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to tke (Jonmiittee of Experts for further revision, but a motion that further consideration should then, be deferred until next Assembly was defeated, and the Committee's resolution on this subject, contained in Document A. 72, 1936, V, fixes the date of the calling of the international conference for the year 1937, but leaves it an open question whether the Conference should take place before or after the next meeting of the Assembly. The resolution of the Committee is as follows : — " The Assembly— " Having taken cognizance of the second report of the Committee tor the International Repression of Terrorism and of the two draft Conventions annexed thereto ; " Recognizing the utility for the consolidation of peace of tke conclusion of a convention for the prevention and punishment of terrorism ; " Considering, however, that the replies of the Governments regarding the draft drawn up by the Committee and the discussions in the First Committee have shown that certain Governments feel doubts which it is desirable to remove : " Expresses the view that tke contemplated convention, founding itself upon tke principle that it is tke duty of every State to abstain from any intervention in the political life of a foreign State, should liave as its principal objects, — " (1) To prokibit any form of preparation or execution of terrorist attacks upon the life or liberty of persons taking part in the work of foreign public authorities and services ; " (2) To ensure the effective prevention of such attacks and, in particular, to establish collaboration to facilitate early discovery of preparations for such attacks ; " (3) To ensure punishment of attacks of a terrorist character in the strict sense of the word whick kave an international ckaracter eitker in virtue of tke place in wkicli preparations for tkem were made or tke place in which they were carried out, or in virtue of tke nationality of tkose participating in tkem or 1 tkeir victims ; " Notes tkat certaiu Governments kave disputed tke advisibility 'of creating an international criminal Court, but tkat tke trial of persons guilty of suck attacks by such a Courtis felt by other Governments to constitute an alternative which, in certain cases, would be preferable to extradition or to prosecution, and tkat on tkis ground the second convention has been regarded by the latter Governments as valuable, even if it is not capable of securing general acceptance ; " Recommends that tke Committee revise its conclusions regarding its two drafts in the ligkt of tke observations to be found in tke Governments' replies or formulated in tke course of tke debates, in order tkat tke Council may convene a diplomatic conference in 1937." Convention on Nationality concluded on 26th December, 1933, at the Seventh International Conference of American States. Tke Government of Ckile called tke Assembly's attention to the above-mentioned Convention on Nationality, the purpose of which is to regularize tke situation of nationals of one country who become naturalized in another country. Tke principal provisions of tke Convention are as follows (1) Naturalization carries witli it tke loss of tke nationality of origin ; (2) Naturalization confers nationality solely on tke naturalized individual and tke loss of nationality affects only tke person wko kas suffered tke loss ; (3) Neitker matrimony nor its dissolution affects tke nationality of the husband or wife or of their children. Tkis is, of course, a very intricate question, and tke comparative lack of progress which has followed upon the Convention on this subject signed at Tke Hague in 1930 is an indication of its difficulty. Tke First Committee contented itself witk a resolution stressing tke importance of tke question of naturalization and calling tke attention of tke Members of tke League to tke fact tkat tke Convention in question is open to accession by all States. The Resolution of the Committee, contained in Report A. 74, 1936, V, is as follows : — " The Assembly — " Having examined the item of its agenda which relates to the Convention on Nationality signed on 26tk December, 1933, at tke Conference of American States at Montevideo ; " Being conscious of tke importance of tke question of naturalization in tke relations of States witk one another ; " Calls the attention of the Members of the League of Nations to the fact that the Convention of Montevideo is open to accession by all States."

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