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 2284 TREATIES [63 STAT. Article XIX Freedom of com- merce and navigation. "Vesels." Vessels and cargoes, reciprocal treatment. 1. Between the territories of the High Contracting Parties there shall be freedom of commerce and navigation. 2. Vessels under the flag of either High Contracting Party, and carrying the papers required by its national law in proof of nationality, shall be deemed to be vessels of that High Contracting Party both within the ports, places and waters of the other High Contracting Party and on the high seas.As used in this Treaty, e vessels, shall be construed to include all vessels of either High Contracting Party whether privately owned or operated or publicly owned or operated. However, the provisions of this Treaty other than this paragraph and paragraph 4 of Article XX shallnot be construed to accord rights to vessels of war or fishing vessels of the other High Contracting Party; nor shall they be construed to extend to nationals, corporations and associations, vessels and cargoes of, or to articles the growth, produce or manufacture of, such othsr High Contracting Party any special privileges restricted to national fisheries orthe products thereof. 3. The vessels of either High Contracting Party shall have liberty, equally with the vessels of any third country, to come with their cargoes to all ports, places and waters of the other High Contracting Party which are or may here- afterbe open to foreign commerce and navigation. Article XX 1. The vessels and cargoes of either High Contracting Party shall, within the ports, places and waters of the other High Contracting Party, in all respects be accorded treatment no less favorable than the treatment accorded to the vessels and cargoes of such other High Contracting Party, irrespective of the port of departure or the port of destination of the vessel, and irrespective of the origin or the destination of the cargo. 2. No duties of tonnage, harbor, pilotage, lighthouse, quarantine, or other similar or corresponding duties or charges, of whatever kind or denomina- ton, levied in the name or for the profit of the government, public functionaries, private individuals, corporations or establishments of any kind, shall be imposed in the ports, places and waters of either High Contracting Party upon the vessels of the other High Contracting Party, which shall not equally and under the same conditions be imposed upon national vessels. 3 No charges upon passengers, passenger fares or tickets, freight moneys paid or to be paid, bills of lading, contracts of insurance or re-insurance, no con- ditions relating to the employment of ship brokers, and no other charges or conditions of any kind, shall be imposed in a way tending to accord any advan- tage to national vessels as compared with the vessels of the other HighContrac- ting Party. 4. If a vessel of either High Contracting Party shall be forced by stress of weather or by reason of any other distress to take refuge in any of the ports, places or waters of the other High Contracting Party not open to foreign com-

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