| Contracting Party | Accession Date | Withdrawal Date | 
              
                | United States of America | 1 September 1949 | 31 December 1976 | 
              
                | United Kingdom | 15 December 1949 | 31 December 1978 | 
              
                | Iceland | 13 February 1950 |  | 
              
                | Canada (Including Newfoundland) | 3 July 1950 |  | 
              
                | Denmark | 4 December 1950 | 31 December 1978 | 
              
                | Spain | 17 January 1952 |  | 
              
                | Norway | 3 July 1952 |  | 
              
                | Portugal | 19 July 1952 |  | 
              
                | Italy | 19 August 1952 | 31 December 1978 | 
              
                | France | 27 January 1953 | 31 December 1978 | 
              
                | Federal Republic of Germany | 27 January 1953 | 31 December 1978 | 
              
                | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) | 10 April 1958 |  | 
              
                | Poland | 21 November 1961 |  | 
              
                | Romania | 21 March1967 |  | 
              
                | Japan | 1 July 1979 |  | 
              
                | Bulgaria | 21 August 1972 |  | 
              
                | German Democratic Republic | 21 May 1974 |  | 
              
                | Republic of Cuba | 28 November 1975 |  |