CAB129-36 — Page 220

I

Page 220 105

INTERNATIONAL WHALING CONFERENCE

Washington, 20th November-2nd December, 1946

FINAL ACT

The Governments of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, represented by plenipotentiary delegations; and the Governments of Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, and the Union of South Africa, represented by observer delegations;

+

Having accepted the invitation extended to them by the Government of the United States of America to participate in an International Whaling Conference;

Appointed their respective representatives, who are listed below by countries in the order of alphabetical precedence:

Argentina—

Delegates-

Oscar Ivanissevich, Ambassador to the United States, Chairman. José Manuel Moneta, Counsellor.

Commander Guillermo Brown, Naval Mission at Washington. Pedro H. Bruno Videla.

Adviser-

Martin Luis Drago, Argentine Embassy, Washington.

Australia-

Delegate

Francis F. Anderson, Director, Fisheries Division, Department of

Commerce and Agriculture.

Member

Brazil

Cedric G. Setter, Research Officer, Fisheries Division, Department of

Commerce and Agriculture.

Delegate-

Canada-

Paulo Fróes da Cruz, Agricultural Attaché, Brazilian Embassy,

Washington.

Delegates-

H. H. Wrong, Ambassador to the United States, Chairman. H. A. Scott, Commercial Counsellor, Canadian Embassy, Washington.

Technical Advisers-

Chile-

J. A. Rodd, 'Department of Fisheries.

J. R. Dymond, Fisheries Research Board of Canada.

Delegate-

Alagtim Po Efwards.

Page 220

4

Denmark-

201 Delegate-

Pater Friedrich 6

Adviser-

France-

Friedrich Erichsen, Adviser on Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Chairman1°fthe

G. Mortensen, Trangisvaag, Faroe Isles.

Delegates-

Iceland-

Armand Anziani, Assistant Director, Economic Affairs, Ministry of

French Overseas Territories, Chairman.

Jean Joseph Le Gall, Director, Scientific and Technical Bureau,

Maritime Fisheries.

Paul Budker, Assistant Director, Museum of Natural History. Francis Lacoste, Minister Plenipotentiary, French Embassy,

Washington.

Henri Claudel, Attaché, French Embassy, Washington.

Observer-

Ireland-

Olafur Bjornsson, Secretary, Icelandic Legation, Washington.

Observer-

Thomas V. Commins, Commercial Attaché, Irish Legation,

Washington.

Netherlands-

Delegates--

D. J. van Dijk, Head, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Provisioning, Chairman.

H. S. Drost, Inspector, Fisheries.

G. G. H. von Felde, Attorney, Netherlands Whaling Corporation.

New Zealand-

Delegate-

Guy Richardson Powles, First Secretary, New Zealand Legation,

Washington.

Member-

Roger Hawthorne, New Zealand Legation, Washington.

Norway-

Delegates-

Birger Bergersen, Minister to Sweden.

Knut Lykke, Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy, Washington.

Hans Thomas Knudtzon, Chief of Section, Ministry of Commerce. Valentin Voss, Attorney, Supreme Court of Norway.

Johan T. Ruud, Professor, University of Oslo.

Advisers-

H. Winge Sorensen, Director.

Ingvald Haugen, Member of the Norwegian Parliament.

Secretary-

Hagala M. Fagben, Director.