RATIFICATIONS, ETC.
Treaty Series No. 67 (1961)
SECOND
SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
OF RATIFICATIONS, ACCESSIONS,
WITHDRAWALS, ETC.,
FOR 1961
[ In continuation of " Treaty Series No. 23 (1961) ", Cmnd. 1346 ]
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
by Command of Her Majesty
August 1961
LONDON
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SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF RATIFICATIONS,
ACCESSIONS, WITHDRAWALS, ETC., FOR 1961
[In continuation of " Treaty Series No. 23 (1961) ", Cmnd. 1346]
(N.B.-Unless otherwise stated, the dates given herein are the dates of deposit of
the ratifications, etc., and are not necessarily effective dates, which normally must be
determined from the terms of the instruments concerned.)
This publication contains information received up to June 30, 1961.
Part I .-GENERAL TREATIES
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
AERIAL NAVIGATIONAgreement . International Air Services Transit
AcceptancesIvory Coast
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Senegal
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$ ...
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Chicago,
Dec. 7, 1944
...
...
Mar. 20, 1961
Mar. 8, 1961
Protocol . Amends Article 45 of the International
Civil Aviation Convention of December 7, 1944 ...
RatificationsFederation of Malaya
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Guatemala ...
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Indonesia
...
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Ivory Coast
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Montreal,
June 14, 1954
Protocol. Amends Articles 48 (a), 49 (e ) and 61 of the
International Civil Aviation Convention of
December 7, 1944 ...
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RatificationsFederation of Malaya
...
...
...
...
Guatemala ....
...
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...
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...
Ivory Coast
...
...
...
...
...
ATOMIC ENERGYConvention . Establishment of a Security Control in
the field of Nuclear Energy , and Protocol on the
Tribunal established by the Convention
...
RatificationLuxembourg
...
...
...
...
...
8/1953
Cmd. 8742
4/1958
Cmnd. 482
Mar. 28, 1961
Oct. 6, 1959
Nov. 24, 1959
Mar. 20, 1961
Montreal,
June 14, 1954
26/1957
Cmnd. 107
Mar. 28, 1961
Oct 6, 1959
Mar. 20, 1961
Paris,
Dec. 20, 1957
8/1960
Cmnd. 971
May 19, 1961
BILLS OF LADINGSee MARITIME CONVENTIONS.
COPYRIGHTConvention . Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
AccessionSweden
...
...
...
...
...
...
Brussels,
June 26, 1948
July 1, 1961
4/1958
Cmnd. 361
67
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TREATS, ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
OPYRIGHT (continued)Universal Convention and First, Second and Third
...
...
...
...
Protocols
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Ratifications...
...
Nicaragua ...
...
...
...
Geneva,
Sept . 6, 1952
...
May 16; 1961
Apr. 1, 1961
CUSTOMSAgreement. Provisional Application of the Draft
International Conventions on Touring, on Commercial Road Vehicles and on International
...
...
...
Transport of Goods by Road
DenunciationAustria (in respect of the Draft Conventions on
Touring and Commercial Road Vehicles)
...
eneva,
June 16, 1949
Sweden
...
...
...
...
...
Brussels,
Dec. 15, 1950
Convention . Nomenclature for the classification of
...
...
...
Goods in Customs Tariffs ...
Accession...
...
...
...
Finland
...
...
Brussels,
Dec. 15, 1950
50/1954
Curd. 9232
Jan. 27, 1961
29/1960
Cmnd. 1070
Jan. 27, 1961
Brussels,
July 1, 1955
29/1960
Cmnd. 1070
Jan. 27, 1961
Convention . Temporary Importation for Private Use
...
...
...
of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats
Extension...
...
...
Trinidad and Tobago :...
Geneva,
May 18, 1956
Customs Convention on Containers and Protocol of
...
...
...
...
Signature
...
...
Accession...
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...
Yugoslavia ...
...
...
Geneva,
May 18, 1956
Convention . International Transport of Goods by
Road (TIR Comets) and Protocol of Signature ...
Accessions...
. ...
Greece (with declarations)
...
Geneva,
Jan. 15, 1959
Spain
04/1951
- Cmd. 84311
Jan. 1, 1962
(effective date)
Convention . Establishment of a Customs
...
