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on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States of 

 America signed at Washington on September 10, 1954 [^J to provide 

 for the appointment by each Contracting Party of an additional 

 member on the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. 



In accordance with those conversations, it is the understanding ot 

 the Government of Canada that the above-mentioned Convention shall 

 be amended by substituting the word "four" for the word "three" m 

 the second sentence of paragraph 1 of Article 11. 



I also have the honour to propose that, on confirmation of the tore- 

 going understanding on behalf of the Government of the United 

 States, this Note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect shall 

 constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall 

 enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's reply. 



Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest 

 consideration. 



Paul, Martin 



Secretai'y of State 

 for External Affairs 



His Excellency W. Walton Butterworth, 



Ambassador of the United States of Amenca^ 

 100 Wellington Street^ 

 Ottawa. 



The American Amhassador to the Canadian Secretary of State for 



External Affairs 

 [SEAL] 



EMBASSY OF THE 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 



^^- 298 Ottawa, May 19, 1967. 



Sir: 



I have the honor to refer to your note of April 5, 1966, which reads 



as follows : 



"I have the honour to refer to conversations between representa- 

 tives of our two Governments concerning amendment of the 

 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the 

 United States of America signed at Washington on Septembe/'IO, 

 1954 to provide for the appointment by each Contracting Party 

 of an additional member on the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. 

 "In accordance with those conversations, it is the understanding 

 of the Government of the Canada that the above-mentioned Conven- 

 tion shall be amended by substituting the word 'four' for the word 

 'three' in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of Article II. 



"I also have the honour to propose that, on confirmation of the 

 foregoing understanding on behalf of the Government of the 

 United States, this Note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect 

 shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which 

 shall enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's reply." 



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