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2. The Joint Committee shall take such action as is necessary for 
effective implementation of this agreement including, but not limited 
to, approval of specific projects and programs of cooperation; designa- 
tion of appropriate agencies and organizations to be responsible for 
carrying out cooperative activities; and making recommendations, as 
appropriate, to the Parties. 
3. Each Party shall designate its Executive Agent which will be 
responsible for carrying out this agreement. During the period between 
meetings of the Joint Committee, the Executive Agents shall maintain 
contact with each other and coordinate and supervise the development 
and implementation of cooperative activities conducted under this 
agreement. 
ARTICLE 6 
Nothing in this agreement shall be interpreted to prejudice other 
agreements between the Parties or commitments of either Party to 
other international oceanographic programs. 
ARTICLE 7 
Each Party, with the consent of the other Party, may invite third 
countries to participate in cooperative activities engaged in under 
this agreement. 
ARTICLE 8 
1. This agreement shall enter into force upon signature and remain 
in force for 5 years. It may be modified or extended by mutual 
agreement of the Parties. 
2. The termination of the agreement shall not affect the validity 
of implementing agreements concluded under this agreement between 
interested agencies, organizations and firms of the two countries. 
DONE at Washington, this 19th day of June, 1973, in dupli- 
cate, in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally 
authentic. 
For the Government of the United States of America: 
WILLIAM P. ROGERS. 
For the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: 
A. GROMYKO. 