Co-operation Council
...
...
...
Accession...
...
...
...
Finland
...
...
Protocol . Amends the Convention on Nomenclature
for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs,
signed at Brussels on December 15, 1950 ...
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Accession...
...
...
...
Finland
...
...
66/1957
Cmnd. 289
16/1959
Cmnd. 650-
Aug. 6, 1961
(effective date)
80/1959
Cmnd. 905
Mar. 9, 1961
18/1960
Cmnd. 1012
July 31, 1961
(effective date)
Aug. 10, 1961
(effective date)
• In accordance with paragraph I of Article 45 the
Government of Greece does not consider itself bound
by the provisions of Chapter IV of the Convention..
DISPUTESEuropean Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of
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...
...
Disputes (Council of Europe)
Ratification...
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Federal Republic of Germany ...
59248
Strasbourg,
Apr. 29, 1957
10/1961
Cmnd. 1298
Apr. 18, 1961 .
C•
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TREATIES, ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
EUROPESee also DISPUTES.
HUMAN RIGHTS.
Agreement on Status of Western European Union,
National Representatives and International Staff
RatificationLuxembourg (with declaration')
...
...
Paris,
May 11, 1955
42/1957
Cmnd. 173
Mar. 16, 1961
• In their instrument of ratification the Government
of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reaffirmed the
declaration made at the time of signature of the
Agreement (see " Treaty Series No . 42 (1957) ",
Cmnd. 173).
FOODInternational Sugar Agreement of 1958
AccessionColombia ...
...
...
..
London,
Dec. 1, 1958
-55/1960
Corral. 1146
Feb. 15, 1961
HEALTHConstitution . World Health Organisation
Acceptance
Congo (Leopoldville)
...
...
HUMAN RIGHTSConvention . Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Council of Europe) • ...
...
LuxembourgBy a Declaration deposited with the SecretaryGeneral of the Council of Europe on April 24, 1961,
the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
recognised for a period of five years as from April 28,
1961, as compulsory ipso jute and without special
agreement, for all other Contracting Parties accepting
the same obligation , the jurisdiction of the European
Court of Human Rights in all matters concerning the
interpretation and application of the Convention,
together with its Protocol signed in Paris on March 20,
1952 (" Treaty Series No. 46 (1954)
Cmd. 9221).
By a further Declaration deposited on the same date
the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
recognised for a period of five years as from April 28,
1961, the competence of the European Commission
of Human Rights to receive the petitions referred to in
Article 25 of the Convention addressed to the SecretaryGeneral of the Council of Europe from any person,
non-governmental organisation or group of individuals
claiming to be a victim of a violation of the rights set
forth in the Convention, together with its Protocol,
signed in Paris on March 20, 1952 (" Treaty Series
No. 46 ( 1954) ", Cmd. 9221).
New York,
July 22, 1946
43/1948
Cmd. 7458
Feb. 24, 1961
Rome,
Nov. 4, 1950
71/1953
Cmd. 8969
/o l
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TREATIES, ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
JUSTICE...
...
Statute. International Court of Justice
Acceptance of JurisdictionFederal Republic of Germany (in respect only of
the Convention named in the Declaration') ...
San Francisco,
June 26, 1945
67/1946
Cmd. 7015
May 24, 1961
• (Translation of Declaration)The Federal Republic of Germany recognises the
jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice ipso
facto and without special agreement in respect of all
disputes which may arise between itself and any of the
parties to the European Convention for the Peaceful
Settlement of Disputes, as provided for by the terms
of that Convention. This declaration is made,
however, subject to the condition of reciprocity.
This recognition of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice is effected in accordance
with the Charter of the United Nations and according
to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Statute
and Rules of the Court.
The Federal Republic of Germany undertakes to
comply in good faith the decisions of the Court and to
accept all the obligations of a member of the United
Nations under Article 94 of the Charter.
LAWStatute of the Hague Conference on Private Inter...
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national Law ...
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Acceptance...
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United Arab Republic ...
MARITIME CONVENTIONSInternational Convention . Unification of Certain
Rules of Law relating to Bills of lading ...
