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2. Any Government which has not signed this Convention may 

 adhere thereto after it enters into force bv a notification in writing to 

 the Government of the United States of America. 



3. The Government of the United States of America shall inform 

 all other signatory Governments and all adhering Governments of all 

 ratifications deposited and adherences received. 



4. This Convention shall, when instruments of ratification have 

 been deposited by at least six signatory Governments, which shall 

 include the Governments of the Netherlands, Norway, the Union of 

 Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain 

 and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, enter into 

 force ' with respect to those Governments and shall enter into force 

 with respect to each Government which subsequently ratifies or ad- 

 heres on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or the 

 receipt of its notification of adherence. 



5. The provisions of the Schedule shall not apply prior to July 1, 

 1948. Amendments to the Schedule adopted pursuant to Article V 

 shall not apply prior to July 1, 1949. 



Abticle XI 



Any Contracting Government may withdraw from this Convention 

 on June thirtieth of any year by giving notice on or before January 

 first of the same year to the depositary Government, which upon 

 receipt of such a notice shall at once communicate it to the other 

 Contracting Governments. Any other Contracting Government may, 

 in like manner, within one month of the receipt of a copy of such a 

 notice from the depositary Government, give notice of withdrawal, so 

 that the Convention shall cease to be in force on June thirtieth of the 

 same year with respect to the Government giving such notice of 

 withdrawal. 



This Convention shall bear the date on which it is opened for 

 signature and shall remain open for signature for a period of fourteen 

 days thereafter. 



In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized, have 

 signed this Convention. 



Done in Washington this second day of December 1946, in the 

 English language, the original of which shall be deposited in the ar- 

 chives of the Government of the United States of America. The 

 Government of the United States of America shall transmit certified 

 copies thereof to all the other signatory and adhering Governments. 



SCHEDULE 



1. (a) There shall be maintained on each factory ship at least two 

 inspectors of whaling for the purpose of maintaining twenty-four 

 hour inspection. These inspectors shall be appointed and paid by the 

 Government having jurisdiction over the factory ship. 



(b) Adequate inspection shall be maintained at each land station. 

 The inspectors serving at each land station shall be appointed and paid 

 by the Government having jurisdiction over the land station. 



' Nov. 10, 1948. 



