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).. coa:rwwr.el71 tbee• 1.aot1 &.ad !'ClUte• .,... Wo to ta.c111t&t.. JWI1tnl 14..ntJ.tieaUoa. bJ air &D4 nr-t.o• craft encapd 1D ••cort. or s-trol operat.ioM, 1D that M'*tnl ••u•b located~ ot the traab abel route• t.a ord.l.a&r7 u• bHOIII wbJ•ot. to epeoi&l a t.WnUon aDd oball•ace·

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5. SlMcliob Ootbon'llurl n .. olo • - Pl.71all bo-OD OotboAbarl ODd t.bo -rL:&o • t.UO. opooi&l. ""'"- u Silollootod ODd oporato -· a apeo!al .,re...at. • 1tb botb tbe Ge.JMU a.ad lbi:t.Ub. M O&D 't. IMD rr.. tbo tho ooc~ ch&rta, tbo routoo toll....ct oro dUtorODt tr.. thou toll-d b7 otller 1101ltrolo. 'l'bio 1o parUOOilar~ e'fidont 1a ro· 1o.r<1 to tbo C~OI')' Cui-., 0Dtz'7 J.aDo 111>icb OotbtD'IIurl oldpo &ro m ~to tolloo.

6. ExplODotion 1e 1a tbo toot tbot tho SlMCI!.ob roouUDp ooro rot!-tiod IJ7 tbo Brltiob &1111 Go ....... Jld.Qt to tbo oot.obl!.o-Dt ot tbo 11,8, ODtry l.&.oe instruction., tf3r which MUOZl Sw.diah ahipe --" per.itted to ue tM o14 route• u &D uetpt1oa. t.o Caribbean t ntry l..a.M requiNrD.nt.. t or all other AWtrtla.

7. 'Eht S.ed.ieh IAgatlon in WuhJ.Qctoo rece1na daily 2200 z. pae1-t1ou troa all IIGotbe:.obura" ehipa at •••, wbia.h iAtonaUo.o. 11 ude anllable to t.he Jfa'YJ O.~nt.

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8. 0, S, ooto cond\ICt.o aro ieou..t b7 lobo Stoto ~t 1a i..nata.acee eucb u repatrbtioo ot Me:UOD&la, rellet to o1Tilian popalatioa., and ot.bor h........tt.orle.D oid, Tho oclJ' UDitod St.otoo ooto conducto preoODtl¥ out.tandinc tor neu.tnl ahJ.pa are&

o. bJ11.1.11i obipo Wlllor oh&r\or to tbo ~t.rnot1ono1 R..s Croea •ace&ed 1D the t.rusportat.ion of nU•t wpp11 .. trc. St. John, N. B. to Oro-1 &1111 tho IWCW.OI!E 1a oonioo ~tooon Philadolphio ud llarooillo , ·

b . Tbo ~ CARITAS I oonod b7 o ouboiol!.ory ot tbo Int.rnation&l 'Bed Croll , wbiob 1a engapd in e&n'111l& prieoa.erot-nr auppl.i ea betftt.n D. S. port., Lilboo. &Dd: Martt.ill•• (Soo Op- 16-n" Sori&l. I!J-43 tor pbotopoopbo and dooorlptiOil ot oorldnp of tbJ.o &1111 Swodl.ob obipo.)

9. Applicat.ioo tor 0. S , aaf'e conduct U. beea approved tOll' u. Slrlao CAIUTAS II (b·Po .. u•hn SPOIWIE), Thio obip pro.-~ will bo 1D ...... rrtoe u 1D pl.t"aCnph 8-b aboft.

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IJECL.ASSIFIEO -E. 0 . 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3,4 MLR 101 By AT, NARA, Dele o~/, • / f.f.


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