b. Declaration of Understanding Regarding the International 

 Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, April 24, 

 1961* 



Signed at Washington^ loith reservation as to accej)tance^ April ^4- 

 1961 ; Acceptance advised hy the Senate Januai^ 31, 1962; Accepted 

 hy the President and notification of acceptance given on Fehruary 9^ 

 1962; Proclaimed hy the President June 20^ 1963; Entered into force 

 June 5, 1963. 



By the President of the United States of America 

 A PROCLAMATION 



Whereas a Declaration of Understanding Regarding the Inter- 

 national Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries was signed 

 at Washington under date of April 24, 1961 for the United States 

 of America "with reservation as to acceptance" and for nine othei- 

 Governments ; 



Whereas the text of the said Declaration of Understanding, in the 

 English language, is word for word as follows: 



DECLARATION OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE INTERNA- 

 TIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 



1. The Governments parties to the International Convention for 

 the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries signed at Washington under date 

 of February 8, 1949, [^] which Convention is hereinafter referred to 

 as the Convention, hereby declare their understanding that the words 

 "fish", "fishes", "fishery", "fisheries", and "fishing" as they appear in 

 the Convention include and apply to mollusks, as well as finny fish. 



2. Governments parties to the Convention may become parties to 

 the present Declaration by : 



(a) Signature without reservation as to acceptance; 



(b) Signatui-e with reservation as to acceptance, followed by 

 acceptance; or 



(c) Acceptance. 



3. Acceptance shall be effected by written notification to the Gov- 

 ernment of the United States of America. 



4. This Declaration shall enter into force on the date upon which 

 all the Governments parties to the Convention have become parties 

 to this Declaration. Any Government becoming a party to the Con- 



*Citation: 14 UST 924 ; TIAS 5380. 



States which are parties: Bulsraria, Canada. Denmark, France. German Democratic Ren.. 

 Germany, Fed. Rep.. Iceland. Italy. Japan. Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, 

 Union of Soviet Socialist Reps., United Kingdom. United States. ■ 



^TIAS 2089 ; 1 UST 477. 



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