c. Agreement Relating to the Establishment of Joint Pollution 

 Continguency Plans for Spills of Oils and Other Noxious 

 Substances, June 19, 1974* 



Ejfected hy exchange of notes at Ottawa June 19^ 197 4; Entered into 



force June 19^ 197 Jf,. 



The Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs to the American 



Ambassador 



DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES 



AFFAIRS EXTERIEURES 



CANADA 



No. FL,A-362 Ottawa, Juue 19^ 197 If. 



Excellency, 



I have the honour to refer to the discussions between representatives 

 of our Governments in Washino;ton, D.C. and in Ottawa concerning 

 the establishment of joint pollution contingency plans for waters of 

 m.utual interest, leading to the development of a joint Canada-United 

 States Marine Contingency Plan for spills of oil and other noxious 

 substances. 



I have the honour to propose that the joint Canada-United States 

 Marine Contingency Plan for spills of oil and other noxious substances, 

 shall be promulgated by the Canadian Ministry of Transport and the 

 United States Coast Guard and shall be maintained in force, as 

 timended from time to time, to coordinate responses to significant 

 pollution threats to the waters covered by the provisions of the Plan. 



It would be the responsibility of the Canadian Ministry of Trans- 

 port and the United States Coast Guard to administer and maintain 

 the Plan as promulgated or as amended from time to time. 



Maintenance of the Plan and actions thereunder would be witliout 

 prejudice. to the positions of the Governments of the United States 

 and of Canada, with respect to coastal state jurisdiction over pollu- 

 tion, and without prejudice to any other positions of the two 'Govern- 

 ments regarding the extent of territorial or maritime jurisdiction. 



If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the 

 United States, I have the honour to propose that this Note, which is 

 equally authentic in English and French, and Your Excellency's reply 



* Citation : TIAS 7861. 



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