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me united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and an 

 instrument of acceptance by the Government of Poland was deposited 

 on February 28, 1961, with the Intergovernmental Maritime Consulta- 

 tive Organization, which under Article XXI of the Convention had 

 succeeded to the depositary duties, and the Convention accordingly 

 entered into force for the Governments of Finland and Poland, pur- 

 suant to Article XV, three months after the respective dates of deposit ; 



Whereas an instrument of acceptance by the Government of the 

 United States of America was deposited with the Intergovernmental 

 Martitime Consultative Organization on September 8, 1961, subject 

 to the understanding and reservations and with the recommendation 

 as aforesaid ; 



And whereas, pursuant to paragraph (2) (a) of Article XV, the 

 Convention entered into force for the United States of America, sub- 

 ject to the imderstanding and reservations and with the reconmienda- 

 tion as aforesaid, on December 8, 1961. 



Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, John F. Kennedy, President 

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

 the said International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of 

 the Sea by Oil, 1954, to the end that the same and every article and 

 clause thereof shall be observed and fulfilled with good faith, on and 

 after December 8, 1961, 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, subject to the understanding and reserva- 

 tions and with the recommendation as aforesaid. 



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 eighth day of December in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred sixty-oiie 



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

 the one hundred eighty-sixth. 



John F. Kennedy 

 By the President : 

 Dean Rusk 



Secretary of State 