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AccessionArgentine Republic
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Convention . Inter-Governmental Maritime Con...
sultative Organisation
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Acceptances...
Cameroun ...
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Malagasy Republic
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Mauritania ...
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Convention . Safety of Life at Sea
Acceptance
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Uruguay
...
The Hague,
Oct. 9-31, 1951
Apr. 24, 1961
Brussels,
Aug. 25, 1924
Geneva,
Mar. 6, 1948
54/1958
Cmnd. 589
May 1, 1961
Mar. 8, 1961
May 8, 1961
...
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London,
June 10, 1948
...
...
...
Feb. 15, 1961
International Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of
Collision or other Incidents of Navigation
...
17/1931
Cmd. 3806
Apr. 19, 1961
...
International Convention on Certain Rules concern...
ing Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision
.Ratification...
Argentine Republic
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...
...
...
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Belgium
...
...
...
65/1955
Cmd. 9582
Brussels,
May 10, 1952
1/1953
Cmd. 8720
47/1960
Could. 1128
Apr. 19, 1961
Apr. 10, 1961
Brussels,
May 10, 1952
47/1960
Cmnd. 1128.
6
TRnATIPS,,erc.
Date
MARITIME CONVENTIONS (continued)AccessionsArgentine Republic (with reservations) ...
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Belgium (with reservationt)
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Cameroun ...
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Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
Apr. 19, 1961
Apr. 10, 1961
May 1, 1961
'(Translation),
The Argentine Republic accedes to the Convention . . . with the reservation provided for in
Article 4, paragraph 2, and it is understood that the
term " offences " to which that Article refers includes
collisions and all other incidents of navigation referred
to in Article I of the Convention.
t(Translation)
. the Belgian Government, in accordance with
the terms of Article 4 of the Convention, reserves the
right to take proceedings in respect of offences committed within Belgian territorial waters.
International Convention relating to the Arrest of Seagoing Ships ...
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...
AccessionsArgentine Republic
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...
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.
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Belgium
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Cameroun ...
...
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METEOROLOGYConvention . World Meteorological Organisation
Accession;... Dahomey :..
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...
...
...
METRIC SYSTEMConvention modifying the Convention of May 20,
1875, for assuring the International Uniformity and
Perfection of the Metric System ...
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...
AccessionVenezuela ...
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...
...
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POSTAL
...
Universal -Postal Convention ...
RatificationPoland
Saudi Arabia (with reservations')
Somalia
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...
...
...
AccessionDahomey.
-Ivory Coast
Mali
Niger
Senegal
...
• " 1. That ratification of the Agreement by the
Saudi Arabian Government does not constitute
recognition of Israel , nor does it imply any obligation
to deal, directly or indirectly, with Israel;
" 2. That paragraph 2, Article 37, Chapter I of
General Provisions, does not interfere with the use of
the Saudi Arabian First Aid Society stamp affixed on
domestic and international mail, for charitable
PtWPse. L. .
Brussels,
May 10, 1952
47/1960
Cmnd. 1128
Apr. 19, 1961
Apr. 10, 1961
May 1, 1961
Washington,
Oct. 11, 1947
36/1950
Cmd. 7989
Apr. 14, 1961
Sevres,
Oct. 6, 1921
24/1923
Cmd. 1982
Nov. 18, 1960
Ottawa,
Oct. 3, 1957
Feb. 23, 1961
Mar. 6, 1961
Nov. 16, 1960
Apr.
May
Apr.
June
June
27,
23,
21,
12,
14,
1961
1961
1961
1961
1961
79/1960
Cmnd. 1218
TREATl S, ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
POSTAL ( continued)Norn-
The Government of the Republic of the Congo
(Leopoldville) have notified the Director of the
Universal Postal Union that they consider themselves
to be a party to the above Convention by virtue of the
deposit on March 5, 1959 of Belgium 's instrument of
ratification, which included the former territory of the
Belgian Congo.
NoreThe Governments of Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic have protested
against the Federal Republic of Germany ratifying
the Convention in the name of " Germany " and,
with the exception of Hungary, against the extension
of the terms of the Convention to Land Berlin.
Agreement . Insured Letters and Boxes
RatificationsPoland
...
Somalia
...
