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 54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-SHIPS' OFFICERS-OCT. 24, 1936 AND WHEREAS the said draft convention was duly ratified on the part of the United States of America subject to understandings as follows: "That the United States Government understands and con- strues the words 'vessels registered in a territory' appearing in this convention to include all vessels of the United States as defined under the laws of the United States. "That the United States Government understands and con- strues the words 'maritime navigation' appearing in this conven- vention to mean navigation on the high seas only. "Nothing in this convention shall be so construed as to prevent the authorities of the United States from making such inspection of any vessel referred to in article V, paragraph 3, within the jurisdiction of the United States, as may be necessary to determine that there has been a compliance with the terms of this conven- tion, or to prevent such authorities from withholding clearance to any such vessel which they find has not complied with the pro- visions of the convention until such time as any such deficiency shall be corrected. "That the provisions of this Convention shall apply to all territory over which the United States exercises jurisdiction except the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands and the Panama Canal Zone, with respect to whicf this Government reserves its decision."; AND WHEREAS the ratifications of the said draft convention by Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, subject to subsequent decisions regarding application to the Belgian Congo and to territories under Belgian mandate, Estonia, Denmark, applicable to all Danish terri- tories except Greenland, Brazil, and Egypt were registered with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations on July 7, 1937, March 29, 1938, April 11, 1938, June 20, 1938, July 13, 1938, October 12, 1938, and May 20, 1939, respectively, and by such registrations the said draft convention became a formal convention between Norway and New Zealand on March 29, 1938, which came into force, pursuant to Article 9 thereof, between Norway and New Zealand on March 29, 1939, twelve months after the date on which the ratification of New Zealand was registered with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, and, pursuant to the same Article came into force for Belgium, Estonia and Denmark on April 11, 1939, June 20, 1939 and July 13, 1939, respectively, and will come into force for Brazil on October 12, 1939 and for Egypt on May 20, 1940; AND WHEREAS the ratification of the said draft convention by the United States of America, subject to the understandings above re- cited was registered with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations on October 29, 1938; AND WHEREAS by such registration the said convention will come into force, pursuant to Article 9 thereof, for the United States of America with respect to Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, Estonia, Denmark and Brazil on October 29, 1939, twelve months after the date on which the ratification of the United States of America was registered with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, and, pursuant to the same article, will come into force for Egypt and other Members of the International Labor Organization whose ratifications 1691 U. S. ratification subject to understand- ings. Ratification by des- ignated parties; effec- tive dates. Reeistration of U.S. ratification. Effective date; scope.

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