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Exchange of Notes extending to the Free City of Danzig as from July 11, 1936, the Convention relating to the Tonnage Measurement of Merchants Ships between His Majesty, in respect of the United Kingdom, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and India and the President of the Republic of Poland [1936] CATSer 8 (11 July 1936)

E102144 - CTS 1936 No. 12

EXCHANGE OF NOTES EXTENDING TO THE FREE CITY OF DANZIG AS FROM JULY 11, 1936, THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF MERCHANTS SHIPS BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY, IN RESPECT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

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I

The Polish Ambassador at London to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom

POLISH EMBASSY

LONDON, June 26, 1936

Sir,

Acting on instructions from my Government, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency:

(1) That the Polish Government, to whom it pertains to ensure the conduct of the foreign relations of the Free City of Danzig in virtue of Article 104 of the Treaty of Peace signed at Versailles on the 28th June, 1919, and of Articles 2 and 6 of the Convention between Poland and the Free City of Danzig signed in Paris on November 9th, 1920, declares on behalf of the Free City of Danzig, and in execution of Article 3 of the Convention between Poland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and India concerning the reciprocal recognition of tonnage certificates signed at Warsaw on April 16th, 1934, that the Free City of Danzig is a Contracting Party to this. Convention of April 16th, 1934, and assumes the obligations and acquires the rights, deriving therefrom.

(2) Moreover, the Polish Government has the honour to propose, in accordance with Article 3 above, the following conditions mentioned at the end of this Article:

(a) This Convention of April 16th, 1934 shall apply to the Free City of Danzig and to ships furnished with certificates of registry or other national patents duly issued by the competent Danzig authorities on or after June 14th, 1922, in the same way as to Polish territory and ships furnished with Polish documents.

(b) In conformity with the provisions of its Articles 4, 5 and 6, the Convention of April 16th, 1934, may be terminated by each of the High Contracting Parties separately in so far as its application to the Free City of Danzig is concerned.

(c) Notice of the termination of the Convention of April 16th, 1934, given by Poland in accordance with its Article 4 shall only take effect in respect of the Free City of Danzig if it contains a special clause to that effect.

(d) The application of the Convention of April 16th, 1934, in the territory of the Free City of Danzig shall take effect as from the fifteenth day following on the date of the reception of your reply stating that these conditions are accepted by His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and by the Government of India.

I should be obliged if you would be good enough to acknowledge receipt of the present note and would inform me whether the Governments of His Majesty in the United Kingdom, in Canada, in the Commonwealth of Australia, in New Zealand and the Government of India concur in the conditions set forth in this note.

I have the honour to be, etc.,

E. Raczynski

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

II

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom to the Polish Ambassador at London

FOREIGN OFFICE

LONDON, June 26, 1936

Your Excellency,

On behalf of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and the Government of India, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of the 26th June in which you notified me of the application to the Free City of Danzig of the Convention for the reciprocal recognition of certificates of registry and other national papers, signed at Warsaw on the 16th April, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 thereof.

In reply I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and the Government of India concur in the conditions set forth in your note for the application of the Convention to Danzig which will accordingly take effect on the 11th July.

I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Your Excellency's obedient servant,

For the Secretary of State,

Orme Sargent