711.9212Anti-War/9
The Chargé in Siam (Bay) to
the Secretary of State
Bangkok, September 19,
1928.
[Received October 29.]
No. 100Sir: I have the honor to refer to my
telegram of September 19—1 p.m.78 informing the Department of the receipt of a
note from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated September 18th,
communicating the decision of the Government of Siam to adhere
without reservations to the multilateral Treaty renouncing war,
signed in Paris on August 27th last, and stating that the formal
instrument of adherence will be deposited at Washington by the
Siamese Minister there, in accordance with Article 3 of the
Treaty.
There are now transmitted, for the information of the Department, a
copy of the note of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated
September 18, 1928, and a copy of the Legation’s acknowledgment
thereof.79
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure]
The Siamese Minister for Foreign
Affairs (Traidos) to the
American Chargé (Bay)
Saranromya Palace,
18 September,
1928.
No. A. 40/12260Monsieur le Chargé d’Affaires: I have
the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 27th
August last, communicating for the consideration and approval of
my Government the text of the multilateral Treaty Renouncing
War, signed in Paris on 27th August last by the Government of
the United States of America and the Governments of Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain,
India, The Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland
and South Africa.
In reply, I have much pleasure in informing you that His
Majesty’s Government is in full agreement with the high object
of this treaty and will adhere thereto without reservations and
I shall in due course transmit, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 3, for deposit at Washington, through His
Majesty’s Minister there, the formal instrument of
adherence.
In asking you to be good enough to inform your Government of this
decision of His Majesty’s Government, I also request you to
express its appreciation of the opportunity to participate in
this new movement for world peace.
I avail myself [etc.]
