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(1) to land their catches of halibut and sablefish without the pay- 

 ment of duties and 



(a) sell them locally on payment of the applicable customs 

 duty; 



(b) trans-ship them in bond under customs supervision to any 

 port of the United States of America ; or 



(c) sell them in bond for export, and 



(2) to obtain supplies, repairs, and equipment. 



Article II 



Fishing vessel of Canada engaged in the North Pacific halibut fish- 

 ery only shall, subject to compliance with applicable customs and 

 navigation laws of the United States of America, have the privileges 

 in the j^orts of entry of the United States of America 



(1) to land their catches of halibut and sablefish without the pay- 

 ment of duties and 



(a) sell them locally on payment of the applicable customs 

 duty; 



(b) trans-ship them in bond under customs supervision to any 

 port of Canada ; or 



(c) sell them in bond for export ; and 



(2) to obtain supplies, repairs, and equipment. 



Article III 



This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification 

 shall be exchanged at Ottawa as soon as possible. 



Article IV 



This Convention shall come into effect immediately upon tlie ex- 

 change of ratifications. It shall continue in effect for a period of one 

 year from that date and indefinitely after that period, but may be 

 terminated by either of the Contracting Governments at the end of 

 the one year period or at any time thereafter provided that at least 

 twelve months prior notice of termination has been given. 



In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed 

 the present Convention. 



Done at Ottawa, in duplicate, in the English language, both texts 

 being equally authentic, this 24:th day of March, 1950. 



For the United States of America : Laurence A. Steiniiardt 



For Canada : R. W. Mayhew 



Whereas the Senate of the United States of America by their Reso- 

 lution of June 27, 1950, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 

 therein, did advise and consent to the ratification of the said 

 convention ; 



Whereas the said convention was duly ratified by the President 

 of the United States of American on July 3, 1950, in pursuance of the 

 aforesaid advice and consent of the Senate, and was duly ratified on 

 the part of Canada ; 



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