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 TREATY-NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22,1930. 2873 (3) toute 180 machinerie qui sert a. actionner les affllts ou les tourelles; (4) toutes les munitions, les ex- plosifs, les mines, les torpilles et tubes lance-torpilles; (5) toutesles installations d'aviation et leurs accessoires de toutes sortes. Le bAtiment devra ~tre mia dans l'Hat ci-dessus dans les m@mes lit 'lites de tempo que celles qui sont pr6vues a 180 Section I pour mettre un bdtiment hors d'6tat de remplir un service de combat. (b) En plus des Jroits qu'elle possede en vertu du Trait6 de Washington, chacune des Hautes Parties Contra.c - tantes est all tori see a conserver simul- ta.n6ment pour les utiliser exclusive- ment comme cibles: (1) au plus trois batiments (croi- seurs ou destroyers), mais, de ces trois bdtiments, un seul pourra. d6passer Ie d6placement type de 3.000 tonnes (3.048 tonnes m6tli- ques) ; (2) un sous-marin. (c) La. Haute Partie Contractante inMressee s'engage a ne pas remettre en ~itat de remplir un service de combat un bdtiment conserve pour @tre utilise comme cible. Section IV. -Batiments a conserver pour servir a des exp~"enees. (a) Un batiment a declasser en Ie transformant pour servir exclusivement a des exp6riences subira Ie traitement pr6vu a 180 Section III(a) de la. pr6sente Annexe. (b) Sans pr6judice des regles gene- rales, et pourvu que l'avis en soit. dllment donne aux autres Hautes Parties Contractantes, des d6rogations raisonnables aux conditions prescrites a b Section III(a) de 180 pr6sente Annexe, dans la mesure ou elIes seront necessaires pour les besoins d'une ex- p6rience sp6ciale, pourront etre admises a titre de mesure tempora.ire. Toute Haute Partie Contractante qui voudra beneficier de cette disposi- tion sera tenue de fournir des details complets sur toutes derogations de ce genre et d'indiquer 180 duree pour laquelle ces derogations seront necessaires. (c) Chacune des Hautes Parties Contractantes est autorisoo a conserver sin.ultan6ment pour serVlr exclusive- ment 8. des experiences: (1) au plus deux bAtiments (croi- seurs ou destroyers), mais, de ces deux bdtiments, un seul pourra d6passer Ie de- placement type de 3.000 tonnes (3.048 tonnes me- triques) ; (2) un sous-marin. (d) Le Royaume-Uni est autorise a conserver dans leur etat actuel Ie monitor "Roberts", dont l'artillerie principale avec ses appareils de ma- (3) all machinery for operating gun mountings or turrets; (4) all ammunition, explosives, mines, torpedoes and torpedo tubes; (5) all aviation facilities and acces- sories. The vessel must be put into the above condition within the same limits of time as provided in Section I for rendering a vessel incapable of warlike service. . (b) In addition to the rights already possessed by each High Contracting Party under the Washington Treaty, each High Contracting Party is per- mitted to retain, for target use exclu- sively, at anyone time: (1) not more than th"ee vessels (cruisers or destroyers), but of these three vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement; (2) one submarine. (c) On retaining a vessel for target use, the High Contracting Party con- cerned undertakes not to recondition it for warlike service. Section IV.- Veutl.. ~f"1illd for experi- mental pidjJ')'<es. (a) A vessel to be dispnsed of by Retained tor experi- conversion to experimental purposes mental purposes. exclusively shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Section 111(0) of this Annex. (b) Without prejudice to the general rules, and provided that due notice be given to the other High Contracting Parties, reasonable variation from the conditions prescribed in Section III (a) Ante, p, 2872, of this Annex, in so far as may be necessary for the purposes of a special experiment, may be permitted as a temporary measure. Any High Contracting Party taking advantll.ge of this provision is required to furnish full details of any such varia- tions and the period for which they will be required. (c) Each High Contra.cting Party is permitted to retain for experimental purpcses exclusively at anyone time: (1) not more than two vessels (cruisers or destroyers), but of these two vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement; (2) one submarine. (d) The United Kingdom is allowed Retention by United to retain, in their present conditions, Kingdom. the monit.or "Roberts", the main ar- mament guns and mountings of which