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Ix TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I liave signed this proclamation and caused 

 the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 



Done at the city of Washington this twenty-seventh day of April 

 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred 

 [seal] seventy-three and of the Independence of the United 

 States of America the one hundred ninety-seventh. 



Richard Nixon 

 By the President : 



William P. Rogers 

 Secretary of State 



AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT 

 OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL CONCERN- 

 ING SHRIMP 



The Parties to this Agreement, 



Note the position of the Government of the Federative Republic 

 of Brazil, 



that it considers its territorial sea to extend to a distance of 200 

 nautical miles from Brazil's coast, 



that the exploration of crustaceans and other living resources, 

 which are closely dependent on the seabed under the Brazilian terri- 

 torial sea, is reserved to Brazilian fishing vessels, and 



that exception to this provision can only be granted through inter- 

 national agreements, 



Note also the position of the Government of the United States of 

 America that it does not consider itself obligated under international 

 law to recognize territorial sea claims of more than 3 nautical miles 

 nor fisheries jurisdiction of more than 12 nautical miles, beyond which 

 zone of jurisdiction all nations have the right to fish freely, and that 

 it does not consider that all crustaceans are living organisms belong- 

 ing to sedentary species as defined in the 1958 Geneva Convention 

 on the Continental Shelf, [^] and further 



Recognizing that the dijfference in the respective juridical positions 

 of the Parties has given rise to certain problems relating to the con- 

 duct of shrimp fisheries. 



Considering the tradition of both Parties for resolving international 

 ciiJfferences by having recourse to negotiation, 



Believing it is desirable to arrive at an interim solution for the 

 conduct of shrimp fisheries without prejudice to either Party's juridi- 

 cal position concerning the extent of territorial seas or fisheries juris- 

 diction under international law. 



Concluding' that, while general international solutions to issues of 

 maritime jurisdiction are being sought and until more adequate infor- 

 mation regarding the shrimp fisheries is available, it is desirable to 

 conclude an interim agreement which takes into account their mutual 

 interest in the conservation of the shrimp resources of the area of this 

 Agreement, 



"Have Agreed as Follows : 



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