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Agreement between the United States and Canada regarding the application of the Rush–Bagot Agreement of April 28 and 29, 1817, as to the naval readiness of vessels constructed on the Great Lakes for combat upon arrival on open sea

[For text of agreement effected by exchange of notes signed February 26 and March 9, 1942, see Department of State Treaties and Other International Acts Series No. 1836.]

Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume I

Agreement between the United States and Canada regarding the application of the Rush–Bagot Agreement of April 28 and 29, 1817, as to the naval readiness of vessels constructed on the Great Lakes for combat upon arrival on open sea