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America on behalf of all the Contracting Governments to the afore- 

 said 1946 convention, namely : Iceland on November 23, 1956, Australia 

 on April 8, 1957, Norway on April 15, 1957, the Union of South Africa 

 on April 25, 1957, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 

 Ireland on May 23, 1957, Japan on May 24, 1957, Sweden on June 6, 

 1957, Canada on June 14, 1957, New Zealand on June 21, 1957, the 

 Union of Soviet Socialist Kepublics on July 3, 1957, Denmark on 

 July 26, 1957, the United States of America on August 30, 1957, the 

 Netherlands on December 23, 1957, France on April 14, 1958, Pan- 

 ama on February 9, 1959, Mexico on March 9, 1959, and Brazil on 

 May 4, 1959; 



Whereas, pursuant to the aforesaid provision of Article III of 

 the said protocol, the protocol entered into force on May 4, 1959 ; 



Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presi- 

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

 public the said protocol to the international convention for the regula- 

 tion 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 

 May 4, 1959, 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 fourteenth day of May in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine and 



[seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the 

 one hundred eighty-third. 



DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 

 By the President : 

 Douglas Dillon 



Acting Secretary of State 



December 1, 1904 



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