55 STAT.] GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA-NAVAL AND AIR BASES-MAR. 27, 1941 1599 PROTOCOL. THE undersigned plenipotentiaries of the Governments of Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America having been authorized by their respective Governments to clarify certain matters concerning the defence of Newfoundland arising out of the Agreement signed this day con- cerning the Bases leased to the United States, have drawn up and signed the following Protocol:- 1. It is recognised that the defence of Newfoundland is an integral feature of the Canadian scheme of defence, and as such is a matter of special concern to the Canadian Government, which has already assumed certain responsibilities for this defence. 2. It is agreed therefore that, in all powers which may be exercised and in such actions as may be taken under the Agreement for the use and operation of United States bases dated the 27th March, 1941, in respect of Newfoundland, Canadian interests in regard to defence will be fully respected. 3. Nothing in the Agreement shall affect arrangements relative to the defence of Newfoundland already made by the Governments of the United States and Canada in pursuance of recommendations submitted to those Governments by the Permanent Joint Board on Defence-United States and Canada. 4. It is further agreed that in all consultations concerning New- foundland arising out of Articles I (4), II and XI (5) of the Agree- ment, or of any other Articles involving considerations of defence, the Canadian Government as well as the Government of Newfound- land will have the right to participate. Done in triplicate, in London, the 27th day of March, 1941. On behalf of the Government of Canada: VINCENT MASSEY L. W . MURRAY L. B . PEARSON On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: WINSTON S. CHURCHILL CRANBORNE MOYNE On behalf of the Government of the United States of America: JOHN G. WINANT CHARLES FAHY HARRY J. MALONY HAROLD BIESEMEIER Defense of New- foundland. Ante, pp. 151, 155.
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