Registration of a treaty at the League of Nations 1st Assembly in Geneva Switzerland

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Year
1920
Reference
F232853
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1920
Reference
F232853
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
United Kingdom

Title: The Registration of a Treaty - no treaty is now binding until it has been registered with the League and published - Secret treaties are therefore no longer possible.
Title: The signing of the Protocol to a Treaty by the representatives of Portugal, Japan, Siam, New Zealand and Uruguay.
Several men signing a document on a table, both standing and sitting. (The New Zealand representative is probably Sir James Allen, the white-haired man with glasses who signs sitting down.)
Title: The routine work of the league is carried on by the Permanent Secretariat. Sir Eric Drummond, the Secretary-General, at his desk.
Closeup shots of Sir Eric Drummond talking while seated and then standing.