BRITISH TREATIES.

HC Deb 25 February 1924 vol 170 cc15-21

25. Mr. LESSING

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state which were the Treaties in force between Great Britain and Russia, before the Revolution of 1917, which have not lapsed by denunciation or become obsolete before that date?

The PRIME MINISTER

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the hon. Member for Erdington on 14th February, to which I have nothing to add. I regret that, owing to an oversight, the list of Treaties mentioned in it was not circulated at the time, but I will circulate it with my present reply.

The list of Treaties in as follows:

I.—Bilateral Treaties and Conventions.

• Treaty.—Marriage of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh with Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrawno of Russia. St. Petersburg. 22nd January, 1874.
• Declaration.—Estates of Deceased Seamen. London. 9th August, 1880.
• Declaration.—Tonnage Measurement. London. 9th June, 1882.
• Protocol.—Afghan Frontier. London. 10th September, 1885.
• Treaty.—Surrender of Fugitive Criminals. London. 24th November, 1886.
• Protocol.—North-western Frontier of Afghanistan. St. Petersburg. 22nd July, 1887.
• Notes.—Afghan Boundary. St. Petersburg. 8th-20th June, 1888.
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• Protocol.—Water Rights in Kushk Valley. 22nd August to 3rd September, 1893.
• Notes.—Seal Fishery. North Pacific Ocean. St. Petersburg. 12th May, 1893 to 10th January, 1894.
• Agreement.—Spheres of Influence in the Region of the Pamirs. London. 11th March, 1895.
• Agreement.—Commercial Relations between Russia and Zanzibar. London. 24th August, 1896.
• Notes.—Railway Interests in China. St. Petersburg. 28th April, 1899.
• Agreement.—Money Orders. London-St. Petersburg. 17th-29th October, 1904.
• Agreement.—Joint Stock Companies, etc. St. Petersburg. 29th December, 1904.
• Exchange of Notes.—Trade marks in China. Peking. 29th-30th October, 1906.
• Note.—Surrender of Russian Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. Zanzibar. St. Petersburg. 5th July, 1907.
• Agreement.—Meshed-Seistan and Meshed-Tehran Telegraph Lines. St. Petersburg. 31st August, 1907.
• Convention. Affairs of Persia. Afghanistan and Tibet. St. Petersburg. 31st August, 1907.
• Exchange of Notes.—Protection of Patents and Trade-marks. Morocco, Tangier. 9th-11th October, 1908.
• Notes.—Scientific Missions to Tibet. St. Petersburg. 23rd September, 1910–9th January, 1911.
• Notes.—(United Kingdom, Russia, Persia.) Financial Assistance to Persia. 18th February-20th March, 1912.
• Notes.—Shatt-al-Arab Riverain Commission. St. Petersburg. 23rd-29th April, 1914.
• Agreement.—British Subjects and Property; Chinese Eastern Railway Area. Harbin. 30th April, 1914.
• Notes.—British Subjects and Property; Chinese Eastern Railway Area. Peking. 9th December, 1914.
• Agreement.—Waiver of Consular Fees. Certificates of Origin. Petrograd. 16th July, 1915.
• Agreement.—Military Service, European War. Petrograd. 16th July, 1917.
• Agreement.—Exchange of Prisoners. Copenhagen. 12th February, 1920.
• Agreement.—Trade. London. 16th March, 1921.

II.—Multilateral Treaties, etc.

