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and 73°30' west longitude to a point in 69°00' north latitude and 

 59°00' west longitude; east of 59°00' west longitude; and to the north 

 and east of a rhumb line from a point in 61°00' north latitude and 

 59°00' west longitude to a point in 52° 15' north latitude and 42°00' 

 west longitude. 



Sub -area 2 — That portion of the Convention area lying to the south 

 and west of sub-area 1 defined above and to the north of the parallel 

 of 52^^15' north latitude. 



Sub-area 3 — That portion of the Convention area lying south of the 

 parallel of 52°15' north latitude; and to the east of a hne extending 

 due north from Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 

 52°15' north latitude; to the north of the parallel of 39°00' north 

 latitude; and to the east and north of a rhumb line extending in a 

 northwesterly direction which passes through a point in 43° 30' north 

 latitude, 55°00' west longitude, in the direction of a point in 47°50' 

 north latitude, 60° 00' west longitude, until it intersects a straight line 

 connecting Cape Ray, on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North 

 on Cape Breton Island ; thence in a northeasterly direction along said 

 line to Cape Ray. 



Sub-area ^ — That portion of the Convention area lying to the west 

 of sub-area 3 defined above, and to the east of a line described as 

 follows : beginning at the terminus of the international boundary be- 

 tween the United States of America and Canada in Grand Manan 

 Channel, at a point in 44°46'35.34" north latitude, 66°54'11.23" west 

 longitude; thence due south to the parallel of 43°50' north latitude; 

 thence due west to the meridian of 67°40' west longitude; thence due 

 south to the parallel of 42°20' north latitude; thence due east to a 

 point in 66°00' west longitude; thence along a rhumb line in a south- 

 easterly direction to a point in 42°00' north latitude, 65°40' west 

 longitude; thence due south to the parallel of 39°00' north latitude. 



Sub-area 5 — That portion of the Convention area lying west of the 

 western boundary of sub-area 4 defined above. 



2. For a period of two years from the date of entry into force of 

 this Convention, Panel representation for each sub-area shall be as 

 follows : 



(a) Sub-area 1 — Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, 

 Spain, United Kingdom; 



(b) Sub-area^ — Denmark, France, Italy, Newfoundland; 



(c) Sub-area 3 — Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Newfound- 

 land, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom ; 



(d) Sub-area Ji — Canada, France, Italy, Newfoundland, Portu- 

 gal, Spain, United States; 



(e) Sub-area 5 — Canada, United States; 



it being understood that during the period between the siting of 

 this Convention and the date of its entry into force, any signatory 

 or adhering Government may, by notification to the Depositary Gov- 

 ernment, withdraw from the list of members of a Panel for any sub- 

 area or be added to the list of members of the Panel for any sub-area 

 on which it is not named. The Dej30sitary Government shall inform 

 all the other Governments concerned of all such notifications received 



and the memberships of the Panels shall be altered accordingly. 

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 AViiEREAS the Senate of the United States of America by their 

 Resolution of August 17, 1949, two-thirds of the Senators present con- 



