No.75
The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has the honor to refer to
the Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed
Mining Areas concluded at New York on August 14, 1987, between the Governments of
the Kingdom of Belgium, Canada, the Republic of Italy, the Kingdom of the Netherlands
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Exchange of Notes relating to
that Agreement dated August 14, 1987, between the United States and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics. In this connection the Embassy has the honor to propose that
the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall not take steps to terminate
that Agreement and the Government of the United States shall not take steps to terminate
the agreement concluded by that Exchange of Notes, exept by common accord of the Government
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United States.
If it is acceptable to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Note
and the Note in reply shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments which
shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of the United States will
receive from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands a notification of the
completion of the constitutional requirements in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Embassy of the United States of America takes this opportunity to renew to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.
The Hague, August 14, 1987