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 2624 Duration. Authentic lan. guages. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. organs of the United Nations and specialized agencies, dealing with economic and social matters. Article XIX Saving Clause Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to conflict with the existing or future constitutional relations between any Member Government and its territories or in any way to affect the constitu- tional authority and responsibility of the territorial governments. Article XX Definitions In this Agreement the expressions "territories" or "territorial governments" shall be deemed to relate to the territories, possessions, colonies, or groups of colonies of the Member Governments in the Caribbean area or to the administrations or governments thereof. Article XXI Entry into Force 1. This Agreement shall enter into force when notices of ap- proval ['] thereof shall have been deposited by all four signatory governments with the Government of the United States of America which shall notify the other signatory governments of each such deposit and of the date of entry into force of the Agreement. 2. This Agreement shall have indefinite duration, provided that after an initial period of five years any Member Government may give notice at any time of withdrawal from the Commission. Such notice shall take effect one year after the date of its formal communi- cation to the other Member Governments, but this Agreement shall continue in force with respect to the other Member Governments. In witness whereof the duly authorized representatives of the re- spective Member Governments have signed this Agreement on the dates appearing opposite their signatures. [2 Opened for signature in Washington, on October 30, 1946, and done in quadruplicate, in the English, French, and Netherlands languages, each of which shall be equally authentic. Entered into force Aug. 6, 1948, notice of approval having been deposited in behalf of: the United States, Mar. 8, 1948; France, Dec. 11, 1946; Nether- lands, Aug. 6, 1948; and the United Kingdom, Mar. 4, 1947. 2 The agreement was signed on behalf of the Member Governments on Oct. 30, 1946.

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