• Treaty of Paris.—30th May, 1814.
• Treaty of Vienna.—9th June, 1815.
• Treaty.—Neutrality of Switzerland. Paris. 20th November, 1815.
• Treaty of Paris.—Peace with France. 20th November, 1815.
• Treaty of Frankfort.—20th July, 1819.
• Treaty.—Pacification of Greece. London. 6th July, 1827.
• Treaty.—Separation of Belgium from Holland. 15th November, 1831.
• Convention.—Belgic Fortresses. London. 14th December, 1831.
• Treaty (London).—Sovereignty of Greece. 7th May, 1832.
• Arrangement re Boundaries of Greece.—Constantinople. 21st July, 1832.
• Explanatory Act.—Sovereignty of Greece. London. 30th April, 1833.
• Treaty.—Separation of Belgium and Holland. London. 19th April, 1839.
• Convention respecting Bosphorus and Dardanelles. London. 13th July, 1841.
• Treaty.—Danish Succession. London. 8th May, 1852.
• Treaty.—Succession to Throne of Greece. London. 20th November, 1852.
• Treaty of Paris (articles 10, 13 and 14 abrogated by Treaty of 13th March, 1871). Peace, Black Sea, etc. 30th March, 1856.
• Declaration.—Maritime Law. Paris. 16th April, 1856.
• Treaty.—Sound Dues. Copenhagen. 14th March, 1857
• Treaty.—Neuchâtel. Paris. 26th May, 1857.
• Protocol.—Lebanon. Pera. 9th June, 1861.
• Treaty.—Stadt Toll. Hanover. 22nd June, 1861.
• Declaration.—Throne of Greece. London. 4th December, 1862.
• Treaty.—Accession of Prince William of Denmark to Throne of Greece. London. 13th July, 1863.
• Treaty.—Scheldt Toll. Brussels. 16th July, 1863.
• Treaty.—Ionian Islands. London. 14th November, 1863.
• Treaty.—Union of Ionian Islands to Greece. London. 29th March, 1864.
• Convention.^*—Wounded in War. Geneva. 22nd August, 1864.

^* Russia acceded, 22nd May, 1867.

• Protocol.—Lebanon. Constantinople. 6th September, 1864.
• Convention.^*—Cape Spartel Lighthouse. Tangier. 31st May, 1865.
• Public Act.—Danube Navigation. Galatz. 2nd November, 1865.
• Protocol.—Lebanon. Kanlidja. 27th July, 1868.
• Declaration.—Explosive Projectiles. St. Petersburg. 11th December, 1868.
• Treaty.—Black Sea, etc. London. 13th March, 1871.
• Protocol.—Lebanon. Constantinople. 22nd April, 1873.
• Protocol.—Rules of Military Warfare. Brussels. 27th August, 1874.
• Convention.—Telegraphs. St. Petersburg. July, 1875.
• Treaty.—Affairs in the East. Berlin. 13th July, 1878.
• Act.—Turco-Serbian Boundary. Belgrade. 19th August, 1879.
• Protocol.—Turco-Montenegrin Boundary. Constantinople. 18th April, 1880.
• Act.—Russo-Turkish Frontier in Asia. Kara-Kilissa. 11th August, 1880.
• Protocol.—Greece and Montenegro. Constantinople. 21st September, 1880.
• Convention.—Tuico-Greek Boundary. Constantinople. 24th May, 1881.
• Additional Act.—Danube Navigation. Galatz. 28th May, 1881.
• Protocol—Affairs of Egypt. Therapia. 25th June, 1882.
• Treaty.—Danube Navigation. London. 10th March, 1883.
• Convention—Submarine Cables. Paris. 14th March, 1884.
• General Act.—Congo, etc. Berlin. 26th February, 1885.
• Declaration.—Finances of Egypt. London. 17th March, 1885.
• Convention.—Finances of Egypt. London. 18th March, 1885.
• Declaration.—Egyptian Loan. London. 25th July, 1885.
• Declaration.—Finances of Egypt. London. 16th October, 1885.
• Declaration.—Submarine Cables. Paris. 1st December, 1886.
• Protocol.—Submarine Cables. Paris. 7th July, 1887.
• Convention.—Suez Canal. Constantinople. 29th October, 1888.
• Final Act.—Marine Conference. Washington. 31st December, 1889.
• General Act.—Slave Trade, Arms, etc. Brussels. 2nd July, 1890.

^* Russia acceded, 31st May, 1899.

