CONTENTS

Prefatory Note ... ... ... ... ... 3 I. The Growth of Treaty-making Power—1. Commercial Treaties ... ... 4 2. Technical Agreements ... ... 9 3. Extradition Agreements ... ... 9 4. International Labour Conventions ... 9 5. Political Treaties ... ... ... 10 11. Contemporary Procedure — 1. Heads of State Agreements — (i) Negotiation and Signature ... 15 (ii) Ratification... ... ... 15 2. Inter-governmental Agreements — (i) Negotiation and Signature ... 16 (ii) Ratification... ... ... 16 3. Cook Islands and Western Samoa ... 16 111. Registration of Treaties with the United Nations 17 IV. Arrangement of the Treaty List ... ... 17 V. Abbreviations ... ... ... ... 18 List of Agreements— Bilateral Agreements ... ... ... ... 19 Multilateral Agreements ... ... ... 75 Index ... ... ... ... ... ... 119