h. Report of the Consultation Between the Representatives of the 

 Governments of Japan and the United States in Regard to 

 Certain Fishery Problems'-' 



REPORT OF THE CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE REPRE- 

 SENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AND 

 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- 

 ICA IN REGARD TO CERTAIN FISHERY PROBLEMS 



Noting the history of the arrangements between the Government of 

 Japan and the Government of the United States of America regarding 

 the crab fisheries in the eastern Bering Sea conchided in 1964, as ex- 

 tended and modified thereafter, and those concerning certain fisheries 

 off tlie coast of the United States of America concluded in 1967, as 

 extended and modified thereafter, and pursuant to paragraph 3(5) of 

 the arrangements regarding the crab fisheries in the eastern Bering Sea 

 as agreed upon in the notes exchanged on December 20, 1972, between 

 the Ambassador of Japan and the Secretary of State of the United 

 States of America at Washington, D.C., and also pursuant to para- 

 graph 4 of the arrangements concerning certain fisheries off the coast of 

 the United States of America as agreed upon in the notes exchanged 

 on December 20, 1972, between the Ambassador of Japan and the 

 Secretary of State of the United States of America at Washington, 

 D.C., the representatives of the Government of Japan and the Govern- 

 ment of the United States of America (hereinafter the Japanese repre- 

 sentative and the United States representative, respectively) met at 

 Tokyo from November 25 to December 13, 1974, in order to review the 

 operation of the two sets of arrangements referred to above and to 

 decide on future arrangements. The said representatives also held dis- 

 cussions on other fishery problems of mutual concern to both countries. 



As a result of the consultation the said representatives have agreed 

 to submit for the consideration and appropriate action of their re- 

 spective Governments draft notes to be exchanged between the Min- 

 ister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ambassador of the United 

 States of America, draft notes to be handed over from the former 

 to the latter and agreed minutes, in the form attached hereto. 



The said representatives have recognized that it would be beneficial 

 to both countries that enforcement officials of each side be provided 

 with opportunities to board inspection vessels of the other country 

 and to observe the conduct of enforcement, and liave reached the 

 understanding that it would be appropriate for the two Governments 

 to consult through diplomatic channels concerning such exchanges. 

 Details would be arranged as mutually agreed between the appropri- 



Source: Department of State. 



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