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DRAFT.
Sxcellency:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Kxcellency's note of this date In which* with reference to the
Supplementary Convention between the United States of America
on the one part and His Majesty In respect of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Commonwealth
of Australia and the jomlnion c.f New /.ealand, on the other part,
signed at   ashington on May 27, 1936, amending Article IV
and the second paragraph of Article VI of the convention
concerning the tenure and disposition of real snd personal
property between the United states of America and Her Majesty
The :;ueen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
signed at ffaehington on March 2, 1899, you Inform me by
Instruction from Ml (aje-.ty's Principal 3ecretary of r;tate
for Foreign Affairs that His Majesty's Governments In the
United Kingdom of Greet Britain and Northern Ireland and
New /.ealand have recoimended to His Majesty that the
Supplementary convention should be ratified in reapect of
the nnited Kingdom of Oreat Britain and Northern Ireland and
the Dominion of New Zealand, respectively, but that His
Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia has
not felt able to make a similar recommendation.
/our excellency accordingly informs M that His
Majesty's ratification of the supplementary convention
consequently is made in respect of the mlted Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and In respect of the
Dominion of Hew Zealand, and that it does not Include the
Commonwealth of Australia, in respect of which the said
Supplementary Convention also was signed*
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His excellency
The Hight Honorable
The aarouess of Lothian* C.H.,
British Ambassador*
in proceeding today to the exchange of ratifications
of the Supplementary convention you alao inform me that you
are Instructed by Hla Majesty'a Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affaira to propose that it be agreed between the
respective oovernmenta that the exchange of ratifications
made today pursuant to Article XI of the Supplementary
Convention shall have the effect of bringing the Supplementary
Convention into force between the united States of America and
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and
7»w Zealand, but not In respect of the commonwealth of
Australia, and further to propose that the coming into force
of the Supplementary convention between the United States of
America and the Commonwealth of Australia shall be regarded as
in suspension until such time as there shall be deposited
with the aovernment of the United states of America a
ratification in respect of that Commonwealth.
Your excellency alao suggests, under instructions
from your Government, that if the foregoing proposals be
acceptable to the Government of the United States of America,
Your Kxcellency'b note, together with my note In reply thereto
informing you of this Government's accept«nce of those
proposals shall be regarded aa placing on record the
understanding between His Majesty's Governments and the
Government of the United states of America concerning the
effect of the exchange of ratifications.
I have tne honor to inform Your   ixcellency that this
Government having considered the Information furnished in your
note under acknowledgment and having noted in particular that
His Majesty's ratification la made in respect of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and In respect
of the Dominion of New Zealand but that it does not Include
the/
the Commonwealth of Australia* in respect of which the said
Supplementary Convention also was signed* and likewise having
noted the proposals made by your Government with reference to
the effect that the exchange of ratifications shall have,
accepts the proposals of your Government, namely* that It bs
agreed between our two Governments that the exchange of
ratifications made today pursuant to Article II of the
Supplementary Convention shall have the effect of bringing
the Supplementary Convention Into force between the United
States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and northern Ireland and New ;;ealand but not in respect of
the Commonwealth of Australia, and that the coming into
force of the Supplementary Convention between the United
States of America and the Commonwealth of Australia shall
be regarded as in suspension until such time as there shall
be depoaited with the Government of the United States of
America a ratification in respect of that Conrnonvsealth.
It is also agreeable to this Government that Your
Kxcellency's note under acknowledffnent and my present note
In reply thereto Bhall be regarded as placing on record the
above stated understanding between the Government of the
United states of America and Hie majesty's Governments In
the united Kingdom   and New Zealand concerning the effect
of the exchange of ratifications*
Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my
h 1 ghe st con ei £er at i on.