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ARTICLE 13 



1. Should the Conference adopt a new convention revising this 

 Convention in whole or in part, then, unless the new Convention 

 otherwise provides, 



(a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Conven- 

 tion shall ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of this Con- 

 vention, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 11 above, if and 

 when the new revising Convention shall have come into force; 



(b) as from the date when the new revising Convention comes 

 into force this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by 

 the Members. 



2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its actual 

 form and content for those Members which have ratified it but have 

 not ratified the revising Convention. 



ARTICLE 14 



The French and English texts of this Convention shall both be 

 authentic. 



RESERVATIONS BY THE UNTTED STATES GO\'TlRNMENT 



The above Convention was ratified on the part of the United States, 

 subject to the following reservations: 



"That the United States Government understands and construes 

 the words 'vessels registered in a territory' appearing in this Con- 

 vention to include all vessels of the United States as defined under 

 the laws of the United States. 



"That the United States Government understands and construes 

 the words 'maritime navigation' appearing in this Convention to mean 

 navigation on the high seas only. 



"Nothing in this Convention shall be so construed as to prevent 

 the authorities of the United States from m?iking such inpsection of 

 any vessel referred to in article V, paragraph 3, within the jurisdic- 

 tion of the Ignited States, as may be necessary to determine that 

 there has been a compliance with the terms of this Convention, or to 

 prevent such authorities from witliholding clearance to any such 

 vessel which they find has not complied with the provisions of the 

 Convention until such time as any such deficiency shall be corrected. 



"That the provisions of this Convention shall apply to all terri- 

 tory over which the T'^nited States exercises jurisdiction except the 

 Panama Canal Zone, with respect to which this Government reserves 

 its decision." 



RATIFICATION OF TREATY 



Note. — The ratification of this treaty bv the United States was denosited on October 29, 

 1938, and became effective on October 29, 1939. The Act of July 17, 1939, (46 U.S.C. 224a), 

 represents the enabling legislation passed by Congress to make effective the provisions of 

 this treaty. 



Licenses to, and ownership of boats by, Indians 

 46 U.S.C. 237 



All Indians of the Tsimpsean or Haida tribe of the full or mixed 

 blood who emigrated from British Columbia and settled at Metla- 



