Q. TUNISIA 



1. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION 



a. Agreement Relating to the Establishment and Operation of a 

 Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center in Tunisia, Septem- 

 ber 26, 1966* 



Effected ty exchange of notes signed at Tunis SepteTnber 26, 1966; 

 Entered into force Septeinber 26, 1966 



The American Ambassador to the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs 



Embassy of the 

 United States of America 

 No. 581 Septeniber 26,1966 



Excellency : 



I have the honor to refer to discussions between representatives of 

 the Government of the United States and the Government of the 

 Republic of Tunisia in which it appeared that both governments 

 share an interest in the establishment and operation of a Mediter- 

 ranean Marine Sorting Center and that both governments recognize 

 the great scientific importance that such a Center can have for basic 

 oceanographic research and for man's intelligent use of the products 

 of the sea. 



In the light of these discussions tlie United States Government pro- 

 looses an agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tunisia 

 for cooperative establishment and operation of a Mediterranean Ma- 

 rine Sorting Center, as follows : 



1. The Government of the United States through the Smithsonian 

 Institution will furnish as may be required for the project, United 

 States and other non-Tunisian personnel, equipment and supplies, 

 international transportation of such personnel, equipment, and sup- 

 plies and support of such personnel while in Tunisia as well as Tuni- 

 sian personnel all in an amount not to exceed $175,000, in dollars and 

 Tunisian dinars, for the first year. Subsequent years' support will be 

 determined on the basis of the first year's operation ; 



2. The Government of the United States proposes that the Direc- 

 tor of the Sorting Center be an American, the first to be David Dam- 

 kaer, Oceanographer of the Smithsonian Institution, who will receive 

 general guidance from an international Advisory Board, the first 

 Chairman of which would be Dr. Zakaria Ben Mustapha, Director of 

 the Institut National Scientiflque et Technique d'' Oceanographic et de 

 Peche ; 



*Citation: 17 UST 1412 ; TIAS 6101. 



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