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 2694 LOAD-LINE CERTIFICATES-ICELAND. After having communicated this reply to the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, I now have the honor, according to instructions received, on behalf of the Governmnt of Iceland to convey to you the following information: The Ic~!andic 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 Unit('d States and to the certificates and load line murks made on American merchant vessels pursuant thereto. In givin~ such recognition the Icelandic Govern- ment concurs, subject to reclprocity, in the foregoing understandings. I have the honor to request that you 'will be good enough to con- firm the full recognition of the Government of the United States for the period mentioned above of the Danish loud line laws and rules as applied to Icelandic vessels and of the Icelandic fre('board certificutes, and load line marks made on Icelandic vessels pmsunut thereto. It is understood that upon receipt of a note to that efrect the pro- posed agreement will become effective as from the date of sudt not('. I have the honor to be, Sir, with the highest consideration Your most obedient and humble servant OTTO \VADSTED THE HONORABLE HENRY L. STIMSON, SecretaM) oj State, Department oj State, ll'ashingtoll, D. C. The Secretary oj State (Stimson) to the Danish ~finister (lradsted) DEPARTMENT OF STATE, lVashington, January 16, 1932. SIR: AlfMIIlent hy 1<.'& I have the honor to reply to your note of this date in which the hmd. provisions of the proposed agreement between the Governments of the United States and Iceland for the mutual recognition of load line certificates for merchant ships are set forth. Inasmuch as Iceland has no laws or regulations governing load lines of vessels, such lines being fixed in conformity with the Danish provisions in force, and as the Danish rules and tables for determining freeboard have been examined by the competent executive authori- ties of this Government and have been found to be as effective as the United States load line regulations, I have the honor to inform you that the Government of the United States hereby concurs in the terms of the agreement as set out inlour note under acknowledgment. In this connection it is understoo that the note under acknowledgment and this reply will constitute the agreement between the United Stat.es and Iceland. The Government of the United States accordingly understands that the agreement has been completed by this exchange of notes and is effective from this date. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. For the Secretary of State: MR. OTTO WADSTED, ~finister of Denmark. [No. 30] JAMES GRAFTON ROGERS