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 the United States of America, per package or unit unless the nature and value of such goods have been declared by the shipper before shipment and inserted in the bill of lading." "Carriage of Goods 2. "That should any conflict arise between the provisions of the by Sea Act" to prevail should conflict arise. convention and the provisions of the Act of April 16, 1936, known as 49 Stat. 1207. 46 U.S. C., Supp. the 'Carriage of Goods by Sea Act', the provisions of said Act shall. III, §§ 1300-1315. prevail." DtioPsit of rtifis - AND WHEREAS Article 11 of the said convention provides that the erning. eet, p. 2853. deposits of ratifications subsequent to the first deposit of ratifica- tions shall be made by means of a written notification addressed to the Belgian Government and accompanied by the instrument of ratification; Notifiction and in- AND WHEREAS a written notification of the ratification of the con- strument of ratifica- tion addressed to el- vention by the United States of America, accompanied by the instru- gian Government. ment of ratification, was addressed to the Belgian Government on June 26, 1937, by the Charg6 d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America at Brussels; Rec eipt by Belgian AND WHEREAS the said notification and instrument of ratification Government; deposit of istrument of ratifi- were duly received by the Belgian Government and the instrument of cation. ratification was deposited on June 29, 1937 in the archives of the Belgian Foreign Office at Brussels; Effective date in AND WHEREAS, in accordance with a further provision of Article 14, respect of United States. the said convention shall take effect in respect of the United States of America six months after the written notification accompanied by the instrument of ratification was received by the Belgian Govern- ment, that is to say, on the twenty-ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven; Proclamation. Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said con- vention to be made public to the end that, subject to the two under- standings aforesaid, the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States of America and the citizens thereof, on and after December 29, 1937, the day on which the convention shall take effect with respect to the United States of America. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the city of Washington this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty- [SEAL] seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-second. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: SUMNER WELLES Acting Secretary of State. 246 TREATIES

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