SANITARY AERIAL NAVIGATION Protocol opened for signature at Washington April 23, 1946, and signed for the United States April 30, 1946 Senate advice and consent to ratification July 25, 1946 Ratified by the President of the United States August 6, 1946 Ratification of the United States deposited at Washington August 6, Entered into force April 30, 1946; for the United States August 6, 1946 61 Stat. 1122; Treaties and Other International Acts Series 1552 PROTOCOL TO PROLONG THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION FOR AERIAL NAVIGATION, 1944, MODIFYING THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION FOR AERIAL NAVIGATION OF APRIL 12,1933 The Governments signatory to the present Protocol, Considering that, unless prolonged in force by action taken for that purpose by the interested Governments, the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation, 1944,2 Modifying the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation of April 12, 1933,3 will expire on July 15, 1946, the expiration of eighteen months from the date on which the said 1944 Convention entered into force; and Considering that it is desirable that the said 1944 Convention shall be prolonged in force after July 15, 1946, between the Governments parties thereto; Have appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries who, having deposited their full powers, found in good and proper form, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I Subject to the limitation provided for in Article II of the present Protocol, the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation, 1944, Modifying the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation of April 12, 1933, shall be prolonged in force on and after July 15, 1946, in respect of each of the Governments parties to the present Protocol, until the date on which such Government shall become bound by a further Convention amending or superseding the said 1944 Convention and the said 1933 Convention. ARTICLE II The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (hereinafter referred to as UNRRA) shall continue to perform the duties and functions assigned to it by the said 1944 Convention, as prolonged by the present Protocol, until such time as a new International Health Organization shall be established, at which time such duties and functions shall be transferred to and shall be assumed by such new International Health Organization, provided that if the new International Health Organization has not been formed or, having been formed, is unable to perform the above duties and functions by the date on which UNRRA, owing to the termination of its activities in Europe or for any other reason, ceases to be able to perform them, those duties and functions shall be entrusted to the Office International d'Hygiene Publique and the countries signatory to this Protocol will, in that event, make appropriate financial provisions so as to enable the Office to perform those duties and functions. ARTICLE III The present Protocol shall remain open for signature until May 1, 1946. ARTICLE IV The present Protocol shall come into force when it has been signed without reservation in regard to ratification, or instruments of ratification have been deposited or notifications of accession have been received on behalf of at least ten Governments. The present Protocol shall come into force in respect of each of the other signatory Governments on the date of signature on its behalf, unless such signature is made with a reservation in regard to ratification, in which event the present Protocol shall come into force in respect of such Government on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. ARTICLE V After May 1, 1946 the present Protocol shall be open to accession by any Government which is a party to the 1944 Convention and is not a signatory to the present Protocol. Each accession shall be notified in writing to the Government of the United States of America. Accessions notified on or before the date on which the present Protocol enters into force shall be effective as of that date. Accessions notified after the date of the entry into force of the present Protocol shall become effective in respect of each Government upon the date of the receipt of that Government's notification of accession. In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries sign the present Protocol, on the date indicated opposite their respective signatures, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America and of which certified copies shall be furnished by the Government of the United States of America to each of the signatory and acceding Governments and to each of the Governments parties to the said 1944 Convention or the said 1933 Convention. Done at Washington this twenty-third day of April, 1946. On Apr. 3, 1945, the Australian Government acceded to the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation of 1944, subject to the following reservations: "(a) Pursuant to Article No. 21, the Government declares that the Convention does not apply to the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Islands or the Mandated Territories of New Guinea and Nauru. "(b) The Australian Government reserves the right in respect of certificates of inoculation against cholera, typhus, yellow fever and certificates of vaccination against smallpox, to accept only those certificates which are signed by a recognized official of the Public Health Services of the country concerned, and which carry within the text of the certificate an intimation of the office