AccessionsDahomey
Ivory Coast
Niger
Senegal
Ottawa,
Oct. 3, 1957
80/1960
Cmnd. 1219
Feb. 23, 1961
Nov. 16, 1960
Apr.
May
June
June
27,
23,
12,
14,
1961
1961
1961
1961
NoT FThe Government of the Republic of the Congo
(Leopoldville) have notified the Director of the
Universal Postal Union that they consider themselves
to be a party to the above Convention by virtue of the
deposit on March 5, 1959 of Belgium 's instrument of
ratification, which included the former territory of the
Belgian Congo.
NOTThe Governments of Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic have protested
against the Federal Republic of Germany ratifying
the Convention in the name of "Germany" and,
with the exception of Hungary, against the extension
of the terms of the Convention to land Berlin.
Agreement . Postal Parcels
RatificationsPoland
...
Somalia
...
AccessionsDahomey
Ivory Coast
Niger
Senegal
NorEThe Governments of Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the
Ottawa,
Oct. 3, 1957
Feb. 23, 1961
Nov. 16, 1960
Apr.
May
June
June
27,
23,
12,
14,
1961
1961
1961
1961
80/1960.
Cmnd. 1219
S
TREATIES,. ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
POSTAL (continued)Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic have protested
against the Federal Republic of Germany ratifying
the Convention in the name of " Germany " and,
with the exception of Hungary, against the extension
of the terms of the Convention to Land Berlin. . .
RED CROSSConvention . Amelioration of the Condition of the
Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field ...
RatificationPortugal (with declaration")
...
...
...
Convention . Amelioration of the Condition of
Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members
...
...
Armed Forces at Sea
...
RatificationPortugal (with declaration")
...
...
Geneva,
Aug. 12, 1949
Mar. 14, 1961
the
of
...
Geneva,
Aug. 12, 1949
...
Mar. 14, 1961
...
Geneva,
Aug. 12, 1949
...
Mar. 14, 1961
Convention . Protection of Civilian Persons in Time
...
...
...
...
of War
...
...
RatificationPortugal (with declaration")
...
...
...
Geneva,
Aug. 12, 1949
Convention . Treatment.of Prisoners of War
RatificationPortugal (with declaration")
...
...
" (Translation)
. the Government of Portugal . . . has decided
to withdraw the reservations to Article 3, common to
the four Conventions, Article 13 of Convention I and
Articles 4 and 60 of Convention III made at the time
of signature.
On the other hand, the Portuguese Government
only accepts Article 10 of Conventions 1, 11 and III
and Article I1 of Convention IV with the reservation
that requests by the Detaining Power to a neutral
State or to a humanitarian organisation to undertake
the functions normally performed by Protecting
Powers are made with the consent or agreement of the
government of the country of which the persons to be
protected are nationals (countries of origin).
NOTEBy a letter dated February 20, 1961, the Government
of the Congo Republic (capital, Leopoldville) confirmed to the Swiss Government the participation of
that country in the four Geneva Conventions for the
Protection of Victims of War of August 12, 1949, the
Conventions having previously been ratified by
Belgium and thus applied to the former Belgian
Congo. The Government of the Congo Republic
have pointed out that the Congo Republic became a
party to the Conventions on the 30th of June, 1960,
the date on which it became an independent State.
39/1958
Cmnd. 550
Mar. 14, 1961
39/1958
Cmnd. 550
. 39/1958
Cmnd. 550
39/1958
Cmnd. 550
TREATERS, &C.-
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
REFUGEESConvention .
Status of Refugees
Geneva,
July 28, 1951
39/1954
Cmd. 9171
Geneva,
Sept. 19, 1949
49/1958
Cmnd. 578
NorEBy a communication received by the Secretary-
General of the United Nations on April 20, 1961, the
Government of Sweden declared that they had decided
to withdraw as from July I, 1961, the reservation to
Article 14 made on ratification of the Convention.
The text of that reservation is as follows:
. a reservation to Article 14 to the effect that
the protection afforded by that article shall apply
only to industrial property; .. .
ROAD TRAFFICConvention.
