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CANADIAN EMBASSY nSfmSu AMBASSADE DU CANADA 



No. 



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The Canadian Embassy presents its compliments to the 

 Secretary of State and has the honour to refer to the Secretary's 

 Note of March 19, 1969 concerning the Interim Convention on 

 Conservation of North Pacific Pur Seals signed at Vfeshinston 

 on February 9, 1957> as amended by the Protocol signed at 

 Washington on October $, 1963. The Embassy wishes to inform 

 the Secretary of State that the Canadian Government has noted 

 the understandings set out and confirmed in the Secretary's Note 

 under reference. 



The Canadian Government has received a letter from the 

 Chairman of the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission similar to the 

 Chairman's letter of October 13 j 1968 to the Secretary of State, 

 a copy of which was attached to the above-mentioned Note. 



The Canadian Government agrees that it would be in order . 

 for the Parties to the Interim Convention on Conservation of North 

 Pacific F\ir Seals to continue the amended Convention in force for 

 an additional period of time. 



It is tne understanding of the Canadian Government that 

 the Parties agree, with reference to Article XIII, f)aragraph U, 

 of the amended Convention, that the Convention as amended shall 

 continue in force for 18 years, and thereafter until the entry 

 info force of a new or revised Fur Seal Convention between the 

 Parties, or until the expiration of one year after such period 

 of eighteen years, whichever may be earlier, and, with reference 

 to Article XI, that the Parties shall meet for the purposes set 

 forth in that Article at a mutually acceptable time, not later 

 than early in the eighteenth year, after further recommendations 

 have been nade by the Commission. 



It is further the understanding of the Canadian Govern- 

 ment that a meeting of the Parties early in the twelfth year of 

 the Convention will be unnecessary, the purposes of such meeting 

 already having been accomplished as herein indicated. 



The Embassy confirm3 the foregoing understandings on the 

 part of the Government of Canada as requested by the Government of 

 the United States in its capacity of Depositary Government for the 

 Convention. 



The Canadian Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to 

 renew to the Secretary of State the assurances of its highest con- 

 sideration. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



June 3, 1969 [Initialed] 



