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THE STATES PARTIES TO THE PRESENT CONVENTION, |
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CONSCIOUS of the dangers of pollution posed by the worldwide maritime carriage of oil in bulk, |
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CONVINCED of the need to ensure that adequate compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by pollution resulting from the escape or discharge of oil from ships, |
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DESIRING to adopt uniform international rules and procedures for determining questions of liability and providing adequate compensation in such cases, |
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HAVE AGREED as follows: |