The Secretary of State shall notify without delay foreign states concerned, the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, and persons affected by measures taken under this chapter.

Terms Used In 33 USC 1480

  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. See 33 USC 1471
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7