into force with regard to the United States on March 22, 1929. 9 It is the purpose of the convention (which was signed and ratified by Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Portugal, and United States, and later adhered to by Egypt) to prohibit, with regard to the continent of Africa and to the islands lying within 100 nautical miles of the coast, the importation, distribution, sale, and possession of trade spirits of every kind, of beverages mixed with these spirits, and of distilled beverages containing essential oils or chemical products injurious to health. Upon distilled liquors, not comprehended in the foregoing, the convention stipulated that import duties over six times as great as those of 1906 be imposed. Article 7 of the convention provides for the establishment of the Central International Office, under control of the League of Nations, which is charged with the duties of "collecting and preserving documents of all kinds exchanged by the High Contracting Parties with regard to the importation and manufacture of spirituous liquors". Article 7 also provides that each high contracting party shall publish and send to the Central International Office and to the Secretary General of the League of Nations an annual report "showing the quantities of spirituous beverages imported or manufactured and the duties levied under articles 4 and 5" of the convention. The Central International Office is administered by the Belgian Govern ment. In accordance with the terms of the convention, the United States Congress has authorized an annual contribution toward the maintenance of the office (46 Stat. 114). For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 the sum of $55 was appropriated by Congress for this contribution (54 Stat. 188). INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION" (Established in 1900) Offices: The Hague, Netherlands. The International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which was established in 1900 under article 22 of the Hague convention of July 29, 1899 for the pacific settlement of international disputes (Treaty Series 392; 32 Stat. 1779) and maintained under article 43 of the convention signed at The Hague on October 18, 1907 (Treaty Series 536; 36 Stat. 2199), serves as a registry for the Court. It is the channel for communications relative to the meetings of the Court, 'Except Algiers, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunis, and Union of South Africa. 10 For an account of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, see ante, p. 21. has charge of the archives of the Court, and conducts all the administrative business. The contracting powers communicate to the Bureau certified copies of any conditions of arbitration arrived at by them and of any award concerning them delivered by a special tribunal. They also communicate to the Bureau the laws, regulations, and documents showing the eventual execution of the awards given by the Court. The Bureau is under the supervision and control of the Administrative Council, which consists of the diplomatic representatives of the contracting powers accredited to The Hague and of the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, who acts as President. The Bureau is a permanent office toward the support of which 44 countries contribute. The first appropriation for the payment of the contribution of the United States for the maintenance of this Bureau at The Hague was made for the year 1900 (31 Stat. 887). For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, the sum of $1,722.57 was appropriated by Congress for the purpose of paying this contribution (54 Stat. 187). PAN AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY Offices: Mexico City. (Established in 1929) The Pan American Institute of Geography and History was created pursuant to a resolution adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States which met at Habana, Cuba, in 1923." It was established at a preliminary assembly held in Mexico City in 1929. The first assembly was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1932 (Conference Series 17), the second assembly in Washington, D.C., in October 1935 (Conference Series 28 and 30), and the third assembly in Lima, Peru, in 1941.12 The purpose of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History is the collection and dissemination of information on geographic and historical questions of mutual interest to the American republics. The Institute has conducted numerous explorations and surveys in the fields of anthropology, archeology, volcanology, geology, etc., and maintains close contact with professional organizations and educational institutions throughout the hemisphere particularly interested in the work being carried on in its several fields. "See Report of the Delegates of the United States of America (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1928), app. 27, p. 251. At the third assembly of the Institute it was voted to create a Committee on Cartography to study ways and means of expediting surveying and mapping in all the American republics and to correlate such work in adjacent countries. This Committee is to be composed of one representative from each of the American nations. The Director of the Institute has conferred with chiefs of various bureaus and agencies of this Government with reference to cooperation in initiating such a program. An act of Congress approved August 2, 1935 (49 Stat. 512) authorized an annual contribution toward the expenses of the Institute. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 the sum of $10,000 was appropriated by Congress for the payment of this contribution (54) Stat. 188). INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (Established in 1878) Offices: De Bilt, Netherlands. The International Meteorological Organization was created at Utrecht in 1878. Since then meetings have been held more or less periodically, the interval between them at the present time being six years. The Organization comprises: (1) The conferences of the directors; (2) The international meteorological committee; (4) The commissions. The conferences of the directors have for their principal function the discussion of administrative questions and the means of execution of the various resolutions passed. These conferences are composed of the directors of the independent national meteorological services of all nations. The international meteorological committee is composed of 25 directors, elected at the regular meetings of the directors. The committee supervises the execution of the decisions of the conferences in the intervals between meetings. It also receives and approves the reports of commissions and takes all necessary measures for the development of international meteorology. The secretariat is charged with the organization of meetings of the conferences, the committee, and the commissions, and with the publication of the minutes of all such meetings. It constitutes also a center of documentation relative to the meteorological services of the entire world. The expenses of the secretariat are covered by sub 434299-42-7 ventions of the different national services, ranging from 4,000 gold francs for a large state to 1,000 gold francs, or a lesser sum, for small states. The commissions are appointed by the conference of the directors or the committee and carry on research work dealing with specific phases of meteorological work such as forecasting, climatology, maritime meteorology, aeronautical meteorology, etc. The chief object of the Organization and its component parts is to standardize meteorological services of all countries in order that reports and published data may be directly comparable. Commencing with the fiscal year 1930, the United States has contributed an annual sum toward the expenses of the secretariat. Funds for the first payment were provided by an act of Congress approved February 16, 1929 (45 Stat. 1189). These appropriations are contained in the annual appropriations for the Weather Bureau of the Department of Commerce. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (Established in 1874) Offices: Bern, Switzerland. The Bureau was established in accordance with the provisions contained in article 15 of the convention signed at Bern on October 9, 1874 (19 Stat. 577). The original convention has since been modified by the conventions signed at Paris in 1878 (20 Stat. 734); at Lisbon in 1885 (25 Stat. 1339); at Vienna in 1891 (28 Stat. 1078); at Washington in 1897 (30 Stat. 1629); at Rome in 1906 (35 Stat. 1639); at Madrid in 1920 (42 Stat. 1971); at Stockholm in 1924 (44 Stat. 2221); at London in 1929 (46 Stat. 2523); at Cairo in 1934 (49 Stat. 2741); and at Buenos Aires in 1939 (54 Stat. 2049). The Bureau (1) Collects, collates, and distributes information of all kinds concerning the international postal service and publishes a summary of the important facts relating to the internal postal administrations of all countries members of the Union; (2) Publishes a monthly review, entitled L'Union Postale, maps indicating postal airlines, both internal and international, a list of airlines and the countries served by them; has also published, and revises from time to time, an alphabetic dictionary of the post offices of the world; (3) Issues an annual statistical report on international postal transactions, maintains a directory of internal taxes affect |