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 59 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-SANITARY MARITIME NAVIGATION-JAN. 5,1945 Convention between the United States of America and other powers respecting sanitary maritime navigation, modifying the convention of June 21, 1926. Opened for signature at Washington December 15, 1944; signed for the United States of America January 5, 1945; rati- fication advised by the Senate of the United States of America May 21, 1945; ratified by the President of the United States of America May 29, 1945; ratificationdeposited by the United States of America May 29, 1945; proclaimed by the President of the United States of America May 29, 1945; effective as to the United States of America May 29, 1945. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS an international sanitary convention, which was opened for signature in the English and French languages at Washington on December 15, 1944 and was signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America (with a reservation "Subject to ratification") and seventeen other countries, is word for word as follows: January 5, 1945 [T. S. 991] INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION, 1944 Modifying the International Sanitary Convention of June 21, 1926 The Governments signatory hereto, Considering that the Interna- tional Office of Public Health created by the Agreement signed at Rome on December 9, 1907, is unable for the time being to carry out effectively all of the duties and functions assigned to it in the Annex to that Agreement; in the International Sanitary Con- vention, 1926; in the Interna- tional Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation, 1933; and in other Conventions or Agree- ments relating to the public health; Having entrusted the task of solving this temporary problem by the preparation of emergency CONVENTION SANITAIRE INTERNATIONALE 1944 Portant Modification de la Con- vention Sanitaire Internatio- nale du 21 Juin 1926 Les Gouvernements signataires, Consid6rant que l'Office inter- national d'Hygiene publique, cr6e par l'Accord sign6 A Rome le 9 d6cembre 1907, ne peut, pour le moment, remplir effectivement toutes les taches et fonctions qui lui ont ete assignees par l'Annexe de cet Accord, par la Convention sanitaire internationale de 1926, par la Convention sanitaire inter- nationale pour la Navigation a6ri- enne de 1933 et par d'autres Conventions ou Accords ayant rapport a l'hygiene publique; Ayant, conform6ment A la reso- lution No. 8 (2) adoptee lors de sa premiere session par le Conseil de 35 Stat. 2061 . 45 Stat. 2492. 49 Stat. 3279. 955

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