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 2394 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION. JULY 5, 1930. Exchanges or Notes. EXCHANGES OF NOTES British Ambassador. The British Ambas8ador (Lindsay) to the Secretary oj State (Stimson) Proposal. No. 48 BRITISH EMBASSY, Washington, D.O ., February 8th, 19S5 Sm, I have the honour to refer to my note No. 183 of May 29th, 1931 1 regarding the International Load Line Convention of 1930 and, under instructions from His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to transmit to you herewith copies of a proposal made by the Netherlands Government relating to modifications in the text of the Rules in Annex I to the Convention. The proposal is transmitted for the information of the United States Government in preparing the regulations necessary to give effect to the Convention. I am to state that His Majesty's Government in the United King- dom are entirely in agreement with the proposed modifications, which they consider represent the most practical way of simplifying the application of the rules in those countries in which metric measures are in use, but they do not consider that the proposal necessitates any amendment of the Convention. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, THE HONOURABLE HENRY L. STIMSON, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington, D.O. [W 14163/95/50] Enclosure. PROPOSAL. R. C. LINDSAY. F!i~t!r~u1~ THE foaowing modifications as to the French draft of the Rules 1lIlllS. annex to International Convention respecting Load Lines, London, the 5th July, 1930, are proposed to simplify the application in those countries in which metric measures are in use:- R~gle IX, instead of "457 roj]]jroetres," read "460 roj))jro~tres." " ""254"" ""255 " ." RegIe X, ""63 " ,," "65 " " RegIe XI, ""457 " "",,460 " " 1 Not printed.