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 TREATIES June 8, 1937 [T. S. No. 933] Regulation of whal- ing. Preamble. Contracting Gov- ernments. Mutual agreement to ensure execution of Agreement. Inspectors. Application of agreement. Post,p. 1463. Prosecutions for in- fractions. Agreement between the United States of America and other powers for the regulation of whaling. Signed at London, June 8, 1937; ratifica- tion advised by the Senate, August 5, 1937; ratified by the President, August 13,1937; ratification of the United States of America deposited at London, September 3, 1937; proclaimed, May 18, 1938. And final act of the conference. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEEAS an Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling between the Governments of the United States of America, the Union of South Africa, the Argentine Republic, the Commonwealth of Aus- tralia, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, New Zealand and Norway, was con- cluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at London on the eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty- seven, a true copy of which Agreement in the English language is word for word as follows: AGREEMENT FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING. THE Governments of the Union of South Africa, the United States of America, the Argentine Republic, the Commonwealth of Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- land, the Irish Free State, New Zealand and Norway, desiring to secure the prosperity of the whaling industry and, for that purpose, to maintain the stock of whales, have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE 1. The contracting Governments will take appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of the present Agreement and the punishment of infractions against the said provisions, and, in particular, will maintain at least one inspector of whaling on each factory ship under their jurisdiction. The inspectors shall be appointed and paid by Governments. ARTICLE 2. The present Agreement applies to factory ships and whale catchers and to land stations as defined in Article 18 under the jurisdiction of the contracting Governments, and to all waters in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships and/or whale catchers. ARTICLE 3. Prosecutions for infractions against or contraventions of the present Agreement and the regulations made thereunder shall be instituted by the Government or a Department of the Government. 1460 [52 STAT.

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