The Archive · 1928

Convention Approved

Havana, Feb. 1

Faced by a threat that Bolivia would not adhere to the treaty governing maritime neutrality unless it imposed upon countries the obligation to allow transit of war materials through their territories to nations with no outlet to the sea, the Public International Law Committee of the Pan-American Conference to-day approved amendment to' this effect. The voters for the amendment includ-the United States and Pera, while Chile, Paraguay and Argentina voted against i The plenary session of the American Conference has approved the Pan-American Union Convention, which has been the chief bone of contention. It was his refusal to sign the preamble of the Convention that led to Senor Pueyrredon's resignation of the post of chief Argentine delegate, and also of hhis post as Ambassador to the United States.

Feb, 18.

The next Pan-American Conference will be held at Monte Video and the eighth in a country facing: the Pacific coast.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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