H. SEABED ARMS CONTROL 



1. TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE EMPLACE- 

 MENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OTHER WEAP- 

 ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ON THE SEABED AND 

 THE OCEAN FLOOR AND IN THE SUBSOIL THEREOF, 

 FEBRUARY 11, 1971* 



Done at Washington^ London^ and Moscow February 11^ 1971; Ratifi- 

 cation advised hy the Senate February 15^ 1972; Ratified by the 

 President April 26, 1972; Ratification deposited at Washington, 

 Latidjon, and Moscow May 18, 1972; Proclaimed by the President 

 May 18, 1972; Entered into force May 18, 1972. 



By the President of the United States of America 



A PROCLAMATION 



Considering that: 



The Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear 

 'Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and 

 the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof was signed at Washing- 

 ton, London, and Moscow on February 11, 1971, in behalf of the 

 United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 

 Northern Ireland, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and 

 was signed at one or more of the three capitals in behalf of a number 

 of other States ; 



A certified copy of the text of the Treaty, in the English, * * * lan- 

 guages, is hereto annexed ; 



The Senate of the United States of America by its resolution of 

 February 15, 1972, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 

 therein, gave its advice and consent to ratification of the Treaty ; 



The President of the United States of America on April 26, 1972 

 ratified the Treaty, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the 

 Senate ; 



Article X of the Treaty designates the Governments of the United 

 States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- 



• Citation: 23 UST 701 ; TIAS 7337. 



States which are parties: Afghanistan, Australia, Austria. Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, 

 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Rep., Canada (with declaration), China, Rep. of, Cyprus, 

 Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Finland, German Dem. Rep., Ghana, Hungary, 

 Iceland, India (with statement), Iran, Iraq (with statement), Ireland, Italy (with state- 

 ment. Ivory (joast, Japan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia. Malta, Mauritius, Mongolia, 

 Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Poland, Romania (with 

 statement), Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland, Sweden, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, 

 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Bep., Union of Soviet Socialist Reps., United Kingdom (extended 

 to Antlgna, Brunei. British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Dominica, Grenada, St. Chrls- 

 topher-NevIs-AngulUa, St. Lncia, St. Vincent, and territories under the territorial sov- 

 ereignty of the United Kingdom) , United States, Yugoslavia, Zambia. 



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