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59 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-SANITARY AERIAL NAVIGATION-JAN. 5, 1945 Convention between the United States of America and other powers respecting sanitary aerial navigation, modifying the convention of April 12, 1933. Opened for signature at Washington December 15, 1944; signed for the United States of America January 6, 1945; ratificationadvised by the Senate of the United States of America May 21, 1945; ratified by the President of the United States of America May 29, 1945; ratification deposited by the United States of America May 29, 1945; proclaimed by the President of the United States of America May 29, 1945; effective as to the United States of America May 29, 1945. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS an international sanitary convention for aerial naviga- tion, which was opened for signature in the English and French languages at Washington on December 15, 1944 and was signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America (with a reservation "Subject to ratification") and seventeen other countries, is word for word as follows: INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CON- CONVENTION SANITAIRE INTER- VENTION FOR AERIAL NAVIGA- NATIONALE POUR LA NAVIGA- TION, 1944 TION AERIENNE 1944 January 5, 1945 [T.S. 992] Modifying the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation of April 12, 1933 The Governments signatory hereto, Considering that the Inter- national Office of Public Health created by the Agreement signed at Rome on December 9, 1907, is unable for the time being to carry out effectively all of the duties and functions assigned to it in the Annex to that Agree- ment; in the International Sani- tary Convention, 1926; in the International Sanitary Conven- tion for Aerial Navigation, 1933; and in other Conventions or Agreements relating to the public health; Portant Modification de la Conven- tion Sanitaire Internationale pour la Navigation Ae- rienne du 12 Avril 1933 Les Gouvernements signataires, Considerant que l'Office inter- national d'Hygiene publique, cr66 par l'Accord sign6 A Rome le 9 decembre 1907, ne peut pour le moment remplir effectivement toutes les taches et fonctions qui lui ont ete assignees par l'Annexe de cet Accord, par la Convention sanitaire internationale de 1926, par la Convention sanitaire inter- nationale pour la Navigation aerienne de 1933 et par d'autres Conventions ou Accords ayant rapport a l'hygiene publique; 36 Stat. W061. 45 Stat. 2492 . 49 Stat. 3279. 991