... (b) To bring about, progressively and as soon as possible, the complete
abolition of slavery in all its forrns. ...
... The
High Contracting Parties undertake to
negotiate as soon as possible a
general Convention with
regard to the
slave trade which will give them
rights and impose upon them
duties of the same
nature as those provided for in the
Convention of June 17th, 1925, relative to the
International Trade in
Arms (
Articles 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Section II of Annex II), with the necessary
adaptations, it being understood that this
general Convention will not
place the
ships (even of small
tonnage) of any
High Contracting Parties in a
position different from that of the other
High Contracting Parties. ...