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 CANADA-RAINY LAKE -SEPT. 15, 1938 Have resolved to conclude a convention for that purpose and have accordingly named as their plenipotentiaries:- The President of the United States of America: JOHN FARR SIMMONS, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America at Ottawa; His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, for Canada: The Right Honourable WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING, Prime Minister, President of the Privy Council and Secretary of State for External Affairs; Who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I The International Joint Commission, established pursuant to the provisions of the treaty signed at Washington on the 11th day of January, 1909, relating to questions arising between the United States of America and Canada, is hereby clothed with power to determine when emergency conditions exist in the Rainy Lake watershed, whether by reason of high or low water, and the Commission is hereby empowered to adopt such measures of con- trol as to it may seem proper with respect to existing dams at Kettle Falls and International Falls, as well as with respect to any existing or future dams or works in boundary waters of the Rainy Lake watershed, in the event the Commission shall deter- mine that such emergency conditions exist. ARTICLE II This convention shall be ratified in accordance with the con- stitutional forms of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect immediately upon the exchange of ratifications which shall take place at Ottawa as soon as possible. IN WITNESS WHEMROF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at Ottawa this fifteenth day of September, A. D ., 1938. Plenipotentiaries. Powers, etc., of In- ternational Joint Commission. Ratification; effec- tive date. JOHN FARR SIMMONS [SEAL] W. L. MACKENZIE KING [SEAL] AND WHEREAS, the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged at Ottawa on October 3, 1940; Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presi- dent of the United States of America, have caused the said con- vention to be made public to the end that 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. Ratifications ex- changed. Proclamation. 1801 54 STAT.]

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