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 2690 LOAD-LINE CERTIFICATES-DENMARK. January Itl, 1032. A"angement between the United States oj America and Denmark Jor the reciprocal recognition oj load-line cert~ficQ,tes. Effected by exchange oj notes, 8igned January 16, 1932. The Dani..~h Minister (Wadsted) to the Secretary oj State (Stimson) No.4 . ROYAL DANISH LEGATION lrashington, D.O ., Jam./Q.ry 16, 1932. SIR, DTarmstroBot (talk)e:e~er:i~ By a note of November 4,1930, my predecessor had the honor to rooai1'8l'OlDltloDolload· addr('ss himself to you with·an inquiry as to whether the United UDe l'ertiflent('S . S G uld b d . . IId tates overnment wo e rea y to enter mto a reClproca oa line agreement with the Danish Government which should remain effective pending the coming into force in the two countries of the International Load Line Convention concluded at London on July 5, 1930, and whereby the Governments of Denmark and the United States would each recognize as equivalent the load line laws and regulations of the other and, therefore, their respective freeboard certificates of the marking of merchant vessels.. In reply you have by a note of August 25, 1931, informed this Legation that the Government of the United States is ready to con- clude such a reciprocal agreement. You have further added that the Government of the United States understands that the load line marks made under authority of the two Governments will be in accordance with load line certificates; that the hull and super- structures of the vessel certificated will not have been so materially altered since the issuance of the certifica.tes as to affect the calcula- tions on which the load line was based, and that alterations will not have 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. Having submitted this reply to my Government, I am now in- structed to convey to you the following information: The Danish Government is ready to give full recognition, for the time until the International Load Line Convention mentioned above shall come into force in both countries, to the load line rules and regulations of the Government of the United States and to the certificates and load line marks made on American merchant vessels pursuant thereto. In giving such recognition the Danish Government concurs, subject to reciprocity, in the foregoing understandings. I am, however, in- structed to draw your attention to the fact that since the beginning of the negotiations regarding this temporary agreement the Danish rules concerning freeboard have undergone the following modification: . A provisionnl notification dealing with the applicntion to Danish Ships of the International Load Line Convention of ~TlII)T 5, 1930,