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2, Tlie degree of compliance with those principles obtained by the 

 Sta,te authorities of the United States will be reported to the 

 Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare by the 

 United States Public Health Service, and the degree of compliance 

 obtained by the Provincial and other competent authorities in 

 Canada will be reported by the Canadian Department of National 

 Health and Welfare to the United States Public Health Service. 



3, Whenever inspection of shellfish handling facilities or of shell- 

 fish growing areas are desired by either party to this Agreement, the 

 other party will endeavour to facilitate such inspections. 



4, This Agreement may be terminated by eitiier party giving thirty 

 days' notice. 



Tlie Secretary of State to the Canadian Arahassador 



The Secretary of State presents his compliments to Plis Excellency 

 the Ambassador of Canada and has the honor to refer to his note No. 

 106 of March 4, 1948 proposing that an agreement be entered into 

 between the Governments of the United States of America and 

 Canada in the following terms: 



MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 



In order to improve the sanitary practices prevailing in the shell- 

 fish industries of the United States and Canada, it is agreed as follows : 

 • 1. Whatever manual of recommended practice for sanitary control 

 of the shellfish industry is approved by both the United States Public 

 Plealth Service and the Canadian Department of National Health 

 and Welfare will be regarded as setting forth the sanitary principles 

 that will govern the certification of shellfish shippers. 



2. The degree of compliance with those princi}:)les obtained by the 

 State authorities of the United States will be reported to the Canadian 

 Department of National Health and Welfare by the United States 

 Public Health Service, and the degree of compliance obtained by the 

 Provincial and other competent authorities in Canada will be reported 

 by the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare to the 

 United States Public Health Service. 



3. Whenever inspections of shellfish handling facilities or of shell- 

 fish growing areas are desired by either party to this Agreement, the 

 other party will endeavor to facilitate such inspections. 



4. This Agreement may be terminated by either party giving thirty 

 days' notice. 



The Memorandum of Agreement as set forth above is acceptable 

 to the Government of the United States of America. As proposed in 

 His Excellency's note, therefore, that note and the present reply are 

 regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments, 

 effective on the date of the present note. 



BB 



Department of State 



Washington, April SO, 194-8. 



