THE MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION COMPENDIUM
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Volume(s) 1-3; pages 3140-3141
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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, 1985
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Done at Tokyo 31 July 1985
Entered into force 31 July 1985, effective 5 August 1985
Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the U.S. Department of State
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Embassy of the United States of America Tokyo
July 31, 1985
His Excellency Shintaro Abe Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
No. 795
Excellency,
I have the honor to refer 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 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), signed at Washington on August 5, 1975 and amended by the Exchange of Notes dated August 5, 1980 between the two Governments. I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, the following understanding reached recently between the representatives of the two Governments:
The Agreement shall be extended for a period of five years from August 5, 1985, and shall continue in force thereafter until the expiration of six months from the day on which either Government shall give written notice of its intention to terminate the Agreement.
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would be good enough to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, 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.
Tokyo, July 31, 1985
His Excellency Michael J. Mansfield Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America
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 the United States of America and the Government of Japan on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), signed at Washington on August 5, 1975 and amended by the Exchange of Notes dated August 5, 1980 between the two Governments. I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, the following understanding reached recently between the representatives of the two Governments:
The Agreement shall be extended for a period of five years from August 5, 1985 and shall continue in force thereafter until the expiration of six months from the day on which either Government shall give written notice of its intention to terminate the Agreement.
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would be good enough to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, the foregoing understanding.
This Note is done in the English and Japanese languages.’
I have further the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, 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.
Shintaro Abe Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan