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Agreement between the United Kingdom and Portugal in regard to Tonnage Measurement of Merchant Ships [1926] CATSer 1 (20 May 1926)

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PORTUGAL IN REGARD TO TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF MERCHANT SHIPS

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT have agreed as follows:

In view of the fact that the existing laws and regulations of Great Britain in regard to measurement of tonnage of merchant ships are in substantial agreement with those of Portugal, British ships furnished with certificates of registry and other national papers duly issued by the competent British authorities shall be deemed by the Portuguese authorities to be of the tonnage denoted in the said documents, and shall be exempted from being remeasured in any port or place within Portuguese territory or in localities under the control of Portugal, on condition that similar terms shall be accorded to Portuguese ships equipped with certificates of registry or other national papers duly issued by the competent Portuguese authorities on or after July 5, 1924, and that such ships shall be exempted from being remeasured in any place within His Britannic Majesty's Dominions or under His Britannic Majesty's protection or control.

Either of the Contracting Parties may, on giving to the other twelve months' notice to that effect, terminate this Agreement either as a whole or separately in respect of any of the following parts of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, viz., the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, and His Majesty's Indian Empire.

In the event of the Agreement being terminated in respect of any such part of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, the Agreement shall cease to apply to British ships registered therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed the present Agreement and have affixed thereto their seals.

DONE in duplicate at London, the 20^th day of May, 1926.

Austen Chamberlain

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Sir Austen Chamberlain to the Portuguese Ambassador

FOREIGN OFFICE

May, 20, 1926

Your Excellency,

With reference to the Agreement which is being signed this day on behalf of the British and Portuguese Governments in regard to the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships, I desire to place on record the fact that this Agreement is made with the consent of the self-governing Dominions and India.

(2) I have the honour to add that it would be understood that the stipulations of the Agreement shall not be applicable to Iraq unless notice shall have been given of the desire of the Iraq Government that they shall be so applicable.

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Austen Chamberlain

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The Portuguese Ambassador to Sir Austen Chamberlain

PORTUGUESE EMBASSY

LONDON, May 20, 1926

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of today informing me of your desire to place on record the fact that the Agreement which is being signed this day on behalf of the Portuguese and British Governments in regard to the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships is made with the consent of the self-governing Dominions and India.

It would be understood that the stipulations of the Agreement shall not be applicable to Iraq unless notice shall have been given of the desire of the Iraq Government that they shall be so applicable.

I have, etc...

Norton de Mattos