THE MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION COMPENDIUM
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Volume(s) 1-3; pages 3138-3139
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Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection, Tokyo, 1980
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Done at Tokyo 5 August 1980
Entered into force 5 August 1980
Primary source citation: 32 UST 2468, TIAS 9853
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English Text of the Japanese Note
Tokyo, August 5, 1980
His Excellency Michael J. Mansfield Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America
Excellency,
I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection (herein after referred to as ‘the Agreement’), signed at Washington on August 5, 1975. I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, the following understanding reached recently between the representatives of the two Governments:
1. The Agreement, as amended by the provisions of paragraph 2 below, shall be extended for a period of five years from August 5, 1980. 2. Article 4 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
Implementing arrangements setting forth the details and procedures of the specific cooperative activities under this Agreement may be made between the two Governments or their agencies, whichever is appropriate.’
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would be good enough to confirm, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, the foregoing understanding.
This Note is done in the Japanese and English languages.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.
Masayoshi Ito Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tokyo
August 5, 1980
His Excellency Masayoshi Ito, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
No. 724
Excellency,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note of today's date, which reads as follows:
‘I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), signed at Washington on August 5, 1975. I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, the following understanding reached recently between the representatives of the two Governments:
1. The Agreement, as amended by the provisions of paragraph 2 below, shall be extended for a period of five years from August 5, 1980. 2. Article 4 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
Implementing arrangements setting forth the details and procedures of the specific cooperative activities under this Agreement may be made between the two Governments or their agencies, whichever is appropriate.’
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would be good enough to confirm, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, the foregoing understanding.
This Note is done in the Japanese and English languages.’
I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, the foregoing understanding.
This Note is done in the English and Japanese languages.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.
Michael J. Mansfield