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 TREATY-Esrnonm. neeemm ze, 1925. 2389 formed of the occurrence, the local authorities shall take all necessary measures for the protection of persons and the preservation of wrecked property. The local aut orities shall not otherwise inter- fere than for the maintenanceof order, the protection of the inter- ests of the salvors, if these do not belong to t e crews that have been wrecked and to carry into effect the arrangements made for the entry and exportation of the merchandise saved. It is imderstood that such merchandise is not to be subjected to any custom house charges, unless it be intended for consumption inthe country where the wreck may have taken place. The intervention of the local authorities in these different cases m{‘,‘,Ti,%°;,l°§’_ °‘ 1°°'° shall occasion no expense of ang kind, except such as may be caused by the operations of salvage an the preservation of the goods saved, together with such as wou d be incurred under similar circumstances by vessels of the nation. ARTICLE XXVIII. Subject to any limitation or exce tion hereinabove set forth or '*`°""°"°° °““"°°°d hereafter to be agreed upon the territories of the High Contracting by mm www` Parties to which the provisions of this Treaty extend shall be under- stood to comprise al areas of land, water, and air over which the Parties resgctively claim and exercise dominion as sovereign thereof, except the anama Canal Zone. ARTICLE XXIX. Except as provided in the third tparagraph of this Article the }`,$;{ °"*“’“"°”· present Treaty shall remain in full orce for the term of ten years rom the date of the exchange of ratifications, on which date it shall begin to take effect in all of its provisions. If within one {ear before the expiration of the aforesaid period °°”"”°""°‘ of ten years neit er High Contracting Party notifies to the other an intention of modifying by change or omission, any of the pro- visions of any of the articles in this Treaty or of terminating it upon the expiration of the aforesaid period, the Treaty shall remain in full force and eifect after the aforesaid period and until one year from. such a time as either of the High Contracting Parties shall bags xliotiiied to the other an intention of modifying or termi- nating e reaty. . The fifth paragraph of Article VII and Articles IX and XI ,,0’;,§"*§gf,‘,°,§g°‘,},"‘}},§j shall remain in force for twelve months from the date of exchange l>¤j·¤¤¤d ¤1¤i£%i¤z. of ratification, and if not then terminated on ninety days’ previous ml"' °°° l' m' notice shall remain in force until either of the High Contracting Parties shall enact legislation inconsistent therewith when the same shall automatically lapse at the end of sixty days from such enact- ment, and on such lapse each High Contracting Party shall enjoy all the rights which it would have rlpossessed had such paragraphs or articles not been embraced in the reaty. ARTICLE XXX. The present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications thereof ,,§§§Y"""° °"°°*°“' shall be exchanged at Washington or Tallinn as soon as ossible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed ¤¤¢¤¤¤¤•¤· the same and have aiiixed their seals thereto. mggone in duplicate, at Washington, this 23rd day of December, FRANK B Knnnooo [san.] A. Pur. [SEAL]

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