173/1938 Sb.
Protocol
on the prohibition of the use in war of stifling, nagging or similar gases and
means of bacteriological, signed in Geneva on 17. June 1925.
On behalf of the Czechoslovak Republic.
On behalf of the Czechoslovak Republic,
Germany, the United States, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, big
Britain, Canada, the Irish Free State, India, Bulgaria, Chile,
China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, Abyssinia, Finland,
France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, The Netherlands, Persia, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, El Salvador, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Uk
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela has been concluded
This Protocol:
(Translation.)
Protocol
on the prohibition of the use in war of stifling, nagging or similar gases and
resource warfare. Signed in Geneva on 17. June 1925.
Subscribers plnomocníci on behalf of their Governments:
considering that the use of stifling, nagging or similar gases,
as well as all such liquids, solids neb resources in the war, it was
the law condemned by public opinion of the world, civilisovaného
considering that the prohibition of the use was expressed in the treaties,
which the parties, most of the powers of the world, and
intend to způsobiti to make it universally recognized as part of the international
This prohibition law, which forces as well as the conscience of Nations, prakse
they proclaim,
the High Contracting Parties, if they are not already bound by the treaties
which ban such use shall accept this ban, agrees to
This was extended to the prohibition of the use of war funds for bacteriological,
and they concur that it is considered to be bound to each other under the provisions of the
This claim.
The High Contracting Parties to make every effort to compel other States
to do so, to accede to this Protocol. Such an approach will be announced
the Government of the French Republic and by all the powers that the Protocol
have signed or acceded to. Shall take effect on the date on which the notification
will be notified the French Government of the Republic.
This Protocol, of which the French and English texts are authentic
shall be ratified as soon as possible. Will be dated today.
Ratification of this Protocol will be sent to the Government of the French Republic,
that inform the store each of the powers which the Protocol
has signed or acceded to it.
Instruments of ratification or accession will be stored in the archives of the Government
the Republic of France.
This Protocol takes the scope for each of the power that it
signed, starting from the date on which its ratification has been deposited, and from that
the moment the power committed against other powers that have already
deposited its ratification.
So plnomocníci on my conscience have signed this Protocol.
Drawn up in Geneva, in a single copy, this seventeenth day of June of the year one thousand
devítistého twenty-fifth.
For Germany
H. von Eckhardt
For the United States
Theodore E. Burton
Hugh S. Gibson
For Austria
E. Pflugl
For Belgium
Fernand C
In Brasilia
Contre-Admiral
A.c. de Souza e Silva
Major Estevao
Leitao de Carvalho
For The British Empire
I declare that my signature does not oblige India or any British
Dominion, which is especially a member of the League of Nations, and which particularly
to sign this Protocol or accede to it.
Onslow
For Canada
Walter A. Riddell
For the Irish Free State
For India
P. Z. Cox
For Bulgaria
D. Mikoff
For Chile
Luis Cabrera
divisní General
After China
For Colombia
For Denmark
A. Oldenburg
For Egypt
Ahmed El Kadry
For Spain
Emilio de Palacios
For Estonia
J. Laidoner
For Abyssinia
Guétatchou Moor Herouy herouy
A. Tasfae
For Finland
O. Enckell
For France
J. Paul-Boncour
For Greece
Vassili Dendramis
D. Vlachopoulos
For Hungary
For Italy
Pietro Cimienti
Alberto de Marinis-Stendardo
For Japan
M. Matsuda
For Latvia
Colonel Hartmanis
For Lithuania
Dr. Zaunius
For Luxembourg
Ch. G. Vermaire
For Nicaraguu
A. Sottile
For Norway
Chr. L. Lange
For Panama
For The Netherlands
Doude Van Troostwijk W.
W. Guerin
In Persia
For Poland
General Sosnkowski Casimir
G. D. Morawski
For Portugal
A. M. Bartholomeu Ferreira
Americo da Costa Leme
For Romania
Ad referendum
N. P. Comnene
General T. Dumitrescu
For El Salvador
J. Gustavo Guerrero
For Siam
M. C. Vipulya
For Sweden
Einar Hennings
For Switzerland
subject to ratification:
Lohner
Mller, Ed.
For the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
J. Doutchitch
General Kalafatovitch
The captain of the frigate Mariasevitch
In Czechoslovakia
Dr. Squirrel Ferdinand
For The Turkey
M. Tewfik
For Uruguay
Enrique E. Buero
For Venezuela
C. Parra Pérez
Prozkoumavše endorsement of this Protocol and we confirm it, subject to
the Czechoslovak Republic ceases ipso facto to be bound by this
The Protocol against any State whose armed power or force
his allies by hastening the prohibitions contained in the Protocol.
The conscience we have signed this sheet and the seal of the Republic
The Czechoslovak přitisknouti dali.
Prague Castle on 21 February 2006. June summers devítistého thirty-one thousand
on the eighth day.
The President of the Czechoslovak Republic
Dr. Edvard Beneš-v.r.
L. S.
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Dr. k. Krofta v.r.
Is announced, adding that the ratification instrument was deposited from Czechoslovakia
in the archives of the Government of the Republic of France on 16. August 1938, and from this day
Protocol for the Republic acquired the Czechoslovak towards others
powers that have already deposited their ratification.
Protocol are not yet bound by these States: Germany, Belgium, the Empire
The Uk, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The Union Of South Africa, Ireland,
India, Iraq, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Spain,
Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Liberia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, the Netherlands (with Dutch India
Suriname and Curacaem), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Siam, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela
and Yugoslavia.
Dr. Krofta v.r.