Ⅰ Note from Mr. H. K. Yang, Ambassador of the Republic of Chi-
na, to Mr. R.F. Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Info-
rmation of the Republic of South Africa
CAPE TOWN, May 19, 1983
Dear Mr. Minister:
With a view to establishing uniform principles and rules for
the determination of the tonnage of ships which are engaged
in international voyages and registered in the Republic of
South Africa or in the Republic of China, the Republic of C-
hina hereby proposes that the Republic of South Africa and
the Republic of China agree to accept International Tonnage
Certificates to be issued by the authority of either Govern-
ment in conformity with the provisions of the International
Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, and under
the following conditions:
1 Every ship registered in the Republic of South Africa whi-
ch calls at ports of the Republic of China shall have an
International Tonnage Certificate in conformity with the
provisions of the said Convention. Such Certificate shall
be drawn up in the from specified in Annex II of the Conv-
ention and it shall be available for Inspection when the
ship calls at ports of the Republic of China in the same
manner as when the ship calls at the ports of the Parties
to the Convention.
2 Although the Republic of China is not a party to the said
Convention, every ship registered in the Republic of China
which calls at ports of the Republic of South Africa shall
have a certificate drawn up in conformity with the provis-
ions of the Convention. Such certificate shall be availab-
le for inspection when the ship calls at ports of the Rep-
ublic of South Africa.
If this proposal meets with the approval of the Government
of the Republic of South Africa, I suggest that this Note
and your Note in reply shall constitute an Agreement betw-
een the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and of
the Rpublic of China.

(Signed)
H.K.Yang
Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of
the Republic of China

The Honourable
R.F. Botha
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Information

Ⅱ Note from Mr.R.F. Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and In-
formation of the Republic of South Africa to Mr. H.K. Yang,
Ambassador of the Republic of China
19 May 1983
29/4/1 (217)
MB 10/1/31
Your Excellency:
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which
reads word for word as follows:
”With a view to establishing uniform principles and rules
for the determination of the tonnage of ships which are eng-
aged in international voyages and registered in the Republic
of South Africa or in the Republic of China, the Republic of
China hereby proposes that the Republic of South Africa and
the Republic of China agree to accept International Tonnage
Certificates to be issued by the authority of either Govern-
ment in conformity with the provisions of the International
Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, and under
the following conditions:
(1) Every ship registered in the Republic of South Africa whi-
ch calls at ports of the Republic of China shall have an
International Tonnage Certificate in conformity with the
provisions of the said Convention. Such Certificate shall
be drawn up in the form specified in Annex II of the Conv-
ention and it shall be available for inspection when the
ship calls at ports of the Republic of China in the same
manner as when the ship calls at the ports of the Patries
to the Convention.
(2) Although the Republic of China is not a party to the said
Convention, every ship registered in the Republic of China
which calls at ports of the Republic of South Africa shall
have a certificate drawn up in conformity with the provis-
ions of the Convention. Such certificate shall be availab-
le for inspection when the ship calls at ports of the Rep-
ublic of South Africa.
If this proposal meets with the approval of the Government
of the Republic of South Africa, I suggest that this Note a-
nd your Note in reply shall constitute an Agreement between
the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and of the
Republic of China.”
I wish to confirm that this proposal meets with the approval
of the Government of the Republic of South Africa and that
your Note and this reply constitute an agreement between our
two Governments as of today's date.

(Signed)
R.F. Botha
Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Information
His Excellency
H.K. Yang
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of China
CAPE TOWN