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between 168°50' West Longitude and 169° West Longitude, 

 from October 15 to December 31 inclusive. 



10) Off St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, from 

 November 1 to April 30 inclusive. 



11) On the north side of St. Matthew Island, Alaska, in the Ber- 

 ing Sea in the waters between 172°29' West Longitude and 

 172 °46' West Longitude, and on the south side of St. Matthew 

 Island in the waters between 172°17' West Longitude and 172° 

 35' West Longitude and in the waters between 172° 5-1' West 

 Longitude and 173° 04' West Longitude. 



These provisions shall apply year-round, except as otherwise 

 provided. 



3. Nothing in the present arrangements shall be deemed to preju- 

 dice the claims of either Government in regard to the jurisdiction of 

 a coastal state over fisheries. 



4. The present arrangements shall be effective as of January 1, 1975, 

 and shall continue in effect until December 31, 1976, provided that 

 in regard to the fishing as specified in paragraph 1(1) (a) and to the 

 loading operations as specified in paragraph 2(10), the present 

 arrangements shall continue in effect until May 31, 1977, and until 

 April 30, 1977, respectively. At the request of either Government, 

 representatives of the two Governments will meet at a mutually con- 

 venient time within 60 daj's of such request to consider the desirability 

 of modifications of these arrangements. In any event, the two Govern- 

 ments shall meet before December 31, 1976, to review the operation of 

 the present arrangements and to decide on future arrangements. 



I have further the honor to propose that this note and Your Ex- 

 cellency's reply confirming the above understandings on behalf of 

 your Government shall be regarded as constituting an agreement 

 between the two Governments. 



I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the 

 assurance of my highest consideration. 



KlICIII MiYAZAWA 



Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 

 His Excellency 



James D. Hodgson, 



Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

 United States of America in Japan 



embassy or THE 

 [SEAL] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 



TOKYO 



No. 939 December 24, 1974 



Excellency, 



I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note 



of today's date, which reads as follows : 



"I have the honor to refer to the consultation between the repre- 

 sentatives of the Government of Japan and the Government of the 

 United States of America held in Tokyo from November 25 to 

 December 13, 1974, concerning certain fisheries off' the coast of the 

 United States of America and to confirm on behalf of my Govern- 

 ment the following understandings which shall replace the previous 

 agreement contained in the exchange of notes on December 20, 1972 : 



