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nortlieastem part of the Pacific Ocean. Such visits may be ar- 

 ranged on mutually agreed terms determined in each particular 

 case by the appropriate Regional Director of the U.S. National 

 Marine Fisheries Service and the Chief of the Joint Expedition 

 of the Main Administration of DALRYB A. 



12. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as prejudicing 

 the views of either Government with regard to freedom of fishing on 

 the high seas or to traditional fisheries. 



13. This Agreement shall replace the Agreement of February 13, 

 1967, between the two Governments on certain fishery problems in the 

 northeastern Pacific Ocean, as extended December 18, 1967, and as 

 amended and extended by the Agreements of January 31, 1969, and of 

 February 12, 1971 which in turn was extended by an exchange of notes 

 dated December 31, 1972. [^] This Agreement shall remain in effect for 

 a period of two years. At the request of either Government, representa- 

 tives of the two Governments will meet at a mutually convenient time 

 with a view to modifying the present Agreement. In any event, repre- 

 sentatives of the two Governments will meet at a mutually convenient 

 time prior to the expiration of the period of validity of this Agreement 

 to review its operation and to decide on future arrangements. Notwith- 

 standing the above, at any time subsequent to one year after signature, 

 either Government may communicate to the other Government its 

 intention to denounce this Agreement, in which case this Agreement 

 shall terminate one month from the date of the communication. 

 As soon as possible after receipt of such communication, repre- 

 sentatives of the two Governments will meet to discuss possible future 

 arrangements. 



In wctness whereof the undersigned, being only authorized for this 

 purpose, have signed this Agreement. 



Done at Moscow, February 21, 1973, in duplicate, in the English and 

 Eussian languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

 For the Government of the United States of America : 



(Signed) Donald L. McKernan. 

 For the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : 



(Signed) V. M. Kamentsev. 



1 TIAS 6218 6409, 6636, 7046, 7541 ; 18 UST 190, 3162 ; 20 UST 340 ; 22 UST 143 ; 



23 UST. 



