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On the recordFebruary 10, 1931
I transmit herewith a certified copy of those instruments, signed on July 5, 1930, by the respective plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and of 29 other governments participating in the international load-line conference which met at London on May 20, 1930, for the purpose of formulating international rules and regulations to determine the load lines of merchant vessels engaged in international trade.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Senate Transmitting the International Load Lines Convention.

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