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The American Ambassador to the Canadian Secretary of State 

 for External Affairs 



No. 68 Ottawa, April S^, 197 If, 



Sir: 



I have the honor to refer to your note of April '24, 1974 proposing 

 the extension for a period of fourteen days from April 24, 1974, of the 

 agreement between the Government of the United States of Ainerica 

 and the Government of Canada on reciprocal fishing privileges in cer- 

 tain areas off their coast, signed at Ottawa on June 15, 1973. 



In reply, I have the honor to inform you that the proposal set forth 

 in your note is acceptable to the Government of the United States of 

 America, which agrees that your note, which is authentic in English 

 and French, and this reply, shall constitute an agreement between 

 our two governments, which shall enter into force on the date of 

 this reply. 



Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. 



William J. Porter 

 The Honourable 



Mitchell Sharp, P.C., 



Secretary of State for 

 External Affairs, 

 Ottawa. 



The Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs 

 to the American Ambassador 



THE SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETAIRE d'eIAT AUX 



FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AFFAIRES EXTERIEURES 



CANADA 



No. 550 Ottawa, kia og2. May 8, 1974- 



Excellency, 



I have the honour to refer to the agreement between the Govern- 

 ment of Canada and the Government of the United States of America 

 on reciprocal fishing privileges in certain areas ojff their coasts, done 

 at Otttawa on June 15, 1973, and now due to expire on May 8, 1974. 



Paragraph eight (8) of that agreement provides that representatives 

 of the two governments shall consult prior to the expiration of the 

 period of its validity with a view to possible amendment and/or 

 extension. 



Such consultation has taken place, and the Government of Canada 

 considers it desirable to extend the agreement for a further period of 

 time. I, therefore, have the honour to propose, on behalf of the Govern- 

 ment of Canada, that this agreement be extended to April 24, 1975. 



I have the honour further to propose that, if acceptable, this note, 

 which is authentic in English and in French, 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 reply. 



