Instrument of acceptance on behalf of the United States of America of the Constitution of the International Refugee Organization ACCEPTANCE ON THE PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, pursuant to the authority granted by the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States of America approved July 1, 1947 (Public Law 146, 80th Congress), hereby accept, on behalf of the United States of America, the Constitution of the International Refugee Organization, which was signed for the United States of America, subject to approval, on December 16, 1946. The above-mentioned joint resolution reads in part as follows: "Provided, however, That this authority is granted and the approval of the Congress of the acceptance of membership of the United States in the International Refugee Organization is given upon condition and with the reservation that no agreement shall be concluded on behalf of the United States and no action shall be taken by any officer, agency, or any other person and acceptance of the constitution of the Organization by or on behalf of the Government of the United States shall not constitute or authorize action (1) whereby any person shall be admitted to or settled or resettled in the United States or any of its Territories or possessions without prior approval thereof by the Congress, and this joint resolution shall not be construed as such prior approval, or (2) which will have the effect of abrogating, suspending, modifying, adding to, or superseding any of the immigration laws or any other laws of the United States." Done at Washington this first day of July 1947. HARRY S TRUMAN The Secretary-General of the United Nations to the Secretary of State I have the honour to inform you that, Denmark having signed without reservation as to approval the Constitution of the International Refugee Organization on 20 August 1948, the Constitution has now come into force, since the conditions laid down by Article 18, paragraph 2, have been fulfilled. The fifteen States shown on the attached list, whose contributions to Part 1 of the operational budget amounts to 75.96% of the total thereof have become parties to the said Constitution. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, The Honorable, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, Department of State, Washington 25, D. C. For the Secretary-General Наина дава H. Saba Legal Department United States of America. . deposit of an in 1 Should read "5 August 1948", according to note Leg. 73/02/SK, dated Oct. 26, 1948 from the Acting Director of the Legal Department of the United Nations to the Secretary of State. О |