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 61STAT CANADA-RS-BAGOT AGREEMENT Jne 9,10,1939, Oct. 30, Nov. 2,1940 4077 -Feb. 26, Mar. 9,1942, Nov. 18, Dec. 6,1946 ARMAMENT OF NAVAL VESSELS TO BE INCAPABLE OF IMMEDIATE USE Exchange of notes signed at Ottawa October 30 and November 2, 1940- Entered into force November 2, 1940 The Canadian Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs to the American Minister DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADA OTTAWA, October 80, 1940. MY DEAR MR. MOFFAT: May I refer to your predecessor's letter of June 9, 1939, and to my letter to Mr. Roper of the 10th June of the same year concern- ing certain questions raised by the United States Navy Department regarding the Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817. 2. At that time it was recognized that there were certain measures which were mutually considered to be practically necessary or desir- able and, at the same time, to be consistent with the underlying objective of the Rush-Bagot Agreement, though not strictly consistent with its technical scheme or definitions. In various instances of this character which had occurred in the past, the two Governments had concurred and made appropriate dispositions by means of corre- spondence. It was also agreed that such a procedure, which appeared to be essentially inherent in the underlying spirit and objective of the Agreement, should be pursued as regards any new practical meas- ures, concerning naval vessels on the Great Lakes, which might be contemplated. 3. Certain special questions including "number and size of the ves- sels", "disposition of the vessels", "functions of the vessels", and "armaments" were discussed and dealt with in the correspondence. A further particular questions was also raised, namely, the construc- tion of naval vessels in shipyards situated on the Great Lakes. The practice and procedure that should be followed in the case of such construction was formulated along lines that met with the approval of the two Governments. 4. The practice that was then approved included the following ele- ments: (a) That each Government should provide the other with full information concerning any naval vessels to be constructed in Great Lakes ports prior to the commencement of construction. (b) That such vessels should be removed from the Lakes upon their completion. 95347°-50 -PT. IV- --17 Ate, pp. 4069, 4074. 8 Stat. 231.

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