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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. ARTICLE XVII Proclamation; rati- This Agreement shall be proclaimed by the President of the United force. States of America and shall be ratified by the Regent of Iceland. It shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the exchange of the proclamation and the instrument of ratification, which shall take place in Washington as soon as possible. ARTICLE XVIII Duration. Subject to the provisions of Article XI and Article XII, this Agree- ment shall remain in force for a term of three years from the date of entry into force pursuant to Article XVII, and, unless at least six months before the expiration of the aforesaid term of three years, the Government of either country shall have given notice in writing to the other Government of intention to terminate the Agreement upon the expiration of that term, the Agreement shall remain in force thereafter, subject to the provisions of Article XI and Article XII, until six months from the date on which the Government of either country shall have given written notice to the other Government of intention to terminate the Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Agreement and have affixed their seals hereto. DONE in duplicate, in the English and Icelandic languages, both authentic, at the City of Reykjavik this twenty-seventh day of August 1943. FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: LELAND B MORRIS [SEAL] Envoy Extraordinaryand Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Iceland. FOR IIS EXCELLENCY THE REGENT OF ICELAND: VIIHJLMUR TI6R. [SEALJ Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. 1090