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322 I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.

With reference to Paragraph 2 of the Exchange of Notes which form an integral part of the Treaty signed to-day, it is understood that both High Contracting Parties reserve the right to close any port to all overseas merchant shipping for reasons of national security.

London, 29th May 1945

No. 23