2. CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS, APRIL 29, 1958* 



Done at Geneva April 29^ 1958; Rati-fication advised hy the Senate 

 May 26^ 1960; Ratified ly the President March 21^, 1961; Ratification 

 deposited loith the Secretary -General of the United Nations 

 April 12, 1961; Proclaimed hy the President November 5, 1962; En- 

 tered into force Septemher 30, 1962. 



By the President of the United States of America 

 A PEOCLAMATION 



Whereas the Convention on the High Seas, adopted by the United 

 Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Geneva, February 24 to 

 April 27, 1958, was opened for signature from April 29 to October 31, 

 1958, and during that period was signed in behalf of the United States 

 of America and forty-eight other States ; 



Whereas a certified copy of the text of the said Convention, in the 

 * * * English, * * * languages, is word for word as follows: 



ANNEX II [1] 



convention on the high seas 



The States Parties to this Convention, 



Desiring to codify the rules of international law relating to the high 

 seas. 



Recognizing that the United Nations Conference on the Law of the 

 Sea, held at Geneva from 24 February to 27 April 1958, adopted the 

 following provisions as generally declaratory of established principles 

 of international law, 



*Citation: 13 UST 2312 : TIAS 5200 



States which are parties: Afghanistan, Albania (with reservation and declaration), 

 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (with reservation and declaration), Byelorussian So- 

 viet Socialist Rep. (with reservation and declaration). Central African Ren., Costa Rica, 

 Czechoslovakia (with reservation and declaration), Denmark, Dominican Rep., Fiji, Fin- 

 land, German Democratic Rep. (with declarations and reservation), Germany, Fed. Rep. 

 (Applicable to Land Berlin), Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary (with reservation and declara- 

 tion), Indonesia (with reservation), Israel. Italy, Jamaica, Japan (with a statement), 

 Kenya, Khmer Rep., Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico (with res- 

 ervation), Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland (with reservation), Portugal, Romania 

 (with reservation and, declaration), Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain (with a 

 statement), Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, 

 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Rep. (with reservation and declaration). Union of Soviet 

 Socialist Reps, (with reservation and declaration). United Kingdom (with declaration). 

 United States, Upper Volta, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. 



1 The text of the convention printed herein constituted Annex II to the Final Act of 

 the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which was certified by the Legal 

 Counsel, for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. [Footnote added by the Depart- 

 ment of State.] 



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