1. AMENDMENT, OCTOBER 13, 1969, AND 

 JANUARY 20, 1970* 



Effected hy exchange of notes Signed at Jidda October 13^ 1969 and 

 January W^ 1970; Entered into force January 20^ 1970, 



The American Charge d'' Affaires ad interim to the Deputy Minister 

 of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia 



No. 605 Jidda, October 13, 1969. 



Excellency : 



I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government 

 of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom 

 of Saudi Arabia effected by an exchange of notes signed at Jidda, 

 November 11 and 19, 1965, [^] concerning the construction of a water 

 desalting and power plant in the Jidda area, and to recent discussions 

 between officers of our respective Governments charged with the im- 

 plementation of the Agreement regarding the training program con- 

 templated by paragraph 2(c) of the Agreement. As a result of these 

 discussions, the Saudi Arabian Government expressed the desire to 

 eliminate these training requirements since it now intends to acquire 

 experienced and qualified personnel to operate and maintain the plant 

 at Jidda. 



On this basis, and upon the request of my Government, I have the 

 honor to propose that the aforementioned Agreement be amended 

 by deleting the present provisions of paragraph 2(c) in their entirety 

 and substituting the following: 



"2(c) : The Saudi Arabian Government shall furnish sufficient 

 personnel to: 



(i) Observe the final stages of construction, assist with the 



start-up and initial operation of the plant; and 



(ii) thereafter operate and maintain in a proper manner all 



of the plant facilities for a period of at least five (5) years." 



If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Saudi Arabia, 



I have the honor to propose that this note and Your Excellency's 



reply concurring therein shall constitute an amendment to the above 



Agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force 



on the date of Your Excellency's reply. 



Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest 

 consideration. 



William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. 

 Charge d^Affaires ad interhn 

 His Excellency 



Shaikh Muhammad Ibrahim Mas'ud, 

 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, 

 Ministry of Foreign A fairs, 

 Jidda. 



*Citation: 21 UST 6 ; TIAS 6814. 

 1 TIAS 59'32 ; 16 UST 1952. 



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