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 Article 3 



(1) Wlien an observer is at the land station or group of land sta- 

 tions to which he is appointed, he shall have the status of a senior 

 official. Each Government receiving observers shall take appropriate 

 measures to ensure the security and "welfare of the observers and in- 

 terpreters in the performance of their duties, to provide them with 

 medical care and assistance, and to safeguard their freedom and 

 dignity. 



(2) An observer shall not be invested with any administrative power 

 in regard to the activities of the land station or group of land stations 

 to which he is appointed, and shall have no authority to interfere in 

 any way with those activities. He shall neither seek nor receive instruc- 

 tions from any authority other than the Commission. He shall be given 

 the necessary facilities for carrying out his duties, including cabling 

 facilities. 



(3) An observer shall be enabled to observe freely the operations 

 of the land station or group of land stations to which he is appointed, 

 so that he may verify the observance of the provisions of the Conven- 

 tion in regard to the taking of whales and their rational utilization. In 

 particular, the observer shall be given facilities to ascertain the species, 

 size, sex, and number of whales taken. 



(4) All reports required to be made, and all records and data re- 

 quired to be kept or supplied in accordance with the Schedule to the 

 Convention, shall be made freely and immediately available to 

 observers for examination, and they shall be given all necessary 

 explanations as regards such reports, records and data. 



(5) The manager, or senior officials of any of the land stations, or 

 the national inspectors, shall supply any information that is necessary 

 for the discharge of the observer's functions. 



(6) "When there is reasonable ground to believe that any infraction 

 of the provisions of the Convention has taken place, it shall be brought 

 in writing to the immediate notice both of the manager of the land 

 station and of the senior national inspector by an observer, who shall, 

 if he deems it sufficiently serious, at once transmit it to the Secretary 

 to the Commission together with the explanation or comments of the 

 manager of the land station and the senior national inspector. 



(7) An observer shall draw up a report covering his observations, 

 including possible infractions of the provisions of the Convention 

 which have taken place, and shall submit it both to the manager of 

 the land station and to the senior national inspector for information 

 and such explanations and comments as they wish to make. Any such 

 explanations and comments shall be attached to the observer's report, 

 which shall be transmitted to the Secretary to the Commission as soon 

 as possible. 



Article 4 



Any observer who does not know the language of the country whose 

 Government receives him must be accompanied by an interpreter. 



