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the nearest land along the coast of Portugal and shall 

 come into operation on the date on which the present 

 Convention shall have come into force in respect of 

 Portugal. 



(c) Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas 

 The Mediterranean and Adriatic Zone 



The Mediterranean and Adriatic Zone shall comprise the sea 

 areas within a distance of 100 miles from the nearest land 

 along the coasts of each of the territories bordering the 

 Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas and shall come into 

 operation in respect of each territory on the date on which 

 the present Convention shall have come into force in 

 respect of that territory. 



(d) Black Sea and Sea of Azov 



The Black Sea and Sea of Azov Zone 



The Black Sea and Sea of Azov Zone shall comprise the sea 

 areas within a distance of 100 miles from the nearest land 

 along the coasts of each of the territories bordering the 

 Black Sea and Sea of Azov and shaU come into operation 

 in respect of each territory on the date on which the 

 present Convention shall have come into force in respect of 

 that territory. 



Provided that the whole of the Black Sea and the Sea of 

 Azov shall become a prohibited zone on the date on which 

 the present Convention shall have come into force in 

 respect of Roumania and the Union of Soviet Socialist 

 Republics. 



(e) Red Sea 



The Red Sea Zone 



The Red Sea Zone shall comprise the sea areas within a 

 distance of 100 miles from the nearest land along the coasts 

 of each of the territories bordering the Red Sea and shall 

 come into operation in respect of each territory on the 

 date on which the present Convention shall have come into 

 force in respect of that territory. 



(/) Persian Gulf 



(i) The Kuwait Zone 



The Kuwait Zone shall comprise the sea area within 

 a distance of 100 miles from the nearest land along 

 the coast of Kuwait. 



(ii) The Saudi Arabian Zone 



The Saudi Arabian Zone shall comprise the sea area 

 within a distance of 100 miles from the nearest land 

 along the coast of Saudi Arabia and shall come into 

 operation on the date on which the present Conven- 

 tion shall have come into force in respect of Saudi 

 Arabia. 



