F. OCEANOGRAPHY 



1. CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL HYDRO- 

 GRAPHIC ORGANIZATION, WITH ANNEXES, MAY 3, 

 1967* 



Done at Monaco May 3, 1967 ; Signed on hehalf of the United States 

 at Paris Septemher 13, 1967; Ratification advised hy the Senate 

 May 13, 1968; Ratified hy the President May 17, 1968; Ratification 

 deposited at Monaco June 10, 1968; Proclaimed hy the President 

 August 18, 1970; Entered into force September 22, 1970. With 

 Regulations. 



By the Pricsident of the United States of America 

 A PROCLAMATION 



Considerixg that : 



The Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization, 

 was opened for signature at Monaco on May 3, 1967 and subsequently 

 at the Legation of the Principality of Monaco in Paris, and was 

 signed for the United States of America at Paris on September 13, 

 1967, subject to ratification ; 



The text of that Convention, in the English * * * languages, is as 

 follows : 



Convention on the International Hydrographic Organisation 



The Governments Parties to this Convention, 



Considering that the International Hydrographic Bureau was estab- 

 lished in June 1921 to contribute to making navigation easier and safer 

 throughout the world by improving nautical charts and documents; 



Desiring to pursue on an intergovernmental basis their cooperation 

 in hydrography ; 



Have agreed as follows : 



Article 1 



There is hereby established an International Hydrographic Orga- 

 nisation, hereinafter referred to as the Organisation, the seat of which 

 shall be in Monaco. 



* Citation: 21 UST 1857 ; TIAS 6933. 



States which are parties: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, 

 Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt. Finland, France, Germany, Fed. Rep. (with 

 reservation; applicable to Land Berlin), Greece. Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, 

 Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philip- 

 pines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United 

 Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. 



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