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 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 627

thereto on request to that effect.

Such accession shall be notified in writing to the Government of the Swiss Confederation, who will communicate it to all the other countries of the Union.

Such accession shall im- ply full adhesion to all the clauses and admission to all the advantages provided by the present Convention.

Article XIX Countries acceding to the present Convention shall also have the right to accede thereto at any time for their colonies of foreign possessions.

They may do this either by a general declaration comprehending all their colonies or possessions within' the accession, or by specially naming those comprised therein, or by

Such accession shall be notified in writing to the Government of the Swiss Confederation, who will communicate it to all the other countries of the Union.

Such accession shall im- May substi- ply full adhesion to all the ^^^ clauses and admission to all ^^^2^ °* the advantages provided conventions by the present Convention. It may, however, indicate such provisions of the Con- vention of September 9, 1886, or of the Additional Act of May 4, 1896, as it may]be judged necessary to substitute provisionally, at least, for the corresponding provisions of the present Convention.

Article 26 The contracting countries Accession for have the right to accede at colonies or anytime to the present Con- |,°3^, vention for their colonies or foreign possessions.

possessions

They may do this either by a general declaration comprehending all their col- onies or possessions within the accession, or by spe- cially naming those com- prised therein, or by simply