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 TREATIES September 24, 1940 Convention between the United States of America and the Dominican [T. . 96] Republic modifying the convention of December 27, 1924 respecting the collection and applicationof the customs revenues of the Dominican Republic. Signed at Washington September 24, 1940; ratification advised by the Senate of the United States February14, 1941; ratified by the President of the United States March 8, 1941; ratified by the Dominican Republic October 31, 1940; ratifications exchanged at Washington March 10, 1941; proclaimed by the President of the United States March 17, 1941. And exchanges of notes. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS a convention between the United States of America and the Dominican Republic, modifying the convention of December 27, 1924, ['] between the two countries, providing for the assistance of the United States of America in the collection and application of the customs revenues of the Dominican Republic, was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries in the city of Washington on the twenty- fourth day of September, 1940, the original of which convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: WHEREAS at the City of POR CUANTO en la Ciudad de Washington, D. C. on the twenty- Washington, D. C., el dia 27 de seventh day of December of 1924 diciembre de 1924 se concert6 y a Convention was concluded and firm6 una Convenci6n entre los signed between the Plenipoten- Plenipotenciarios de los Estados tiaries of the United States of Unidos de America y de la Re- America and the Dominican Re- pdblica Dominicana, estipulando public, providing for the assistance la ayuda de los Estados Unidos de of the United States of America America en la recaudaci6n y in the collection and application aplicaci6n de las rentas aduaneras of the customs revenues of the de la Repdblica Dominicana; y Dominican Republic; and WHEREAS the Government of POR CUANTO el Gobierno de los the United States of America and Estados Unidos de America y el the Government of the Dominican Gobierno de la Repiblica Domini- Republic have performed their cana han cumplido sus obliga- obligations under the said Con- clones bajo dicha Convenci6n de vention of 1924 in a manner 1924 de una manera satisfactoria satisfactory to both parties; and para ambas partes; y WHEREAS the Government of POR CUANTO tanto el Gobierno the United States of America and de los Estados Unidos de America the Government of the Dominican como el Gobierno de la Repdbli- 'Treaty Series 726; 44 Stat. 2162 .] 1104 [65 STAT.

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