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would not become effective until ratification by the other
principal arms-producing States. This condition has not been
met, but in general the Convention procedure for the licensing
munitions, implements of war and aircraft is
of arms,
followed in this country.
Broadly
16. The Ethiopian Arms Traffic Treaty, 1930, between
the United Kingdom, France, Italy and thiopia, which was
signed in Paris on the 21st August, 1930, applies the pro-
visions of the 1925 Arms Traffic Convention to Abyssinia.
It has been ratified by all four countries, and His Majesty's
Government are, therefore, bound by its provisions so far as
the export of arms from this country is concerned.
speaking, the effect of the Treaty is that none of the
articles covered by "The Arms Export Prohibition Order, 1931",
may be imported into Abyssinia except under the authority of
specific export licences, and export licences are not issued
for articles falling within Categories I, II and IV, uness the
application is supported by an import permit issued by the
Ethiopian Government.
17.
In
The draft Arms Traffic Convention which is now before
the League of Nations covers practically the same goods as the
1925 Convention except that it is more definite in the
description of certain component parts and it specifies in
detail certain component parts of aircraft. This greater
definition would involve some minor amendment of the Arms
export Prohibition Order. The draft Convention also provides
for all aircraft to be subject to specific export licences.
some respects the new draft Convention is narrower than the
1925 Convention in that it does not cover explosives and weapons
which are not used for military purposes, nor does it make any
provision for special zones. The export licences would be issued
only on production of permits to import from the importing country
The import of arms and ammunition into the United Kingdom is
already subject to import licence.
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