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Union of Soviet Socialist Kepublics on September 11, 1948 ; and the 

 Netherlands on November 10, 1948 ;[^] 



And whereas, pursuant to the aforesaid provisions of Article X of 

 the said convention the convention entered into force on November 

 10,1948; 



Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President 

 of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and make public 

 the said convention for the regulation of whaling, to the end that the 

 same and every article and clause thereof shall be observed and fulfilled 

 with good faith, on and after November 10, 1948, by the United States 

 of America and by the citizens of the United States of America and all 

 other persons subject to the jurisdiction thereof. 



In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the 



Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 



Done at the city of Washington this nineteenth day of November 



in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty- 



[seal] eight and of the Independence of the United States of 



America the one hundred seventy -third. 



HARRY S TRUMAN 

 By the President: 



Robert A Lovett 



Acting Secretary of State 



' Iceland adhered by notice given Mar. 10, 1947, effective Nov. 10, 194S ; and Panama 

 adhered by notice given Sept. 27, 1948, effective Nov. 10, 1948, agreeing to apply convention 

 provisionally until approved In conformity with conBtltutlonal requirements of Panama. 



