A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State shall not renegotiate the present North Pacific Fur Seal Convention.

Summary

Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State shall not renegotiate the present North Pacific Fur Seal Convention and that it should be allowed to expire in 1976. Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should immediately notify the other parties to the convention that the United States does not intend to extend its life beyond 1976. Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should immediately initiate negotiations with the parties to the convention and any other interested States for the purpose of obtaining an international agreement or ageements to ban all killing of North Pacific fur seals whether on the Pribilof Islands or on the high seas.

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1. 18 April 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 April 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 April 1973

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Sponsors

• Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfr00 · Standing

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