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"3. The Office of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Republic of Korea and the United States Public Health Service will 

 exchange information on the state of compliance with these prin- 

 ciples by the competent authorities in their respective countries and 

 will maintain close contacts on matters concerning sanitary condi- 

 tions of such shellfish. 



"4. Either Government will cooperate with the other in the obser- 

 vations of shellfish production areas or handling facilities whenever 

 requested by the other Government. 



"5. The Office of Fisheries of the Republic of Korea and the 

 United States Public Health Service may enter into detailed 

 arrangements for the implementation of this Agreement on request 

 of either Government. 



"6. Either Government may terminate this Agreement by giving 

 to the other six months' advance notice in writing. Shipments may 

 be prohibited from importation for cogent public health reasons. 

 "I have the honor to propose that if these understandings meet 

 with the approval of the Government of the United States the pres- 

 ent note and Your Excellency's note in reply concurring therein 

 shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments which 

 shall enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's reply." 

 I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the foregoing pro- 

 posals are acceptable to the Government of the United States of 

 America and to confirm that Your Excellency's note and this reply 

 thereto shall constitute an agreement between our two countries in this 

 matter which shall enter into force on the date of this reply. 



Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest 

 consideration. 



For the Acting Secretary of State : 

 Donald L. McKernan 

 His Excellency 

 Kim Dong Jo, 



Ambassador of the Republic of Korea. 



[related notes] 



department of state 

 washington 



November 24, 1972 

 Excellency : 



I have the honor to refer to the notes exchanged today regarding 

 shellfish sanitation and to confirm the understanding that, for the time 

 being and pending resolution of certain technical problems not related 

 to public health, no fresh or live oysters in any form will be shipped 

 from the Republic of Korea to the United States. This understanding 

 will not affect oysters in frozen form. It is further understood that 

 joint research and other activities necessary to resolve these technical 

 problems will be undertaken and completed as soon as possible and 

 that resolution of these problems will be confirmed by a further 

 exchange of notes. 



I have the honor to confirm also the understanding that no ship- 

 ments of shellfish from the Republic of Korea to the United States 

 under the provisions of the notes exchanged today will be made prior 



