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This treaty was followed by the Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological WeaponsConvention, which, inter alia, place restrictions on the use, development, production, andpossession of weapons addressed by the 1925 Geneva Gas and Bacteriological Protocol. 12919.13 1929 GENEVA CONVENTIONS19.13.1 1929 GWS. The United States deposited its instrument of ratification to the 1929GWS on February 4, 1932. 130The 1929 GWS was replaced by the GWS in relations between Parties to the GWS. 131All the Parties to the 1929 GWS have become Parties to the GWS.19.13.2 1929 GPW. The United States deposited its instrument of ratification to the 1929GPW on February 4, 1932. 132The 1929 GPW was replaced by the GPW in relations between Parties to the GPW. 133All the Parties to the 1929 GPW have become Parties to the GPW.Provisions of the 1929 GPW were found to reflect customary international law by warcrimes tribunals after World War II. 134 The 1929 GPW may be relevant to understandingprovisions of the 1949 GPW because some provisions of the 1949 GPW were drawn from the1929 GPW or reflect an effort to improve upon the 1929 GPW.forces, or whose allies de jure or in fact fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol.”); Union of SovietSocialist Republics, Statement on Accession to the 1925 Geneva Gas and Bacteriological Protocol, Apr. 5, 1928, 94LNTS 71 (“(2) The said Protocol shall cease to be binding on the Government of the Union of Soviet SocialistRepublics in regard to all enemy States whose armed forces or whose Allies de jure or in fact do not respect therestrictions which are the object of this Protocol.”); British Empire, Statement on Ratification of the 1925 GenevaGas and Bacteriological Protocol, Apr. 9, 1930, 94 LNTS 69 (“The said Protocol shall cease to be binding on HisBritannic Majesty towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies,fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol.”).129 Refer to § 19.22 (Chemical Weapons Convention); § 19.19 (Biological Weapons Convention).130 Herbert Hoover, Proclamation Regarding the 1929 GPW, Aug. 4, 1932, 47 STAT. 2021, 2073 (“And whereas, thesaid Convention has been duly ratified on the part of the United States of America and the instrument of ratificationof the United States of America was deposited with the Government of Switzerland on February 4, 1932; Andwhereas, in accordance with Article 92 thereof, the said Convention became effective in respect of the United Statesof America six months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, namely, on August 4, 1932;”).131 Refer to § 19.16.2.1 (Relationship Between the GWS and Earlier Conventions).132 Herbert Hoover, Proclamation Regarding the 1929 GWS, Aug. 4, 1932, 47 STAT. 2074, 2101 (“And whereas, thesaid Convention has been duly ratified on the part of the United States of America and the instrument of ratificationof the United States of America was deposited with the Government of Switzerland on February 4, 1932: Andwhereas, in accordance with Article 33 thereof, the said Convention became effective in respect of the United Statesof America six months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, namely, on August 4, 1932;”).133 Refer to § 19.16.4.1 (Relationship Between the GPW and the 1929 GPW).134 Refer to § 9.1.1 (Brief History of POW Law).1150