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Department of State, 



Washington, 



Sefteinbev 19, 197^ 



Excellency : 



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

 Note of today's date, which reads in the English translation thereof as 

 follows : 



"Excellency, 



"I have the honor to refer to Article II of the Convention be- 

 tween the Government of Japan and the Government of the United 

 States of America for the Protection of Migratory Birds and 

 Birds in Danger of Extinction, and their Environment, signed 

 at Tokyo on March 4, 1972. The competent authorities of the two 

 Government agreed to recommend to their respective Governments 

 that the following amendments be made to the Annex to the 

 aforementioned Convention : 



"1. '35 Malay Bittern {Gorsachius fnelanolophvs)'' shall be in- 

 serted immediately after '34 Japanese night heron {Gor- 

 sachkts goisagiy. 

 "2. All the subsequent items shall be renumbered accordingly. 

 "I have further the honor to inform Your Excellency that the 

 Government of Japan accepts the foregoing recommendations and 

 to propose that this Note and Your Excellency's Note in reply, indi- 

 cating the acceptance of the foregoing recommendations by the Gov- 

 ernment of the United States of America, will constitute an agree- 

 ment between the two Governments amending the Annex to the 

 aforementioned Convention, which Avill enter into force three months 

 after the date of Your Excellency's reply in accordance with the 

 provisions of Article II of the aforementioned Convention. 



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

 the assurance of my highest consideration. 



Takeshi Yasukawa 

 Amhassador Extraordinai-y 

 and Plenivofentiary of Japan 

 "His Excellency 



Henry A. Kissinger, 

 Secretary of Statey 

 I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the Government 

 of the United States of America accepts the proposal contained in 

 Your Excellency's Note which, with this reply, constitutes an agree- 

 ment between the two Governments amending the Annex to the Con- 

 vention between the Government of the United States of America and 

 the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and 

 Birds in Danger of Extinction, and their Environment, which will 

 enter into force' three m.onths after the date of this reply in accord- 

 ance with the provisions of Article II of the aforementioned Con- 

 vention. 



Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- 

 eration. 



For the Secretary of State : 

 His Excellency 



Takeshi Yasukawa, 



Amhassador of Japan. 