• Convention.—Publication of Customs Tariffs. Brussels. 5th July, 1890.
• Convention.—Greek Loan. 29th March, 1898.
• Convention.—Greek Loan. Paris. 29th March, 1898.
• Declaration.—Expanding Bullets. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Convention.—Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Convention.—Laws and Customs of War by Land. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Declaration.—Asphyxiating Gases. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Convention.—Application of Geneva Convention to Maritime Warfare. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Final Act.—Peace Conference. The Hague. 29th July, 1899.
• Final Protocol.—Foreign Powers and China. 7th September, 1901.
• Regulations.—Taxes in Morocco. Tangier. 23rd November, 1903.
• Convention.—International Sanitary. Paris. 3rd December, 1903.
• Arrangement.—White Slave Traffic. Paris. 18th May, 1904.
• Convention.—International Agricultural Institute. Rome. 7th June, 1905.
• General Act.—Affairs of Morocco. Algeciras. 7th April, 1906.
• Agreement and Protocol.^*—Letters, & c., of Declared Value. Rome. 26th May, 1906.
• Convention.—International Postal Union. Rome. 26th May, 1906.
• Convention.—Wounded in War. Geneva. 6th June, 1906.
• Convention.—Liquor Traffic in Africa. Brussels. 3rd November, 1906.
• Agreement.—Unification of Pharmacopœial Formula for Potent Drugs. Brussels. 29th November, 1906.
• Protocol.—Turkish Customs Duties. Constantinople. 25th April, 1907.
• Protocol—Accession of Non-Signatory Powers, Convention, 29th July, 1899. Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. The Hague. 14th June, 1907.
• Convention.—Limitation of Employment of Force. Recovery of Contract Debts. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.

^* Ceases to be in force from date of coming into operation of Convention of 20th November, 1920.

• Convention.—Opening of Hostilities. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.
• Convention.—Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 18th October, 1907.
• Convention.—Status of Enemy Merchant Vessels at Outbreak of Hostilities. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.
• Convention.—Conversion of Merchant Vessels into Warships. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.
• Convention.—Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.
• Final Act.—Second Peace Conference. The Hague. 18th October, 1907.
• Treaty.—Independence and Integrity of Norway. Christiania. 2nd November, 1907.
• Agreement.—International Public Health Office. Rome. 9th December, 1907.
• Regulations.—Telegraphic. Iisbon. 11th June, 1908.
• Convention.—Circulation of Motor Vehicles. Paris. 11th October, 1909.
• Agreement.—Obscene Publications. Paris. 4th May, 1910.
• Convention.—White Slave Traffic. Paris. 4th May, 1910.
• Declaration.—Amending Declaration annexed to Brussels Act, 1890. Brussels. 15th June, 1910.
• Convention.—Protection of Fur Seals, North Pacific Ocean. Washington. 7th July, 1911.
• Protocol.—Ratification of Convention, 1911. Preservation of Fur Seals. Washington. 12th December, 1911.
• ^*Convention.—Sanitary. Paris. 17th January, 1912.
• ^*Convention.—Opium. The Hague. 23rd January, 1912.
• Convention.—International Telegraphs. Lisbon. 1912.
• Convention.—Radiotelegraphs. London. 5th July, 1912.
• Protocol.—Abolition. Foreign Settlements. Choosen. Seoul. 21st April, 1913.
• Final Protocol.—Second International Opium Conference. The Hague. 9th July, 1913.
• Protocol.—Turco-Pevsian Frontier Delimitation. Constantinople. 4th-17th November, 1913.
• Convention.—Safety of Life at Sea. London. 20th January, 1914.

^* Not ratified by Russia.

• Final Protocol—Third International Opium Conference. The Hague. 25th June, 1914.
• Declaration.—(United Kingdom, France and Russia.) Non-conclusion of Separate Peace, European War. London. 5th September, 1914.
• Accession of Russia.—Anglo-French Convention, 1914. Prizes captured in European War. London. 5th March, 1915.
• Agreement.—Italian Co-operation, European War. London. 26th April, 1915.
• Declaration.—(United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Russia.) Non-conclusion of Separate Peace, European War. London. 30th November, 1915.
• Notes.—Modification of Anglo-French Convention, 1914. Prizes captured in European War. 31st May, 1915, to 26th October, 1916.