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A refugee seaman who on the date when this Agreement enters into force
(i) is not lawfully staying in the territory of any State and is not entitled to admission for the purpose of so staying to the territory of any State, other than a State where he has well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and
(ii) is not in accordance with Article 2 of this Agreement regarded as lawfully staying in the territory of a Contracting Party
shall become entitled to be regarded, for the purpose of Article 28 of the Convention, as lawfully staying in the territory
a) of the Contracting Party which after 31 December 1945 and before the entry into force of this Agreement last issued to, or extended or renewed for him, while a refugee, a travel document valid for return to that territory whether or not that document is still in force; or, if there is no such Contracting Party,
b) of the Contracting Party where he, while a refugee, after 31 December 1945 and before the entry into force of this Agreement was last lawfully staying; or, if there is no such Contracting Party,
c) of the Contracting Party under whose flag he, while a refugee, after 31 December 1945 and before the entry into force of this Agreement last has served as a seafarer for a total of 600 days within any period of three years on ships calling at least twice a year at ports in that territory.