ExtensionsNew Guinea
Papua
NonIn a communication received by the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations on March 6, 1961, the
Government of the Republic of the Congo (capitalLeopoldville) stated that they assume the rights and
obligations of Belgium arising from the application
of the Convention to the Belgian Congo and recognise
that the Convention and its annexes continue to be in
force in the territory of the Republic of the Congo(Leopoldville).
Non
In a communication received by the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations on April 27, 1961, the
Government of Roumania stated that the distinctive
letter R has been selected for Roumania as the
distinguishing sign of the place of registration of
vehicles in international traffic , in accordance with
paragraph 3 of Annex 4 of the Convention.
NoreIn the first line of paragraph (c) of the declaration
made on the extension of the Convention to Hong
Kong (published in "Treaty Series No: 23 (1961) ",
Cmnd. -1346) the reference to "paragraph (b) of
Section lI "should be amended to read " paragraph (f)
of Section II ".
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEAsee MARITIME CONVENTIONS.
SUGARSee FOOD.
June 2, 1961
(effective date)
June 2. 1961
(effective date)
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TREATIES, ECC.
Date
TRADEConvention establishing the European Free Trade
...
Association
...
...
...
...
...
Extension...
...
Greenland (with reservations') ...
Stockholm,
Jan. 4, 1960
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
30/1960
Cmnd. 1026
Jul y 1, 1961
(effective date)
• " (1) Denmark shall retain the right to extend to
Greenland at any time before 1st July, 1970 , Danish
customs duties and quantitative restrictions provided
that such duties and quantitative restrictions shall be
reduced and eliminated progressively in accordance
with Articles 3, 10 and 11 of the Convention.
(2) Denmark shall retain , in the light of the limited
scope and exceptional nature of economic activity in
Greenland, the right to maintain the Greenland
Equalisation Food for the purpose of stabilising the
income of Greenland producers.
(3) Denmark shall retain, in the light of the limited
scope and exceptional nature of economic activity in
Greenland and the special social and demographic
conditions prevailing there, the right to continue, as
long as these special conditions exist, to make the
establishment and operation of economic enterprises
in Greenland conditional upon Danish nationality
and permanent residence in Greenland."
WESTERN EUROPEAN UNIONSee EUROPE
Part D.-TREATIES , ETC., WITH THE FOLLOWING STATES
UNITED STATESNomOn the entry into force on February 10, 1961, of the
Agreement between the Government of the Federation
of the West Indies and the Government of the United
States of America concerning United States Defence
Areas in the Federation of the West Indies
(Cmnd. 1369) the provisions of the following Agreements ( including any amendments , modifications and
extensions thereof)Agreement relating to the Bases Leased to the United
States of America ...
...
...
...
...
London,
Mar. 27, 1941
2/1941
Cmd. 6259
Agreement concerning the Opening of Certain
Military Air Bases in the Caribbean Area and
Bermuda to use by Civil Aircraft ...
...
...
Washington,
Feb. 24, 1948
22/1948
Cmd. 7389
Agreement concerning the Extension of the Bahamas
Long Range Proving Ground by Additional Sites
...
...
...
in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Washington,
Jan. 15, 1952
10/1952
Cmd. 8485
Agreement concerning the Extension of the Bahamas
Long Range Proving Ground by the Establishment
of Additional Sites in Saint Lucia ...
...
...
Washington,
June 25, 1956
26/1956
Cmd. 9811
TREATIES, ETC.
Date
Treaty Series
and
Command Nos.
UNITED STATES (continued)Agreement for the establishment in Barbados of an
Oceanographic Research Station ...
...
...
Agreement for the establishment of an Oceanographic
Research Station in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Exchange of Notes concerning the Establishment and
Operation of a Radar Station on the Island of
Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands
...
and of any other Agreement between the Government
of the United Kingdom and the United States
Government concerning the grant of rights to the
United States Government with respect to defence
facilities in the Federation, have, save as expressly
provided in the Agreement of February 10, 1961,
ceased to have any force or effect in so far as they
relate to any territory of the Federation.
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P.O.P.
Washington.
Nov. 1, 1956
2/1957
Cmnd. 68
Washington,
Nov. 27, 1956
22/1957
Cmnd. 94
Washington,
Mar. 16/
Apr. 16, 1959
65/1959
Cmnd. 836
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