e. Agreement Relating to the Consideration of Claims Resulting 

 from Damage to Fishing Vessels or Gear and Measures to 

 Prevent Fishing Conflicts, with Annex and Protocol, Febru- 

 ary 21, 1973* 



Signed at Moscow February 21, 1973; Entered into force February 21 ^ 



1973. 



The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- 

 ment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Eepublics, wishing to facilitate 

 the settlement of claims advanced by a national of one country against 

 a national of the other country as a result of financial loss arising 

 from damage to fishing vessels or fishing gear and to prevent fishing 

 conflicts between fishing vessels of both countries carrying out fishing 

 operations in the same areas, 



Have agreed on the following : 



Article I 



1. There are established two American-Soviet Fisheries Claims 

 Boards, one in Washington and one in Moscow. 



2. Each Board shall consist of four members, two appointed by the 

 Government of the United States of America and two appointed by 

 the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Each Gov- 

 ernment shall inform the other of the names of the persons it appoints 

 to each Board. 



3. Each Government may appoint one non-voting technical expert 

 to a Board for each matter heard, and may also designate advisers 

 to the members of a Board whom it has appointed. 



4. All decisions of a Board shall recpire a unanimous vote of its 

 members present and voting, so long as one member appointed by each 

 Government is present. 



5. Insofar as is necessary, considering the location of the parties 

 and the availability of evidence, a Board may decide to meet in a place 

 other than its permanent site. 



6. English and Russian shall be the official and working languages 

 of the Boards. The appropriate authorities of the two Governments 

 sliall assist the Boards in arranging for translation and interpreta- 

 tion. 



7. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "national" refers to 

 any person, natural or juridical. 



*Citation: 24 UST 669 ; TIAS 7575. 



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