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A committee of experts was appointed and met at the Secretariat of the League of Nations in Geneva in December 1929, when it drew up a preliminary convention. This draft, after being examined and improved by the Permanent Executive Committe of the I. E. C. I., was submitted to the Economic Committee of the League of Nations, which made a few small alterations in it to take account of certain economic relations between States.
In May 1930 the Council of the League examined the draft and decided to forward it to all Governments, whether Members of the League of Nations or not, with a request for their opinion as to the expediency of convening an international conference to discuss the matter. The replies from numerous Governments show that the question has made much headway; some of them contain important observations, while others simply recognise the draft convention as a suitable basis of discussion.
The following Governments had communicated their replies by the end of April 1931:
Albania, Australia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Ecuador, Estonia, Great Britain, United States of America, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Irish Free State, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Roumania, Siam, Uruguay, Venezuela, Jugoslavia, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, Union of South Africa, Sweden, Belgium, Spain and Poland.
Last February the League Secretariat requested the remaining Governments to submit their answers as soon as they could. It is hoped that by midsummer the drafting of the report to the Council of the League will be completed, so that the latter can, if it thinks fit, convene the diplomatic conference.
We quite understand and even share the impatience of producers and consumers of educational films. It must, however, be remembered that the procedure governing international conventions is necessarily complicated; at the same time it is essential to their success; Governments cannot be expected to embark lightly upon a matter affecting customs, a question concerning which each country is particularly jealous of its sovereign rights.
Nevertheless, an important step has been taken towards obtaining a practical result. In agreement with the League Secretariat, the Institute anticipates that it will be possible to hold the diplomatic conference in January 1933 at the latest. 1932, it should be pointed out, is reserved