United States Treaty Series/Volume 1/Hague XIV (1907)

PROHIBITING DISCHARGE OF PROJECTILES AND EXPLOSIVES FROM BALLOONS (HAGUE, XIV)

• Declaration signed at The Hague October 18, 1907
• Senate advice and consent to ratification March 12, 1908
• Ratified by the President of the United States February 23, 1909
• Procès-verbal of first deposit of ratifications (including that of the United States) at The Hague dated November 27, 1909
• Entered into force November 27, 1909
• Proclaimed by the President of the United States February 28, 1910

36 Stat. 2439; Treaty Series 546

 

[TRANSLATION]

XIV

Declaration Prohibiting the Discharge of Projectiles and Explosives from Balloons

The Undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Powers invited to the Second International Peace Conference at The Hague, duly authorized to that effect by their Governments, inspired by the sentiments which found expression in the Declaration of St. Petersburg of the 29th November (llth December), 1868,^[1] and being desirous of renewing the declaration of The Hague of the 29th July, 1899,^[2] which has now expired,

Declare:

The Contracting Powers agree to prohibit, for a period extending to the close of the Third Peace Conference,^[3] the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons or by other new methods of a similar nature.

The present Declaration is only binding on the Contracting Powers in case of war between two or more of them.

It shall cease to be binding from the time when, in a war between the Contracting Powers, one of the belligerents is joined by a non-Contracting Power.

The present Declaration shall be ratified as soon as possible.

The ratifications shall be deposited at The Hague.

A procès-verbal shall be drawn up recording the receipt of the ratifications, of which a duly certified copy shall be sent, through the diplomatic channel, to all the Contracting Powers.

Non-Signatory Powers may adhere to the present Declaration. To do so, they must make known their adhesion to the Contracting Powers by means of a written notification, addressed to the Netherland Government, and communicated by it to all the other Contracting Powers.

In the event of one of the High Contracting Parties denouncing the present Declaration, such denunciation shall not take effect until a year after the notification made in writing to the Netherland Government, and forthwith communicated by it to all the other Contracting Powers.

This denunciation shall only have effect in regard to the notifying Power.

In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries have appended their signatures to the present Declaration.

Done at The Hague, the 18th October, 1907, in a single copy, which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Netherland Government, and duly certified copies of which shall be sent, through the diplomatic channel, to the Contracting Powers.

• 1. For Germany:

• 2. For the United States of America:
  • Joseph H. Choate
  • Horace Porter
  • U. M. Rose
  • David Jayne Hill
  • C. S. Sperry
  • William I. Buchanan

• 3. For Argentina:
  • Luis M. Drago

• 4. For Austria-Hungary:
  • Mérey
  • Bon Macchio

• 5. For Belgium:
  • A. Beernaert
  • van den Heuvel
  • Guillaume

• 6. For Bolivia:
  • Claudio Pinilla

• 7. For Brazil:
  • Ruy Barbosa
  • E. Lisbôa

• 8. For Bulgaria:
  • Général-Major Vinaroff
  • Iv. Karandjouloff

• 9. For Chile:

• 10. For China:
  • Lou Tseng-tsiang
  • Tsien Sun

• 11. For Colombia:
  • Jorge Holguin
  • S. Perez Triana
  • M. Vargas

• 12. For the Republic of Cuba:
  • Antonio S. de Bustamante
  • Gonzalo de Quesada
  • Manuel Sanguily

• 13. For Denmark:

• 14. For the Dominican Republic:
  • Dr. Henriquez y Carvajal
  • Apolinar Tejera

• 15. For Ecuador:
  • Victor M. Rendón
  • E. Dorn y de Alsúa

• 16. For Spain:

• 17. For France:

• 18. For Great Britain:
  • Edw. Fry
  • Ernest Satow
  • Reay
  • Henry Howard

• 19. For Greece:
  • Cléon Rizo Rangabé
  • Georges Streit

• 20. For Guatemala:

• 21. For Haiti:
  • Dalbémar Jn Joseph
  • J. N. Léger
  • Pierre Hudicourt

• 22. For Italy:

• 23. For Japan:

• 24. For Luxemburg:
  • Eyschen
  • Cte. de Villers

• 25. For Mexico:

• 26. For Montenegro:

• 27. For Nicaragua:

• 28. For Norway:
  • F. Hagerup

• 29. For Panama:
  • B. Porras

• 30. For Paraguay:

• 31. For the Netherlands:
  • W. H. de Beaufort
  • T. M. C. Asser
  • den Beer Poortugael
  • J. A. Röell
  • J. A. Loeff

• 32. For Peru:
  • C. G. Candamo

• 33. For Persia:
  • Momtazos-Saltaneh M. Samad Khan
  • Sadigh ul Mulk M. Ahmed Khan

• 34. For Portugal:
  • Marquis de Soveral
  • Conde de Selir
  • Alberto d'Oliveira

• 35. For Roumania:

• 36. For Russia:

• 37. For Salvador:
  • P. J. Matheu
  • S. Perez Triana

• 38. For Servia:

• 39. For Siam:
  • Mom Chatidej Udom
  • C. Corragioni d'Orelli
  • Luang Bhüvanarth Narübal

• 40. For Sweden:

• 41. For Switzerland:
  • Carlin

• 42. For Turkey:
  • Turkhan

• 43. For Uruguay:
  • José Batlle y Ordoñez

• 44. For Venezuela:

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1. American Journal of International Law, Supp. 1, p. 95; British and Foreign State Papers, vol. 58, p. 16.
2. TS 393, ante, p. 270.
3. Not held.