occupied by the person signing the certificate. "(c) The Australian Government, for temporary reasons of a practical nature, is not in a position to accept the full obligations arising out of Section 1, Part 1 of the 1933 Convention in relation to aerodromes within its territory which are within operational areas or under the control of the Air Forces of the Commonwealth or any Allied power. "(d) Notwithstanding Article No. 35 or other provisions of the 1933 or the present Convention, the Australian Government reserves the right to require that every member of the crew and every passenger on every aircaft arriving from overseas shall, on arrival at the first landing place in Australia, produce to the quarantine officer there a certificate of recent vaccination against smallpox as defined in the Convention, or a certificate that he has given proof that he is adequately immune to smallpox, failing both of which certificates he shall submit to be vaccinated against smallpox. "(e) The Australian Government reserves the right to prohibit the importation into Australia on any aircraft of any animal other than approved insects and parasites." COMBINED SIAM RICE COMMISSION Tripartite agreement signed at Bangkok May 6, 1946, with exchanges of notes and memorandum of understanding Entered into force May 6, 1946 Modified by agreements of July 12, September 21, December 18, and Extended by agreements of August 31 and December 24, 19462 Expired August 31, 1947 99 United Nations Treaty Series 181, 199; 157 United Nations Treaty Series 85 TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the United Kingdom), and Siam, consider that it is desirable to take all possible measures for promoting and maintaining the maximum economic production in Siam of rice and certain other export commodities now in short world supply, and for facilitating the exportation of the surpluses of such commodities upon an equitable basis; and WHEREAS, the Government of Siam recognizes the immediate importance of producing for export and exporting, in accordance with any allocations recommended by the appropriate combined Boards or successor bodies as determined by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, the maximum quantities of rice and certain other commodities now in short world supply, and desires to cooperate with the United States of America and the United Kingdom in achieving those objectives, and WHEREAS, the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom recognize the immediate importance of such production and of the prompt and efficient exploration of Siam rice and certain other commodities now in short world supply in accordance with any allocations recommended by the appropriate combined Boards or successor bodies as determined by such Governments, and desire to aid and cooperate with the Government of Siam in achieving those objectives, 1 Not printed. The first three of these agreements provided, respectively, for the membership of Siam, India, and China on the Rice Commission. In the Dec. 24 agreement the parties, in addition to extending the agreement to Aug. 31, 1947, agreed upon establishment of a new basic price and application of an export tax. "Not printed. The undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I 1. During the period in which this Agreement is in force, the Government of Siam will permit all exports of rice, tin, and rubber only in accordance with allocations recommended by the appropriate Combined Board or any successor body as determined by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom. 2. The Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom will support an application by the Government of Siam to become a member of the Rice Committee of the Combined Food Board or successor body. 3. During the period in which this Agreement is in force the Government of Siam will take all possible measures to stimulate the production and facilitate the export of the maximum quantities of teak and other hard woods. ARTICLE II 1. The Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom will establish promptly a Combined Siam Rice Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Rice Commission) to cooperate with and assist the Government of Siam in promoting the maximum economic production of rice in Siam, and to arrange for the exportation of all rice surplus to the internal needs of Siam in accordance with allocations recommended by the Combined Food Board or successor body. 2. The Government of Siam will make all rice and paddy surplus to the internal needs available for exportation under the control system of the Rice Commission and will cooperate with the Rice Commission in stimulating the maximum economic production of rice in Siam. 3. The Government of Siam will not impose or permit the imposition of export or other duties on rice or paddy other than those in effect on the date of the signing of this Agreement, except as may be determined by agreement between the Government of Siam and the Rice Commission. 4. The Rice Commission will assist the Government of Siam with respect to measures designed to effectuate and expedite achievement of the objectives in regard to rice production and export sought by this Agreement and will recommend to the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom such measures of assistance as it deems essential for such purposes, particularly in regard to (a) the procurement and importation of items required in connexion with rice production and exportation, including milling, transportation, and repair of port facilities; and |