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 LOAD-LINE CERTIFICATES-IRISH FREE STATE. 2685 Arrangement between the United States of America and the Irish Free _~ep_tembe!,_21!..1_93~ State for the reciprocal recognition of load-line certificates. Effective November 18. 1931. by exchange of notes, signed September 21 and No~'ember 18,1931. The American Charge d'Affai7'es (Denby) to the Minister jor External Affairs of the Irish Free State (McGilligan) No. 380 DUBLIN, September 21,1931. YOUR EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the note of March 10, 1931, in which Ir;~!e:t!rettoTarmstroBot (talk) Your Excellency was so good as to apprize the Legation of the will- rrlJ:d~ r ingness of the Government of the Irish Free State to enter into nego- 0 - necer ea • tiations for a reciprocal load line agreement with the Government of the United States of America. Under instructions from my Government to whom the matter was at once referred, I beg to inform Your Excellency that the competent American authorities have examined the load line regulations in force 4n the Irish Free State and that the said Amelican authorities fou~these regulations to be as effective as the United States load line gulations. M 'Government accord~ly is prepared to agree that, pending the co g into force in the Umted States and in the Irish Free State of the nternational Load Line Convention signed in London on July 5, 1930, the competent authorities of the Governments of the Umted States and the Irish Free State, respectively, will recognize as equiva- lent the load line marks and the certificate of such marking of mer- chant vessels of the other country made pursuant to the regulations in force in the respective countries: provided, that the load line marks are in accordance with the load line certificates; that the hull and superstructures of the vessel certificated have not been so materially altered since the issuance of the certificate as to effect the calculations on which the load line was based, and that alterations have not been made so that the- (1) Protection of Openings, (2) Guard Rails, (3) Freeing Ports, (4) Means of Access to Crews Quarters, have made the vessel manifestly unfit to proceed to sea without danger to human life. Let me add that it will be understood by my Government that, on the receipt by the Legation of a note from Your Excellency ex- pressing the concurrence of the Government of the Irish Free State in the agreement and understanding as above set forth, the reciprocal agreement will be regarded 8S having become effective. I avail myself of this opportunity to convey to your Excellency the Jtenewed assurances of my highest consideration. JAMES ORR DENBY, HIS EXCELLENCY Charge d' Atfaires ad interim. PATRICK McGILLIGAN, Minister for External Affair8, Dublin '~0510. --33-PT2--68