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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. September 28 and November 13, 15,1946 Agreement between the United States of America and Canadarespecting T.I. A. S. 1582] waiver of certain claims involving government vessels. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington September 28, November 13 and 15, 1946; effective November 15, 1946. The CanadianAmbassador to the Acting Secretary of State CANADIAN EMBASSY AMBASSADE DU CANADA 57 Stat. 1021 . "Governmen t vessel". Waiver of desig- nated claims. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 28,1946. No. 348 SIR, With reference to the exchange of notes of May 25 and 26, 1943, between the Governments of Canada and of the United States of Amer- ica recording an agreement for the waiver of claims from collisions between vessels of war, I have the honour to inform you that the Gov- ernment of Canada is prepared to give effect to an agreement in the following terms: ARTICLE I In this Agreement the expression "Government vessel" means a vessel (including a vessel of war), flying-boat or drydock owned by or under bareboat charter to, requisitioned by, demised to, or other- wise operated by, either Government, its servant, agent or instru- mentality on bareboat terms or chartered to or otherwise operated by or for such Government on terms which authorize such Government to make this Agreement effective with respect to such vessel, flying- boat or drydock; it includes a vessel operated under the supervision of the War Shipping Administration or Park Steamship Company Limited, but does not include (a) a vessel, flying-boat or drydock on bareboat charter or otherwise on demise by either Government to a Government other than a contracting Government, or to any person, firm or corporation otherwise than as the servant, agent or instru- mentality of either contracting Government; or (b) a vessel owned by Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships Limited, Canadian Na- tional Steamship Company Limited or associated or subsidiary com- panies. ARTICLE 2 The Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America agree that each shall waive all those legal maritime claims by either Government against the other Government or any servant, agent or instrumentality of the other Government or any Government vessel in respect of collision, salvage, general average, negligent navigation or negligent management of the said Govern- ment vessel or in respect of the loss or salvage of, damage to, or general 2520

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