b. Agreement Concerning Salmon Fishing, December 24, 1974 * 



Exchange of notes Signed at Tokyo^ Becemher ^4, 197U; Entered 

 into force December 21}., 1971}. 



Translation 



TOKYO 



December 24, 1974 

 Excellency, 



With reference to the notes exchanged today between Your Excel- 

 lency and myself concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the United 

 States of America, I have the honor to confirm, on behalf of the 

 Government of Japan, the following understanding reached between 

 the representatives of the two Governments concerning salmon fishing. 



With regard to the salmon fishing carried out in the waters which 

 are contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States of America 

 and extend to a limit of twelve nautical miles from the baseline from 

 which the United States territorial sea is measured west of the pro- 

 visional lines specified in the International Convention for the High 

 Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean, each Government will pay 

 due regard to the position maintained by the other with respect to 

 the interpretation and implementation of the said Convention. 



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

 lency's reply confirming the above understanding on behalf of the 

 Government of the United States of America shall be regarded as 

 constituting an agreement between the two Governments. 



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

 assurance of my highest consideration. 



KlICIII IMlYAZAWA 



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 g4Q December 24, 1974 



Excellency, 



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



of today's date, which reads as follows : 



"With reference to the notes exchanged today between Your Ex- 

 cellency and myself concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the 



*Source: Department of State. 



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