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in the city of Washington on the twenty-eighth day of July, one 

 thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven ; 



And whereas the said Convention was ratified by the United States 

 of America subject to three understandings, made a part of the ratifi- 

 cation, as follows : 



(1) That the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commis- 

 sion shall have no po^^'er to authorize any type of fishing gear 

 contrary to the laws of the State of Washington or the Dominion 

 of Canada ; 



(2) That the Commission shall not promulgate or enforce regu- 

 lations until the scientific investigations provided for in the con- 

 vention have been made, covering two cycles of Sockeye Salmon 

 runs, or eight years ; and 



(3) That the Commission shall set up an Advisory Committee 

 composed of five persons from each country who shall be repre- 

 sentatives of the various branches of the industry (purse seine, gill 

 net, troll, sport fishing, and one other) , which Advisory Commit- 

 tee shall be invited to all non-executive meetings of the Commis- 

 sion and shall be given full opportunity to examine and to be heard 

 on all proposed orders, regulations or recommendations. 



And whereas the aforesaid three understandings have been 

 accepted by the Government of Canada, as is recorded in the Pro- 

 tocol of Exchange of ratifications of the said Convention ; 



Now% THEREFORE, be it kuowu that I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presi- 

 dent of the United States of America, have caused the said Conven- 

 tion to be made public, to the end tliat the same and every article and 

 clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith b}^ the 

 United States of America and the citizens thereof, subject to the three 

 understanding herein recited. 



In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set nij hand and caused 

 the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 



Done at the city of Washington this fourth day of August in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty- 



[seal] seven, and of the Independence of the United States of 

 Ameiica the one hundred and sixty-second. 



FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 



B}^ the President : 



CORDELL HeXL 



/Secretary of State. 



PROTOCOL OF EXCHANGE 



The undersigned the Secretary of State of the United States of 

 America and the Canadian Minister at Washington met this day for 

 the purpose of exchanging ratifications of the convention between 

 the United States of America and Canada for the protection, preser- 

 vation and extension of the sockeye salmon fisheries of the Eraser 

 River System, signed at Washington on May 26, 1930. 



The Secretary of State of the United States of America stated 

 that the convention is ratifi^ed on the part of the United States of 

 America subject to the three understandings contained in the resolu- 

 tion of the Senate of the United States of America advising and 

 consenting to ratification, a copy of which resolution was communi- 



