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DRAFT CONVENTION
FOR FACILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF FILMS
OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER. REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE
SECOND COMMITTEE TO THE ASSEMBLY
We have always kept our readers informed on the developments that have taken place for settling — by a convention with the I. I. E. C. — the question of abolishing customs duties on films of an educational character. We are pleased to be able to announce that a new step of a decisive nature has been made, and that the solution of the question, so long hoped for by producers and users of educational films, is imminent.
We should like to remind our readers that the draft of the original convention was forwarded at the time to the governments of member states as well to governments of non-member states of the League of Nations by the General Secretariate of Geneva for information. The resulting protocol, following the suggestions made by the governments interested was received at Geneva to be placed before the Assembly of the League for its approval at the October session.
Our readers can therefore see that after the latest news of the progress of this convention, the I. I. E. C. has not been content to await calmly the development of events.
The second Commission of the Geneva Assembly which has authority in the matter entrusted the preliminary examination of the protocol to a sub-committee. This sub-committee, composed of Messrs Holsti, for Finland, Sir William Malkin for Great Britain, PlLOTTI for Italy, PELLA for Rumania, STODOLA for Czecho-Slovakia, and presided over by J. BONNET for France, and at the sittings of which Dr. Luciano De Feo, Director of the I. I. E. C. was present laid before the Second Commission a draft convention, the text whereof follows : —
Draft Convention. (List of Heads of States).
Believing that educational films contribute towards the mutual understanding of peoples, in conformity with the object of the League of Nations, and consequently encourage moral disarmament ;
Convinced that it is highly desirable to facilitate the international circulation of such films, which constitute specially effective means of ensuring physical, intellectual and moral progress ;
Noting that educational films are insufficiently known and that their international diffusion is too limited ;
Considering that Customs duties constitute a serious obstacle to the circulation of these films and that States do not obtain any great financial advantage as a compensation for this disadvantage :
Have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries the following :